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|  | A Model for the World
1/27/2012
The brochure for the 59th Harvard Model United Nations at the Boston Sheraton from January 26th through January 29th proclaims "This year's conference welcomes over 3,000 students from across the world to explore and confront the most serious challenges facing the international community today."
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Announcement to the Student Body
1/11/2012
Yesterday afternoon I met with our faculty & staff, and last night Derryfield’s Board and I sent a letter to your parents announcing that this will be my last year as Head of School at Derryfield.
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Announcement to the Community
1/10/2012
In the winter of 2006 I first interviewed at a remarkable school called Derryfield, and since the fall of 2007 I have had the distinct honor to be the seventh Head of School
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 | Going One-to-One
1/6/2012
Welcome to 2012! I hope you and your family had a restful winter break. In December several Derryfield administrators and teachers attended an Upper School Communication meeting to update parents on the results of Derryfield's iPad exploration. I'll take the risk of you reading no further by starting with the punch line...
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'tis the Season
12/21/2011
In the midst of the strongest college acceptance season in memory, I heard from a parent about a poem that a faculty member read in class.
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Thanksgiving Assembly
12/6/2011
Our school has a terrific tradition of reflecting on themes related to Thanksgiving during this assembly, and I am pleased we are continuing that tradition this afternoon.
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Am I Part of the Problem?
11/10/2011
Last night Cary and I attended a talk by Michelle Rhee in Boston Symphony Hall, where I had not been since seeing Marcel Marceau when I was in fourth grade. Without stating too much of the obvious ... He was all about movement and silence that created comedy.
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Gateway Building Opening Ceremony
9/15/2011
We had the official ribbon cutting and "opening" of the Gateway Building last night. It was a perfect event - terrific atmosphere, lots of cheerful and grateful people, and good food. Bravo!
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Thinking About Silent Reflection
9/13/2011
We had a fine All-School Meeting on Monday, September 12. The students were thoughtful, engaged and seemed particularly "present."
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Opening Assembly - Our Summer Selves
9/1/2011
We go away for summer and we learn things about our selves - we tried something new; we had an adventure; we learned something important about our self or someone else....
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Thriving in the New Economy
8/25/2011
Many of you know that in the summer I get-away to a small cottage on a lake in Pennsylvania that has been in my wife’s family for decades. There, amidst the still water and unplugged silence, each day seems the revitalizing equivalent of three most anywhere else. I wanted to do some thinking on the continuing economic stressors that are affecting independent schools, and just about everyone else....
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Graduation 2011 - My Welcoming Talk
6/20/2011
Chairman Lockwood, Mr. Sanborn, Dr. Pook, Members of The Derryfield Board of Trustees, Esteemed Faculty & Staff, Derryfield Alumni . . . Parents, Grandparents and Family members of the class of 2011, and most importantly, our guests of honor, The Members of the Class of 2011, it is my pleasure to Greet all of you on this wonderful occasion of our 44th commencement ceremony.
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