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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...

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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...

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May 7, 2021• byChris Kolovos

School Will Go Back to Normal. And It Should Never Be the Same.

What will school look like next year? Will things go back to normal? What will be the new normal? I am proud of the way this community has managed the...

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February 12, 2021• byChris Kolovos

The Role of Culture in School Reopening

As we mark the Lunar New Year, I want to wish all of our families a happy, healthy prosperous, year. I hope that those of you who celebrate find ways to mark...

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January 8, 2021• byChris Kolovos

Parenting in a Pandemic

This has been an emotionally taxing week. Record-high COVID rates and the spread of a new variant raised the background level of anxiety. We then all...

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October 16, 2020• byChris Kolovos

The Importance of Feedback

I recently read Radical Candor by Silicon Valley executive Kim Scott. While more applicable to the culture of the boardroom than the classroom, the...

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September 25, 2020• byChris Kolovos

The Chance to be Together

You’ve likely read about the 80-year longitudinal Harvard study that found that social connection — the relationships we form and nourish...

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September 2, 2020• byChris Kolovos

Welcome (Back) to BUA!

We have been waiting for this week for a very long time, and it was a great one! On Wednesday, we kicked off classes remotely; the day began with an all-school...