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The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Are We Doing Anything?
By Desmond Goodwin, VI Form
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Are We Doing Anything?
For centuries, the United States of America has promised hope for millions of people seeking freedom and safety. Our country’s rich history began with families facing perilous journeys in order to escape from religious persecution. Right now, as the United States faces the disastrous effects of the Syrian Refugee Crisis, remembering our history has never been more important. As thousands of people flee from their war torn homes, they desperately search for shelter. For refuge. Is the United States one of those places? (more…)
The Quest: An Original Composition for a Life Philosophy
By Helena Lin, IV Form
The Quest: An Original Composition for a Life Philosophy
At the end of my fall Roman Religion and Philosophy class, Dr Harwood assigned us a free-swim 
final project that asked for a creative presentation, in any desired form, of something we found interesting and meaningful in what we learned in class. After several conferences with Dr Harwood, I decided to produce my first music composition, which aims to demonstrate my understanding of Epicureanism and Stoicism, the two Roman philosophies that we studied. (Click right image!) (more…)
Searching for a Theme Song
By Colleen Worrell, Director of The Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning
Searching for a Theme Song
This is not an article; it is an invitation. I am searching for a theme song to define the work that The Center will do with and for St. Mark’s students this year (and beyond).
I cannot do this work alone and am inviting students to lead this process.
Why? (more…)
Read the Pilot Episode of a New TV Series: COLLISION
By Lindsey Pfirrman, Aileen Aebischer, Sean Bellefeuille, Alex von Campe, Julie Geng, Jack Gorman, Max Hinkely, Maddie Torgerson, Kristin Smith, and Drew Ladner, VI Form
COLLISION is a ten-episode television drama written in Getting LOST II: The Writers’ Room during the Spring Semester.
LOGLINE: After a fatal car crash, two families struggle as their new overlapping lives are pieced together and torn apart.
Official Collision Pilot Episode Script–Click Here
(Want to read more episodes or comment? Send an email to mrcamp@stmarksschool.org)
Getting LOST II: The TV Writers’ Room studies how the hit tv show LOST was made. We examine the process that any network goes through to establish and produce a tv show, with specific emphasis on ABC’s development of LOST. We then follow a similar process. As a class, we form a “Writers’ Room,” in which all of the students collaborate on brainstorming ideas and writing episodes for a full premiere season of a show of the class’ design. Mimicking a writing staff for any television series, all students are involved in formulating the plots and ideas for the show. Each episode is then co-written by two members of the Writers’ Room, utilizing the scriptwriting software “Final Draft.” (more…)
Schooling, Inquiry, and the Promise of the “St. Mark’s Saturdays” Program
By Nat Waters, Associate Dean of Academics
Schooling, Inquiry, and the Promise of the “St. Mark’s Saturdays” Program
One of the more transformative developments in my teaching practice in recent years has been the addition in each of my courses of essential questions — formulations that, in the words of Understanding by Design author Grant Wiggins, inspire, “deep thought, lively discussion, sustained inquiry, and new understanding as well as more questions.”
In that same spirit, I’d like to offer an essential question for this LEO piece on the exciting new developments in the St. Mark’s Saturdays program. Begin by thinking of your own high school experience, whether that is as immediate as May 2015, or farther removed than you would care to admit, even in close company:
“Which of the many academic lessons that comprise your high school experience are most memorable, most enduring, and most valuable to life and work in the ‘real world’?” (more…)
The S-Word: Meaningful Implementation of Sustainability as a Theme in Curricula
By Lindsey Lohwater, Science Faculty
The S-Word: Meaningful Implementation of Sustainability as a Theme in Curricula
For some, sustainability is a buzzword – a current trend in both popular and educational culture. However, viewing this topic as just the next trend does it a disservice. We are all familiar with those trends that promise to elevate our teaching and help us churn out those elusive well-rounded, critical-thinkers that will change the future of our nation and world. Most of those trends inevitably fizzle out. We cannot allow sustainability to do the same. Inherent in the concept of sustainability (defined as able to last or continue for a long time[1]) is the understanding that it deserves to be methodically infused into our curricula with the (more…)
Making a Difference: The Story of Rebecca Skloot and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By John Warren, Head of School
Convocation Speech: 5 September 2014
Stories about people who make a difference—who lead lives of consequence—fascinate and inspire me. I hope the same is true for you. These stories provide examples of special qualities that we can learn from and try to employ ourselves. Role models, people we know who live their lives admirably and people we learn about, provide an important standard for us to aspire to and make us think harder about how we can be our best selves. I encourage you to be constantly on the lookout for such people and to take the time to reflect upon what makes them special and how their lives can relate to yours.
An individual who fascinates and inspires me is Rebecca Skloot, a science journalist who wrote the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. As you will see, Skloot’s story seems especially relevant as we start our academic year. (more…)
Revealing the Invisible and the Paradox of Genuine Self-Expression: A Critical Analysis of Véronique Doisneau by Jérôme Bel
By Candice Wang, VI Form
Commissioned by Opera National de Paris in 2004, Jerome Bel’s dance Veronique Doisneau contrasts an individual, the ballet dancer Veronique Doisneau, with an institution, the world of classical ballet and the dance company. The performance is named after the dancer Veronique Doisneau, who has years of experience working for the Ballet of the Opera de Paris as both a soloist and a member of the Corps de Ballet. By highlighting Doisneau, the dance exposes the touch of humanity and reality hidden behind the balletic illusion of effortlessness and perfection. As the choreographer Jerome Bel declares in an interview, the dance lays bare the language and (more…)
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