Community Archives - BU Academy

May 6, 2022• byChris Kolovos

Kids Being Kids

Yesterday’s afternoon all-school trip to the Red Sox game was just what we needed. Several teachers and I were seated a few rows in front of the students. I...

Community • Diversity • Research

March 28, 2022• byChris Kolovos

Seeing our Full Humanity in Difference

On Tuesday evening, BUA welcomed Dr. Claude Steele for a Zoom talk as part of our Parent Education Series. Dr. Steele is one of the world’s leading social...

Community • Teaching & Learning

February 14, 2022• byChris Kolovos

Weaving Black History throughout the Curriculum

One of the sacred obligations of any great school is to produce culturally competent citizens – people who leave our halls with deep empathy, with an...

Community

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...

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...

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...

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...

Community • Traditions

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...

Community

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...

Community

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...