Summer Learning
For those of us accustomed to the teacher role, summer is a great time to experience what it’s like to be a student again. Teachers who use the summer for graduate study know exactly what this... Read More »
News
Into the Woods We Go!
Earlier in the spring, it seemed like the question of the day at school was: “Have you seen Into the Woods?” Students—especially the ones whose interests were more... Read More »
A Prayer at the End of School
“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.You just know that your name is safe in their mouth. “ Billy, age 4 In May 2014, I wrote about Kindergarten’s... Read More »
Mālama Part II: Baltimore and Nepal
My blog entry on Mālama was submitted before the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal was reported on April 25, 2015 and the riots began in Baltimore, Maryland. As institutions with religious roots in... Read More »
Mālama: Caring for Creation and Each Other
Earth Day 2015. It is spring. For the last several years, I have been conducting an experiment in gardening. The most recent element of this experiment has been edible ginger—a popular... Read More »
Radiating an Inner Light
Columnists Frank Bruni and David Brooks recently wrote two different but related pieces that speak directly to our sacred duty as educators and, more specifically, as educators in Episcopal schools.... Read More »
Breathing
I am a big advocate for breathing. I know how silly that sounds, but I would include it in any core curriculum. Recently I have been learning about breathing as a part of my school’s chapel... Read More »
Ash Monday
Last month in Knoxville, Tennessee, where I am Chaplain at the Episcopal School of Knoxville, our city was frozen under almost 2 inches of solid ice. Then it snowed again, three times. ... Read More »
Stitches of Belief
A pair of my favorite boots are stitched with a single piece of cobbler’s thread all the way around the top of the sole to keep it attached to the top of the shoe. I often imagine what would... Read More »
Leading By Example
A British tapestry weaver friend of mine recently wrote an article about the future of the profession, the relatively small number of current weavers, and whether tapestry weaving might be a dying... Read More »