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Recently, I was asked,
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
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Liz Perry
Head of Upper School

Student Leadership: African Education Initiative
While student service is always inspiring, there is something really special when a student takes a highly specialized skill...
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Kate Parker-Burgard
Director of the Center for Leadership

Leadership Lab: The Power of Public Service
Working in small groups, students identified pending public policy issues that had meaning for them personally. This was the...
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Kate Parker-Burgard
Director of the Center for Leadership

To Lead a Good Life: Talk Less, Smile More
Talking less and smiling more is good strategy for life...The less we talk, the easier it is to listen; the easier it is to...
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Mark Davis
Head of School Emeritus

Student Leadership: Bringing Civil Discourse to Life
At a time when common courtesy and respectful debate feel like distant memories, I was uplifted by Political Discord & Civil...
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Mark Davis
Head of School Emeritus

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 the Center for Leadership

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

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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