To remind us of how wonderful WISE projects can be, we’re posting “beginnings and endings” of WISE projects that were completed in the past during this first month of the new school year. Hope that these will inspire others as … Continue reading
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WISE is so often a family affair. One sibling does WISE and it becomes The Thing for all the others to do as well. Well, at Rockland Country Day School siblings really don’t have much of a choice because EVERY … Continue reading
Old Saybrook is a town that is bounded not by one but by TWO major bodies of water, the Connecticut River and the Long Island Sound. That means that Old Saybrook takes its maritime location and history seriously, using them … Continue reading
There’s something wonderfully hopeful about September. The coming of fall. The beginning of school. A whole new year starting off. Of course there are pitfalls too: the looming uncertainty that comes with every new beginning: new classmates, new teachers, new … Continue reading
What is it that makes the culminating year in a student’s high school career really memorable? College Application Frenzy? The Anxiety That Comes With Making Choices That May Just Determine Your Entire Future? Enervating Senior Slump? It’s the fortunate student … Continue reading
Graduation at Rockland Country Day School, in Congers, NY, is an unusual affair – no valedictorian, no salutatorian. Just those graduates who want to say something doing precisely that. It’s always moving. But this year it was especially moving when … Continue reading
It all started with a sick little girl and two seniors not sure of what they wanted to do with themselves. But despite a slow start, and a bumpy road with heartbreak towards the end of it, the journey turned … Continue reading
Her teachers always thought of her as quiet. Attentive, engaged but quiet. Sam Schomer was the sort of student who sat in class, spoke up once or twice a year, never caused problems. Then she gave her WISE presentation – … Continue reading
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