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And So We Wrestle! And We Spike!
The Field School is not afraid to try something new—in the classroom or in the arts. But also in sports. And so this week we launched our first-ever wrestling team. Athletic Director Eric Coles and teacher, librarian and bon vivant … Continue reading
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A Field Alum on Our Past-to-Present-to-Future Master Planning Process
Field is currently involved in a “Master Planning” exercise and has been bringing on different people—including alumni—to speak to architects who are helping us for a master plan for Field’s facilities in the next ten years or so. Myra McGovern … Continue reading
Alumni in Philadelphia
This past Friday night, a gaggle of Field folk headed north on the train, pulling into Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station for a rendezvous with alumni in the City of Brotherly Love. Bridget McKeough, Dale Johnson, Alumni Director JoAnne Scribner, and … Continue reading
RIP, Steve Jobs—”Think Different.”
Since we first started incorporating computers into the fabric of The Field School, we have been an Apple kind of place. Dale Johnson, now our head of school, built our first network at the old Wyoming Avenue campus, and many … Continue reading
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No APs? Field is Ahead of the Curve
The most recent New York Times Sunday Magazine was the paper’s “Education Issue,” and the cover story (“What If the Secret to Success Is Failure” by Paul Tough) was about two educators who have been developing some new ways of … Continue reading
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6th Grade: Coming to Field in September 2012
We are extremely excited to announce that The Field School will become a 6-12 grade school beginning in September 2012. We will start interviewing rising 6th graders this fall. For details check out: www.fieldschool.org/6
The Monolith Appears!
When The Field School first moved to its new campus on Foxhall Road, the only sign marking our arrival read, “Future Home of The Field School.” Then, a few years ago we put up what seemed like a proper sign … Continue reading
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Field Alumni: Everywhere, Doing Everything
The Field School is a school that teaches students in a different way, and our graduates go off to become remarkable, unique adults. Here is round-up of some news about alumni that we think the community will find fascinating— Caroline … Continue reading
Growing AWAREness at Field: An Alum Returns
Gabrielle J. Green-Oakes graduated from The Field School in 2008 and currently attends Temple University. She was one of the first members of the club AWARE, “Always Wanting Acknowledgment, Respect, Equality,” a group of students and faculty who gather each … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Tradition, Flapjack-style
Field students from the last 15 years know that Thanksgiving means one thing in our hallways: pancakes. Because of Field master teacher and chef Chris Lorrain— On the last day of classes before our Thanksgiving break, Chris comes to school … Continue reading
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