How Not To Lose Your Mind (Or Morals) Over College Admissions
Just a few days after the FBI arrested fifty people in the college admissions bribery scandal, Harvard University’s Making...
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Liz Perry
Assistant Head of School for Academics
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Knowledge is the Prize
Several years ago, a colleague asked St. Luke’s faculty to assist in the creation of a document calledthe meaning of grades. I...
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Sonia Bell
Director of College Counseling
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Launching Young Children into a Lifetime Love of Learning
I am always asking myself, our faculty, and families the same question: How can we best support our children as they grow and...
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Amber Berry
Former Head of Middle School
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Student Leadership: I Am Black
“That was really courageous,” said one of my advisees as we gathered after Raven Sead’s Meditation. Raven, an 11th-grade...
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Kate Parker-Burgard
Director of Community Connections
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Student Leadership: What's Holding You Back?
David Pakman's Lunch & Lead
We’ve had many fascinating Lunch & Lead speakers but never one who had us lay face down on the...
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Kate Parker-Burgard
Director of Community Connections
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The Heroic Leadership of MLK
As an American History teacher, I’ve always been deeply interested in stories of human liberty. And it is in the quest for...
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Dr. Jason Haynes
History Chair
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The Best Private School Essays
How does a student write the perfect essay? You don’t! The goal is not perfection. Being in the admissions field for more than...
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Jason Giffen
Director of Enrollment Management
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Private School: Five Interview Tips
What is it like to interview at a private school? Good news: There is nothing to fear! Though the idea of being interviewed can...
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Jason Giffen
Director of Enrollment Management
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