AROUND THE QUAD
Middle School Minimester The Haverford School’s inaugural Form I Minimester provided an opportunity for seventh grade boys to answer the question: How does bias influence one’s ability to lead? This unique addition to the Middle School curriculum serves to provide a greater understanding of the boys’ responsibility as student leaders, as well as expose them to strong leaders in our community. The four-day workshop included sessions on understanding bias, examining leadership qualities, and exploring historical leadership styles and influences. The boys also participated in a Women Leaders Forum, hearing from the president of Bryn Mawr College, the chair of law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and other prominent businesswomen. The minimester also included role-playing with Upper School student leaders, a visit to the National Liberty Museum, and discussions about respecting all forms of diversity, resolving conflicts, balancing rights with responsibilities, and understanding how perceptions and biases impact our ability to lead.
(From left) Kim Cassidy (President of Bryn Mawr College); Jami McKeon (Chair at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius); Dr. Barbara Klock (pediatrician); Jennifer Paradis (corporate business consultant for performance at GAP International); Ann Glavin (CEO of Total Scope, Inc.); Akosua Watts (Head of School/CEO at Chester Charter School for the Arts); and Donna Lindner (Head of the Lower School at The Agnes Irwin School).
Student Spotlight VI Former David Chikowski
Testing engineering design by building a catapult, considering factors like weight distribution in creating cardboard furniture, building a mallet as a first step in learning about woodworking … these are all projects tackled by students in The Haverford School’s Engineering and Design Studio. The studio facilitates crosscurricular exploration and a focus on the creative process – from proposal and fabrication to critique and reflection. VI Former David Chikowski has honed his woodworking technique in the Engineering and Design Studio. In his creation of trays, bowls, coffee tables, and boutineers made from wood shavings, David exhibits a tremendous amount of technical skill. He has crafted a table inlay designed in Adobe Illustrator and formed with a laser cutter, as well as a block created from saplings, compressed using 15 tons of force. David cites George Nakashima as his inspiration for a live-edge coffee table made of black walnut. His personal woodworking portfolio has evolved into an Etsy shop, on which he sells items ranging from boutonnieres made from wood shavings to cutting boards. “I’m interested in pursuing package design in college; I’m drawn to how to make things approachable and simple. It’s one thing to have the technology – but how do we help people intuitively understand how to use the technology?”
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