Two years ago, our school began the process of planning the transformation of our high school, also know as our Upper School. The architectural firm which led the process was OWPP/Canon Design. This post is a collection of the my reflections of living in the space during the first week of school which concluded this past Friday. For the first four school days, we are starting to experience the goals of the design team and architect Trung Le. Le’s is one of the principles of the philosophy called the Third Teacher (http://www.thethirdteacher.com/). a group focused on collaboratively exploring the ways that design can transform teaching and […]

This past Tuesday, we opened our newly transformed Upper School (High School) building. One of the hallmarks of the new building are the four media:scapes we have in various locations around campus. Today, on Saturday, I came on campus so that I could spend some time catching up on the variety of different projects which did not get completed since so much time was spent troubleshooting and adjusting various aspects of the network and technology. What I did not expect to see when I arrived was a group of football players with one of the coaches. They had come in […]

On Tuesday, we officially open our newly renovated high school. All of us have been busy, unpacking boxes, learning how all of the new technologies can be used, trying to figure out the new flow and character of new space. I look forward to seeing how the students begin inhabit the space. I look forward to seeing the new ways that we can collaborate.A school does not feel right without students and teachers living, making magic every day. IMAG0118, a photo by vvsquared on Flickr.

Each fall, Beliot College releases its Mindset List. This list provides reminders, culturally, to what the incoming freshmen class have experienced in their lives. It is a wonderful reminder of how things have continued to change. You can access the full list at http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2015/, but here are the handful of my favorites from their list of 75 items: The Mindset List for the Class of 2015 Andre the Giant, River Phoenix, Frank Zappa, Arthur Ashe and the Commodore 64 have always been dead. Ferris Bueller and Sloane Peterson could be their parents. The only significant labor disputes in their lifetimes have been […]

Last Friday, we received our certificate of occupancy for our newly transformed high school. Faculty are beginning to arrive on campus to unpack their belongings into the new space. I am very excited about working in this space this upcoming year. The space, designed by Trung Le of OWPP is centered around collaboration and increasing the potential for intellectual collisions throughout the year. I am looking forward to sharing our experiences in the new space along with sharing of images of the interior spaces.