Journeys Full of Promise and Joy “Somewhere along the way in my years of teaching at BB&N I realized something very important about myself. It was that I had chosen to be an early childhood teacher in order to be close to the sheer energy, curiosity, and honesty of childhood. “It was an exhilaration that I felt in no other setting, and I let myself thoroughly enjoy your childhood with you. So thank you for the pure joy of it. I continued to teach the very youngest children for many years after you moved on and to this day, I still feel that somehow the children always gave more to me than I did to them.
“This is something that I want you to always remember. Do not lose touch with your inner child as you continue into adulthood.That spirit and joy and excitement of learning new things with wonder and awe is such a precious quality! May your journeys all be full of promise and full of joy!” — Shera Selzer, Former Lower School Director Remarks to Class of 2017 Lifers, May 2017
Confident for the Journey Ahead “When I was in Beginners we had Sixth Grade Buddies and I remember thinking—wow, they’re really tall! They must be mature and they must be smart. I’m excited to finally be the tall ones, the ‘sort of mature’ ones, and the ‘must be smart’ ones. But I wouldn’t have gotten here without our amazing teachers. Thank you all for your hard work.
Former Lower School Director Shera Selzer congratulates Alisa Ishii ’23 at the Sixth Grade Closing Ceremony.
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“On the first day of Beginners, walking into the School, I was nervous yet confident. Today I feel the same way about Middle School—both nervous and confident for the journey ahead.” — Alisa Ishii ’23 Remarks at Sixth Grade Lunch, June 2017