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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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;...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Inclusion in Five Languages

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

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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...

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