Jun Kaneko, an artist whose large-scale sculptures were on view at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, visited Upper School teacher Mary Arzt’s ceramics class.
Several guests came to speak to Kindergartners about diverse topics: Viji Natarajan (Indian holiday Diwali); Samuel Koo and Jennifer Rho (Sae Hae, the Korean New Year); Dawn Koval (Judaism); Sara Villalona (Hanukkah)
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The Upper and Middle School History Departments had a twoday seminar with Tom Daccord in December. Mr. Daccord is an educational technology specialist and author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and The Best of History Web Sites.
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Artist Jun Kaneko discusses his artistic process with Upper School ceramics students (front row) Austin Spivey, Story Hinckley, Mary Arzt, Jun Kaneko, Taylor Olenik, Alex Brady; (back row) Chris Pembroke, Geoffrey Gelozin, Robert Ware.
The Senior Seminar Ethics Bowl’s final round was judged by five distinguished guests: Katherine Busser, Executive Vice President, Capital One - Bank Operations; John Douglass, Dean and Professor of Law, University of Richmond; Anthony Ellis, Chair, Philosophy Department, VCU; Ken Faulkner, Assistant Professor and Director of Pastoral Care, VCU Health System; and Heather Orrock, Director of Development, Virginia Supportive Housing.
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Ethics Bowl judges John Douglass, Katherine Busser, Anthony Ellis, Ken Faulkner and Heather Orrock consider the two finalist teams’ responses to the cases.
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