A few weeks ago, a delightful likeness of Flat Stanley arrived in my mailbox courtesy of my friend’s daughter Emma.  In her letter, Emma asked that I take some photos of her flat self so that she could add my location to their classroom’s Flat Stanley map.  Only too happy to oblige, Stanley traveled with [...]

Whether you regard them as comic books or graphic novels, “sequential art” has emerged as a popular and powerful method for engaging students.  Although in education circles this medium is typically associated with language arts and viewed as a literary genre and/or strategy for enticing reluctant readers, a recent presentation by noted Marvel Comics artist  [...]

Like most schools across the country and around the world, the potential for an H1N1 outbreak has necessitated some intense planning and preparation by our faculty and staff.  As an independent school with rather unique and demanding operational needs, the possibility of having to close for an extended period of time poses a very real [...]