by lindanathan | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
I received an email about a month ago from a former Boston Arts Academy high school student. I knew them as Elyias Harris and now they were professionally known as Deen Rawlins-Harris. We hadn’t been in touch all that much since they graduated in 2009, but we had had...
by lindanathan | Aug 14, 2018 | Arts Education, Boston Arts Academy, Teaching and Learning
When I was headmaster of Boston Arts Academy (BAA) I used to say to my graduating seniors that the success of our school would be measured by the number of BAA alumni that took their place in positions of influence in our community. That has come true. BAA alumni...
by lindanathan | Jul 10, 2012 | Arts Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Teaching and Learning
During the last week of the school year, thanks to the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and TERC, we were able to select three artist-engineers to work with our 9th grade Engineering classes for “Design Comes Alive.” The projects culminated...
by lindanathan | Jul 3, 2012 | Arts Education, Professional Development, Teaching and Learning
On Saturday, June 23, we celebrated a remarkable woman and educator as she retired from BAA: Fernadina Chan. I have the privilege of working with some of the most amazing teachers at Boston Arts Academy, and it was an honor to celebrate Fern at The Boston Conservatory...
by lindanathan | May 8, 2012 | Arts Education, Teaching and Learning
One of the ten common principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools is personalization. This is explained as: “Teaching and learning should be personalized to the maximum feasible extent… the goal is that no teacher has direct responsibility for more than 80...
