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When it comes to quality, the Oxford Dictionary defines it as “the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.” In the world of art, with its varied and ever-changing landscape, defining quality becomes difficult. How one conversation revolutionized my personal view of what constitutes quality in art.

Each week, students in Kindergarten through 4th grade present classroom reports as part of our GATHER assembly. These glimpses into the life of each class are presented by a different student each week.

Each week, students in Kindergarten through 4th grade present classroom reports as part of our GATHER assembly. These glimpses into the life of each class are presented by a different student each week.

On Thursday, March 29, Ms. Tachis’s and Ms. Samuelson’s 2nd-grade classes performed two short plays based on picture books. 2-East presented Harry Allard’s “Miss Nelson is Missing,” and 2-West presented Doreen Cronin’s “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.” They performed twice during the day on Thursday for their ELC and elementary peers, and then in the evening for their parents.

Gender impacts everyone, and many of us have been raised to see the world of gender with only two options - boy or girl. Much of society operates from a binary notion of gender, believing there are only two ways to express oneself – as either a girl or a boy. Kids are surrounded by these binary notions of expression everywhere they go. Our kids live in a world where they are bombarded with messages and expectations of what it means to be a boy and what it means to be a girl. But, what if we could move beyond the binary and expand our understanding of gender and ultimately allow students just to be themselves

It's important to hear what our students have to say as background for tomorrow’s event. We conducted a survey of our 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-graders to do just that. The survey was collaboratively designed by PBS teachers, administrators, and professional survey writers at a market research firm

Brief descriptions of and links to our four recent GATHER talks on the topic of diversity.

Each week, students in Kindergarten through 4th grade present classroom reports as part of our GATHER assembly. These glimpses into the life of each class are presented by a different student each week.

Each week, students in Kindergarten through 4th grade present classroom reports as part of our GATHER assembly. These glimpses into the life of each class are presented by a different student each week.

Today I want you to hear from my students: Sophie Housser ’19, Camilla Parks ’19, Devin Hyde ’18, Stephen Halsey ’18, Nava Ammari ’19, and Sydney Durban ’19. These six students started the audition process in November, began studying musical scores in January, and on March 21, they will fly to Oklahoma to meet the rest of their 150-member honor choir.