Miscellaneous Musings
Let us not only acknowledge, but let us embrace the truth that there is no “going back to normal” in the aftermath of this pandemic.. Read more.
For fifteen years, between 2002 and 2017, Princeton Friends School enjoyed a meaningful sister-school relationship with Escuela Miguel Vasquez, an elementary school in a working class neighborhood of Guatemala City. Each year a contingent of students, parents, and teachers would spend a week at the school, teaching lessons, carrying out projects, and making friends. In 2010 I participated in the trip. Read about it here.
In 2015, deeply moved by the poetry of 1st through 8th graders, I wrote this piece to describe the ways in which school can be a sacred space for self-reflection, allowing and encouraging young people to find their voices and discover who they are to be in the world. Read it here.
This piece from 2015 explores the Quaker notion of continuing revelation – the ongoing process, grounded in reflective practice, that ensures lifelong learning and growth for both individuals and institutions. Read it here.
This piece about Central Study – the interdisciplinary and thematic approach to learning practiced at Princeton Friends School – was included, along with pieces by other Quaker school educators, in the Friends Council on Education’s collection of essays Leading in the Light. My article may be read here. The full volume may be ordered here.