Community Archives - BU Academy

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...

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September 20, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Greeting Students at the Door

I begin most days standing outside the front doors of the schoolhouse greeting students. Some are just getting off the train, some emerging from their...

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September 3, 2021• byChris Kolovos

On Character and Small Moments

It was a joyful kickoff to the school year here at BUA. We started the day all together, some 250 students and faculty strong, in the gym. I passed the...

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June 7, 2021• byChris Kolovos

What Teachers Make

Some years ago, I watched a performance by slam poet Taylor Mali, who is also an educator and independent school graduate. He is perhaps best known for his...

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May 28, 2021• byChris Kolovos

To Whom Much Is Given, Much is Expected

Yesterday, after the last day of classes, our BUA family gathered in the gym for a celebration of the year. It was filled with smiles and the traditional...

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May 14, 2021• byChris Kolovos

High School Seniors’ Search for Meaning

Seniors in May sometimes share with us that their parents start behaving particularly oddly. They tear up for no obvious reason, unearth baby...

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February 26, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Partnering in Boston: Alexander Twilight Academy

On Wednesday evening, I joined a group of about two dozen students for an unusual Zoom call. Half were high schoolers from BUA, half fifth and sixth graders...