Community Archives - BU Academy

October 31, 2022• byChris Kolovos

Parent-School Partnership and the Three-Legged Stool

“Can I come back and go to school here?” I heard this question a few times on Tuesday from those who joined us for Parents and Guardians Day. For several...

Community

September 12, 2022• byChris Kolovos

Community around a Campfire

I’m writing to you from Camp Burgess, where our 9th and 10th graders have enjoyed several days of ropes courses, rock climbing, kayaking, swimming,...

Community

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...