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Head of School's Blog

Next week renowned child development expert Chip Wood makes his return to RCDS. Mr. Wood has devoted much of his professional life to understanding the various milestones children go through as they reach adulthood.

This morning, a parent of an Upper School student exclaimed to me, "I just got my …

The overwhelming generosity of our community continues to amaze me. The depth and breadth of support for faculty, our school, and the greater community is profound.

In the course of the holiday season we have supported the faculty and every single member of our staff with the Gator Gift Fund. …

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It is simple, filled with tradition, and you don’t have to bring something to the party. For the past 17 years I have created a list of “What I am Thankful and Hopeful For.” Each year I write the new list. Two years ago I carried that ……

Let me start by saying this is a completely non-partisan piece. My goal is not to be political, but rather to be educational. As an educator and a citizen I feel compelled to make some sense of the past few months.

This country has an election process that has served us well for well over 200 years…

I will start with a confession. The only trophy I ever won for running was 3rd place in the woman's 40-45 class. Of course I bounded up on stage to receive my recognition and then good-naturedly acknowledged the confusion. I have run for close to thirty years at various distances from 5K to 30K. The…

The tradition of community service at RCDS has been vibrant and rock solid for many years under the marvelous tutelage of Jane Denny. With Jane's retirement we had big shoes to fill. This year we have developed a new plan that combines many of our long standing relationships such as the Harbor ……

Ninety years is a long time if you are looking back or looking forward. Ninety years in geological or historical time is a blip on the radar screen. For a school, ninety years is worth celebrating. But how?

On November 1, 1926, 23 students and a half a dozen faculty members opened up school in the ……

As we ease our way into mid-summer we have established a rhythm to our, what is hopefully, less hectic pace. This past week the RCDS faculty completed several days of professional development on the craft of teaching and learning. One of the salient points of the work was the importance of …

RCDS Graduation Speaker Lizzie Huesman '16 presented the following speech to the graduates, families, faculty and friends at grduation on Friday, June 10, 2016:

GOOD AFTERNOON TO MY FELLOW CLASSMATES, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND TEACHERS. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR GRADUATING CLASS……