I cannot recall how many times I have shared with prospective parents that one of the purposes and goals of BFS, while honoring the inner promise and uniqueness of each student, is to strive to help each child become the best version of themselves.           Some of the ways we encourage and support the personal growth […]

Poet, activist, children’s book author, and professor Nikki Giovanni died December 9th. She was 81. Here are some of her memorable quotes: If you don’t understand yourself, you don’t understand anybody else. Nothing is easy to the unwilling. Mistakes are a fact of life: it is the response to the error that counts. You must […]

“In the epilogue of his book, Humankind: A Hopeful History, Rutger Bregman gives advice on how to apply his thesis – that humans are basically good – in a world that embraces the opposite view. “For ages,” he says, “we’ve assumed that people are selfish, that we’re beasts, or worse. For ages, we’ve believed civilization […]

While it is very, very atypical for anyone to take a picture during Meeting for Worship, I was moved in the moment to do so yesterday.  This First Grade girl had shared a simple and powerful message about personal integrity earlier, and here she is seen listening to a teacher speak about community. For me, it captures a […]

I have had the distinct honor of meeting, speaking with, and attending lectures and retreat workshops presented by, Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot a few times over the years. Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot is the Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education at Harvard University.  She is a sociologist who examines the culture of schools and the relationship between human […]

After getting WordPress to fix some issues… (thank you, Karen Kemp!), I am excited to relaunch my Head of School’s blog again this year.  From time to time, posts will be created and published and an email will be sent to you with a link so that you can access and read it if you […]