MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT

I write this letter amidst the energized conversations in education about the impact of our newest “large language model tool,” ChatGPT. I am encountering responses from educators that include bewilderment, fear and concern for the integrity of student work, along with a question on how this technology will impact the art of composition and writing that is central to the individual expression of each human being. Yet, from the perspective of both this and last year’s school themes Curiosity and Found Blessings — I wonder how this new tool might open previously unimagined doors to us.

As you make your way through the articles in this President’s Report, I hope you catch the spirit of wonder and innovation central to our students’ experience as they learn to navigate, embrace and enhance the present and the future before them.

On these pages, you can journey across the state, the country and the globe as our students engage in realworld learning. You will read their own perspectives on the Gold Rush, our nation’s capital and how a Global Politics IB course experience was expanded through a trip to Denmark and Germany, proving that at Convent & Stuart Hall, learning thrives well beyond the classroom walls.

The realm of creative endeavor has expanded exponentially with the addition of the renovated Merlone Family Little Theater, where our world-class teaching faculty can now bring the performing arts to our students in a beautifully engineered space for learning and performance. The creative and expressive spirit is evident in the article on The HeART of Art, where design and innovation intersect and cross disciplines to challenge our students to reach new heights of creativity and artistic expression.

This deep sense of possibility is also evidenced in the transformative impact our employees and students have in the world when they leave the halls of the school. The stories and photos highlighting Senator Feinstein ’51, Sheryl Davis and Saudia Davis ’92 show how alive and relevant the mission and impact of a Sacred Heart education continue to be.

Although we lost the physical presence of Be Mardel, RSCJ, this year, her spirit will keep Convent & Stuart Hall inspired and striving for all that is possible and good in the world. And so, as we encounter new technologies that ask us to think and act differently, we are confident in knowing that the future for Sacred Heart students and graduates is full of possibilities and found blessings.

SINCERELY,

DR. ANN MARIE KREJCAREK PRESIDENT CONVENT & STUART HALL