Recipe for Celebration of Joy
A comfortable gathering placeSkilled musicians/educatorsFolks of all ages willing to take risks and play together Instruments and noise makers of all kindsFood and drink if desiredTime to share your creations with one another and to debrief Once you gather these...
Rebecca Iyore (PSi 6, ’22) in action with her Capstone Project with Andover Bread Loaf
By Linda Nathan, Director, Perrone-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership at Hale (PSi) Recently, I traveled to Lawrence, MA (actually Andover) to witness Rebecca Iyore's PSi Capstone Project in action. PSi Capstones focus on ways that schools and community...
Tia Lawrence reflects on her early learning as a leader at Malden’s Early Learning Center
Tia Lawrence from Malden reflects on leadership
Regeneration: Problem Solving in a Mexico Watershed
Regeneration as a way to think about solving environmental and educational dilemmas.
A Shining Light: 360 High School in Providence
COVID19 has blanketed so many students and families in frustration, despair, and disappointment. Recently I visited 360 High School in Providence, Rhode Island and found hope, optimism, and a sense of possibilities. Started seven years ago with Carnegie Foundation...
Mission Hill School: Another Narrative by Linda F. Nathan with Sung Joon Pai
Building democratic schools is difficult work. Now Mission Hill is threatened with survival. Do we care?
Building Again
“Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and...
Learning and Leading in a time of Crisis: Can hope prevail?
Alumni from Perrone Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership leading, learning and giving hope during a worldwide pandemic.
Learning on Zoom: Some Lessons from our PSi Three Week Intensive
We learned some “best practices” teaching on Zoom. We share them here. Nothing, however, replaces human interaction.
Magical Moments: PSi graduates
Last Thursday we experienced a magical—if virtual—moment as PSi’s 2019-2020 Cohort “crossed the stage” to receive their diplomas. Tiffany Rice, a member of the cohort who is moving from her position at Windsor School to become the new El Sistema Director at...