Kindness and Belonging
Following the adoption of our new Core Values, SFS leaders are taking turns writing about the ways in which those values are lived out every day on our campuses. This…
Creativity and Expression
Following the adoption of our new Core Values, SFS leaders are taking turns writing about the ways in which those values are lived out every day on our campuses. This…
Building Community Amidst a Pandemic
Earlier this week at the virtual Middle School Talent Show, Reed Gabhart shared how it was this time last year when we first began adjusting to virtual ways of connecting…
“The Peace of Wild Things”: 8th Grade Wyvern Retreat
Last week I was fortunate to accompany the 8th grade class and their other fearless chaperones on a three-night Wyvern Retreat to YMCA Camp Piomingo in Otter Creek Park, just…
Lower School Student Leadership in Action
In her New York Times #1 Bestseller, Dare to Lead, Brené Brown writes, “Daring leaders work to make sure people can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging.” At…
Inching Towards a Better Normal
Inching towards normalcy — that’s the theme of this week’s installment from the Lower and Middle Schools! So many of the recent conversations and meetings we’ve had amongst the adults…
Culturally Responsive Education
Earlier this week, I had the privilege to hear Dr. Joy Lawson Davis, author of Bright, Talented and Black: A Guide for Families of African American Gifted Learners and Gifted…
Measuring Student Engagement
As a Progressive school, student engagement is at the core of a St. Francis education. When students demonstrate engagement – meaning they are involved, curious, interested, and passionate – they…
Parent Connection at SFS
A few things I’m really missing about St. Francis this year, specifically with regards to the grown ups we’re not seeing in the building: people like mystery readers showing up…
Valuable Opportunities to Think Critically and Creatively
Lower and Middle School students and teachers are back to the business of learning in full force, both remotely and in person! Today I witnessed students designing their own Google…