Thoughts From the Desk of Dr. Bloomfield
What does a good educational environment sound like? The clattering of drums? The floor of the U.S. Senate? Brazilian Carnival? For many years educators believed that the proper sound for a classroom was silence. Silence was golden. Silence allowed the teacher to speak and students to listen. This theory of education presumes two important ideas: […]
Read More »This week and next, families will receive the kick-off letters for our 2014-15 Annual Fund campaign; in a few weeks (November 8) we have our largest fund raising event of the year, the Cornucopia Auction; on December 10, The Academy will participate again in Valley Gives Day, the region’s day to focus on philanthropy. We […]
Read More »With our autumn athletics season coming to a close, I wish to congratulate all of our fine athletes for their hard work. The Academy’s policy of no tryouts, no cuts – everyone plays – is a special one, and not without its challenges. On the one hand, having everyone participate builds camaraderie. Students bond […]
Read More »I know that when I was hired, one question people had (whether they asked me or not) was how much of The Academy was I going to try to change. I had a similar question: how much was I going to want to change? People tend to be nervous about change; some even fear it. […]
Read More »When I was interviewing here at The Academy, I was also considering jobs at other schools. I traveled all along the east coast meeting people and learning about their schools. Every school has something unique about it, and the more of them I saw, the more their “uniqueness” began to look the same as all the […]
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