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Volume 32, No. 1
Winter 2018
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“Omnium Nobis”
2 From the Headmaster
4 “All That We Can Be”
The Magazine interviewed Headmaster David
O’Halloran and Board President Dan Connolly ’77,
about the impact of Saint David’s historic expansion/
consolidation and the upcoming related campaign.
12

Maximizing Potential in Language Learning
Modern Languages Chair Victoria Gilbert addresses
the Spanish Immersion program’s evolution toward
goals of increased cultural competency and proficiency
in the language.
16 LEGO ® s for Science

Science Teachers Emily Einhorn and Anna Liebowitz

discuss how Fifth Grade science students use LEGO ® s

and LEGO ® robotics to create solutions to real-world
problems.
18

Willing Steps into the Unknown: Adventures in
Creative Writing. English Teacher Catherine Milligan
writes about her faculty professional study grant
experience this past summer at Oxford.
22 Books in Boys’ Hands
English Curriculum Chair Karen Davis details the
school’s multi-faceted approach to the teaching
of reading.
26 “All That We Can Be”… Honoring the Game
Lower School Athletics Coordinator Craig Learn
and Upper School Assistant Athletic Director Jorge
Roman describe how Saint David’s boys are given the
foundations to work toward their potential as athletes
while always honoring the game.
30 The Beat
Percussion Ensemble Director John Francis writes
about boys’ experience with the ensemble, and
how it helps them reach their potential in music.
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Saint David’s and Save the Children:
Making a Difference
Save the Children, our partner in our Ethiopia
School project, details how the Saint David’s
Kalina School in Tigray is helping its students
reach their potential in learning and in life.
35
Connections: Horizons Boys and Saint
David’s Volunteers
Executive Director Meg Sheridan writes about the
experiences of Saint David’s alumni who volunteer
for the Horizons at Saint David’s summer program.
38 Take a Chance
Lenny Futt erman ’06, member of the U.S. National
Rowing Team, talks about how taking a chance and
following his passion led to his success in rowing.
41 “Renaissance Men” and Potential
Adam Zamora ’97, details how his work at the Child
Mind Institute’s Learning and Development Center
helps to maximize students’ academic potential.
44 Around Campus
78 Generations
84 Alumni Notes
91 In Memoriam
Front Cover: Illustration by Jenna Boccella, Art Chair. Photographed by Melanie Fidler.
Back Cover: Fifth Grade LEGO ® Robotics. Photographed by Melanie Fidler.
Correction to Summer 2017 Magazine: Wills Dietrich’s ’16 name was misspelled.
Correction to 2016-2017 Annual Report: The values for The Arif Sarfraz Fund were inaccurately reported. The correct values are
$46,941 (June 30, 2016) and $53,449 (June 30, 2017).
Saint David’s Magazine is published twice a year by the Saint David’s School Development Office.
Maureen Barry, Director of Development. Edited by RoseMarie Alfieri. Designed and printed by Zodiac PrinterActive Corp., Mountain Top, PA.
Photography: RoseMarie Alfieri, John C. Dearie ’95, Melanie Fidler, Gian Jalaan, Tom McLellan ’h12, Ed Prete, Jorge Roman.
Saint David’s logo designed by Lino S. Lipinsky.
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