The Dalton School—Connections—Fall 2025
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Contents Co-Editors Beth Softness Linda N. Schapiro
In Every Issue 2
Letter from the Head of School
Staff Coordinator Debbie Freeman
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Feature The Helen Parkhurst Institute: From Pilot Year to Empowering Educators at Home and Abroad
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Feature Reinvigorating a Historic Link Between Dalton and Buck’s Rock Camp
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Alumni Spotlight: Go Forth Unafraid Transforming an Adirondacks Flour Mill into an Arts and Music Center
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Community Dalton Tigers Come Together for Homecoming and Family Fun Day Dalton Parents of Alumni Return to Dalton to Reminisce and Catch Up
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The Dalton Journal
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From the First Program In Partnership with City Harvest, Second Graders Learn About Food Insecurity
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From the Middle School During an Immersive Trip to Washington, DC, Eighth Graders Build on their Knowledge of American History, Democracy, and Civil Action
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From the High School “Child’s World” Revisited: Honoring Helen Parkhurst’s Legacy
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Giving Highlights
Faculty & Staff Contributors Daniel Cruz Amanda Keats Arlo Klinger Nivia Marrero Natalie Orozco Anna Padgett Jyoti Patil Carlos San Juan García Kris Santos Charlotte Steinberg Amanda Hemenway Thiemann ’08 Alumni & Student Contributors Olivia Cooney ’27 Catherine Ross Haskins ’90 Photographers Al Pereira Brooke Slezak Carla Torres Connections is a forum to communicate information and ideas between The Dalton School and parents, alumni, and friends. We welcome letters, photographs, and suggestions for future issues. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Please email bsoftness@dalton.org, or send materials to: Editor, Connections The Dalton School 108 East 89th Street New York NY 10128-1599 www.dalton.org
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Alumni Notebook
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Class News
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Marriages, Babies
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Memoriam