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GRETCHEN WARNER HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dear Madeira Community & Friends,

In the words of the nineteenth-century author and feminist Margaret Fuller, “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” Many of you who have heard me speak know that I believe a community where the adults are learning is a community where the students are learning, and I see myself as a lead learner at Madeira. Reading books, articles, and research studies fuels and inspires me. Familiar and new texts that have fascinated me, pushed my thinking, and guided my leadership this fall include:

The Fifth Disciple: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization BY PETER SENGE

I want to honor the educators at Madeira who inspire our students to be readers, learners, and leaders. It is because of the steadfast dedication of these educators that Madeira is a place of happiness, joy, warmth, learning, and growth.

I believe that everyone who works in a school, no matter their capacity, is an educator. We know that learning happens at every moment of every day, not just in the traditional classroom setting. So, it is with this in mind that I want to honor all the educators at Madeira who inspire our students to be readers, learners, and leaders. It is because of the steadfast dedication of these educators that Madeira is a place of happiness, joy, warmth, learning, and growth.

From The Editor

MADEIRA IS ELEVATING ITS LOOK! With the School building and growing in every way—from our strongest-ever national rankings to the new STEAM Academic Center to our recently released strategic plan—it seems only fitting that we enhance our branding as well.

A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas BY WARREN

BERGER

Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways

BY SARAH STEIN GREENBERG

Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms

BY JOE FELDMAN

The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging BY CHARLES

VOGL

Madeira teachers, coaches, and advisors all design lessons and opportunities that actively engage their students in learning and experiences that require the transfer and application of knowledge and skills, not simply the memorization of Googleable facts. Learning at Madeira is active, and our teachers teach students how to think, not what to think. Madeira educators know that leading innovation in girls’ education means students must be free to discuss, debate, collaborate, question, and make connections in and between their classes. The classrooms, the Oval, and every space on campus are full of joyful learning!

I am deeply grateful to every member of the Madeira community for their support and belief that Launching Women Who Change the World is a critical mission and to our educators who make the “Madeira Magic” happen every day.

We can’t spell “Madeira” without “Made,” and our new website pays homage to the memories Made at Madeira, the friendships, the connections, the impact—all Made at Madeira. In honor of the generations of women shaped by Madeira, and in anticipation of the growth that will be experienced by the graduates to come, we have embraced “Made at Madeira” as the theme for our new website. You may also notice some new typography and colors used throughout the magazine and on our website as we have refreshed our branding. We hope the new look showcases the best of Madeira. As we celebrate all that is “made” at our School, please enjoy this issue of Madeira Today

HEAD OF SCHOOL

Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality BY FORMER MADEIRA

ELISABETH GRIFFITH

And last but not least, the book I read every year to remind me that nothing is impossible: Endurance BY ALFRED

LANSING

Sincerely yours, Gretchen

Warner

KAREN JOOSTEMA

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