Chris Kolovos, Author at BU Academy

February 7, 2022• byChris Kolovos

Talking to Teens

This week, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Lisa Damour, an internationally renowned psychologist and best-selling author whose work explores the emotional...

Pandemic

January 24, 2022• byChris Kolovos

High Expectations

A few days ago, I mentioned to someone outside of BUA that I work at a high school and that we were still learning in person during this new phase of the...

Community • Joy • Pandemic

January 17, 2022• byChris Kolovos

Helping without being Asked

Earlier this week, I walked down to our gym right before lunchtime. We recently created some new lunch protocols, given the omicron wave and knowing from the...

Diversity

January 15, 2022• byChris Kolovos

Staying Focused on DEI in the Pandemic

We will be away from school on Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, we will begin a new tradition: an annual MLK Day Speaker Series....

Student Life • Teaching & Learning

December 13, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Schoolwork with an Audience

I had the pleasure of watching BUA’s annual Concerto Competition on Tuesday. Three students competed, one on saxophone, one on clarinet, and one on violin;...

Teaching & Learning

November 15, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Why I Visit Classes

One of our long-time teachers recently asked me why I visit classes. My practice is to pop in for 10-15-minute observations of each teacher at least once per...

Athletics • Community

November 8, 2021• byChris Kolovos

What Sports Can Do

Last Friday night, the girls’ soccer team won the league championship in a hard-fought 2-0 win. It was a cool 45 degrees on the metal bleachers, but the...

Teaching & Learning

October 25, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Homer with a Side of Humor

I visited a ninth-grade English class yesterday. The group was discussing an early passage in Homer’s Odyssey where Telemachus, Odysseus’s son, was...

Admissions • Community

October 18, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Inclusion in Five Languages

Last year, several students teamed up with our admission officers to record video information sessions for prospective...

History • Holidays

October 12, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Columbus Day and American Mythology

I taught American history for many years, and every fall at about this time we would have a debate in class about whether we should continue celebrating...