“ Strong Values- Deep Learning”
SAINT DAVID’ S
Magazine
Volume 39, No. 2 Summer 2025
C O N T E N T S
“ Strong Values- Deep Learning”
2 From the Headmaster
4 Tribute to Saybel Pipitone By Tori Gilbert
8 Saint David’ s Next Era of Growth Has Begun In May of 2025, in advance of his pending retirement in December, Director of Facilities Mark Poelle sat down with Saint David’ s Strategic Communications Department to discuss the physical growth of the school.
12 Rigorous Pursuit in Lower School explores what academic rigor looks like for younger boys. By Hope Lippens
16 Educare: Drawing Out the Best of Our Boys and Teachers The Teaching Boys Initiative delves into our faculty’ s reflective practice. By Ric Campbell
19 Beneficia Cognitiva Studii Linguae Latinae relays how learning this classical language sharpens the mind, strengthens problem-solving capacity, and develops critical thinking. By Peter King and Eugene Romanosky
22 Spotlight: Transitive Factors In Escape Room and Heroes of History, Leonor Brenes and Jarrett Culotta show how they employ research based transitive factors to maximize engagement and extend learning.
26 Global Artist Exchange: Sparking Curiosity, Building Connections, and Broadening Horizons Through Language, Art, and Technology explores this signature experience for our Omega class. By Melanie Fidler
28 Building Student Motivation Through Choice In this third entry of our Teaching Boys Initiative’ s quarterly blog series,“ The Wisdom Within,” Master Teacher James Barbieri explores how providing boys with agency to choose builds motivation and enhances learning.
30 The Value of Saint David’ s Liberal Arts Foundation By David Lighton’ 02
32 From Saint David’ s to Regis: A Strong Sense of Service Leads Our Graduates. Matthew Cosenza’ 21, Maximus Hanson’ 21, Colin Jennings’ 21, Ethan Klimczak’ 21, and Emmet O’ Sullivan’ 21, all 2025 graduates from Regis High School, served as interns at Saint David’ s for several weeks in the spring. Here, they reflect on the Saint David’ s experience.
34 Around Campus
60 Generations Arthur J. Halleran, Jr.’ 61 Interview Emmet O’ Sullivan’ 21 Chapel Talk Nico Rossi’ 14 Chapel Talk Ethan Klimczak’ 21 Chapel Talk
74 Alumni Snap Shots 86 In Memoriam
Front Cover: Third graders share their learning at the New York Historical culminating event in April 2025. Cover photo by Darren Ornitz Back Cover: Spain Study Tour, June 2025: Saint David’ s rising eighth graders hone and extend their learning in Spanish during the annual Summer Spain Study Tour, which features morning language lessons and afternoon cultural excursions.
Saint David’ s Magazine is published twice a year by the Saint David’ s School Strategic Communications Office with support from the Development / Alumni Office.
RoseMarie Alfieri, Director of Strategic Communications Peter Martin, Strategic Communications Specialist, Alumni Communications and Digital Media J. P. Hormillosa, Director of Development, Alumni Relations
Designed and Printed by Zodiac Printing Company, Inc., Mountain Top, PA. Photography: RoseMarie Alfieri, Melanie Fidler, Peter Martin, Darren Ornitz, Ed Prete Copyright © 2025 Saint David’ s School, 12 East 89th Street, New York, NY 10128-0678 www. saintdavids. org
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