Campus Voices
Each month, The Link visits each of BB&N's campuses to hear directly from directors or teachers about what's on their minds. We share their letters below.
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Lower School
Sue Scarborough
When I was a child, getting to sleep on the night before school started took some doing. I would get my clothes all set to put on in the morning, set my cereal bowl on the table along with my spoon and banana, and carefully plan my schedule for the morning – what time to set the alarm, eat my breakfast, and walk out the front door – all leading up to my arrival at school. Even with all that planning, I barely slept a wink! Well, in many ways, this year my preparation for school was very similar.... More
Middle School
Mary Dolbear
I am always struck by the transformations that occur over the summer months. As our community comes together in the beginning of September, it is a joy to make both note and sense of these shifts. With the time away, our students change and grow and our faculty, program, and space receive much anticipated renewal as well.... More
Upper School
Jack Knapp
To put it mildly, this has not exactly been the September that we expected in the Upper School. Amidst the enthusiasm surrounding new programs, new teachers, new students, and the excitement of reconnecting with friends and colleagues, Zack’s medical emergency has lent a sobering note to the joyousness of a new school year. Yet this crisis has also reaffirmed the BB&N community in our basic humaneness, reminding us all of what is truly important in the way we live. It is a lesson that echoes and reechoes across campus in so many ways, spoken and unspoken. More
All School
Rebecca T. Upham
With the opening day of School, teachers’ thoughts turn from the theoretical to the real. What they teach matters. But how they connect and encourage and guide our students matters even more. During these first few weeks, I often hear our teachers talk about their classes and their students. Their commitment to excellence can’t be measured in the events of any one day but in the arc of the year, as students try, succeed, occasionally fall short, and always grow.... More