Proctor Academy science teacher, Sue Houston, writes today's Academic Lens, allowing us a window into her science classroom!
Academic Lens: Antidote for Winter Blues!
Dec 8, 2014 9:00:00 AM
Community: Open Conversations
Dec 6, 2014 9:30:00 AM
Assembly occurs in the middle of the academic day three days a week. Some are filled with announcements; others are highlighted by student performances or reflective thoughts from faculty. Friday’s assembly had a slightly different tone.
Mike's Notes: December 5, 2014
Dec 5, 2014 8:30:00 AM
Creativity.
Earlier this week I took the piece down from the mantel, blew a thin layer of dust off, and carried it over to my office. Carefully. On the bottom, scripted in silver ink, Zada had written several years ago, “This took me 10,000 hours to make.” It was a joke of course, but not really. Back a few years everyone was talking about 10,000 hours, ten years, the time it takes to become really, really good at something. Ceramics. Baseball. The Piano. Golf. Chemistry. Writing.
Academic Lens: Always Learning
Dec 2, 2014 8:30:00 AM
As educators, our role as learners never stops. We have never ‘arrived’ as experts in the disciplines we teach. We are a part of the learning process as much as our students are, and therefore, we model the same attitude toward learning we encourage in our students. Monday was the perfect opportunity within departments to press pause and dig deeply into our work through professional development.
Sign up for European Art Classroom!
Dec 1, 2014 8:00:00 AM
Do you like beauty? Do you like making beautiful things? Can you envision looking out the window at rolling French countryside and hearing the clickety-clack of a train?
Happy Thanksgiving from Proctor!
Nov 27, 2014 10:00:00 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the Proctor Family! Check out THIS END OF TERM UPDATE sent out to the community earlier this week to see a few of the many things we are thankful for this Thanksgiving season!
Mountain Classroom: Anticipation
Nov 25, 2014 11:00:00 AM
Over the past few months we have been working hard, preparing for the next two terms out on the road for Proctor Academy's Mountain Classroom program. We've been booking reservations, planning curriculum, printing out readers, honing our backcountry skills in the White Mountains, and getting to know our students for Winter and Spring terms.
Proctor en Segovia: Two Months, Too Short
Nov 22, 2014 9:33:00 AM
The final weeks of the fall term took the fall 2014 Proctor en Segovia group on their final excursion to Andalucía. There students were immersed in the study of the history and culture of Islamic Spain in Granada, Spanish colonialism in Cádiz, and Iberia’s Roman roots in Bolonia. We also enjoyed many of the region’s more contemporary contributions to Spanish culture, such as flamenco music and culinary delights.
