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Volume 26, No. 1 Winter 2012
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Rigorous Pursuit
2 4 8 10 12 15 17 From the Headmaster Knowledge and Meaning: A Rigorous Pursuit. Using a river analogy, Headmaster David O’Halloran explores the relationship between the quests for knowledge and meaning in life. More Than a Dinosaur. Omega teachers Meghan Zuckerman and Kara Cohen reveal how the dinosaur unit engages the boys’ curiosity and challenges them in a variety of subjects. Medieval Times in Third Grade. Amanda Rathbun presents the interdisciplinary way in which the Third Grade boys learn about the Middle Ages. Via Fiorentina. In Nancy Iannicelli’s Eighth Grade humanities class, the Via Fiorentina project interweaves architecture, mathematics, art, technology, history, and rhetoric. Making Connections in Science. Science teacher and alumnus Jim Hughes ’78 details how use of a teaching framework inspires boys to use their imaginations and creativity in the science lab. Rules and Creativity in a Dartboard Investigation. Using the dartboard investigation as an example, Upper School Math Teacher Nick Reeb explores the relationship between rules and creativity in math. Getting Better Each Day. Director of Athletics Pedro Morales provides an overview of the many recent innovations in the athletics program involving the professional development of coaches. Developing the Whole Child through Athletics: A Rigorous Pursuit. Head Coach Craig Learn outlines the ways in which Saint David’s athletics department gears its program to meet the developmental needs and abilities of the boys. In the Artist’s Studio. Maria Katzman and Mark Sunderwirth relate how the combination of inquiry and acquisition form the foundation of an engaging and rigorous art program for fourth graders as they study ancient Egypt. The Saint David’s Philharmonic Ensemble: The Demands and Rewards of Rigorous Pursuit. Ensemble Director Phil Hough explores the rigor involved in lear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