@FCDS Newsletter - Winter 2021

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WINTER 2021

@ @ FCDS UPDATES FROM FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY

A Note From Gardner

In this Issue:

HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear Furies,

Happy New Year! With 2020 finally behind us, I am excited and optimistic for the year ahead. That said, I am so proud of our school community for what we were able to achieve during a global pandemic: excellent online learning in the spring and 14 weeks of learning on campus together in the fall—complete with athletics, the arts, and the sense of community that is such a critical part of our school. We actually saw a rise in enrollment for the fifth year in a row, and I’m so thankful for the faith that our families have placed in us.

Catching Up with the Kurtzes The Now Normal The Art of Civil Discourse

As happy as we are to say goodbye to 2020, we want to take a moment to celebrate what we achieved during an unprecedented year. Learn about how we adapted to make learning together on campus safe during the time of COVID in The Now Normal . As you’ll read in that article, we created a number of new classes simply because we needed to divide students into smaller groups, giving a great deal of freedom to many teachers to innovate. I was fortunate enough to team up with Lily Cochrane, executive director of Wake Forest University’s Center for Private Business, to teach a class on civil discourse to Upper School students. What an incredible experience! I am so grateful to those students for the way they embraced a topic that evades many adults, for having difficult conversations with respect, and for being such a source of inspiration. You can read more about it in The Art of Civil Discourse . During the spring months when we were under stay-at-home orders, how did you cope? Bingewatching Netflix? Perfecting your WFH (work from home) look? The ubiquitous sourdough? If you’re like one Fury family, the Kurtzes, you embraced the opportunity to pursue your passions. Read all about their commitment to life-long learning in Catching Up with the Kurtzes . You’ll be both impressed and inspired! I wish you all a happy and healthy 2021, and look forward (as we all do) to a life beyond COVID-19 restrictions and a time when we can all come together again as a Fury community! Be well and GO FURIES! Take care and be well,

Gardner Barrier ’97


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