Primary Thoughts
Head of School Blog
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Extra! Extra!: Gratitude is Front Page News!
Each Thursday evening I eagerly go online to read The Wind, the simple newsletter from Vinalhaven, the island 15 miles off the coast of Maine that we visit each summer. Twelve […]
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The Balm of Empathy
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School As I have thought over time about the many divisions that exist in our country, I have come to believe there is […]
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The Unending Human Cost of School Shooting
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School Earlier this week I wrote to you about some of the steps we have taken and are considering at Primary Day to […]
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Responsibility & the Dream Remote
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School As I have been thinking about responsibility, the PDS value for March, and the children’s amazing responses to my question “What is responsibility […]
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The AIMS Accreditation Process
Primary Thoughts Neil Mufson, Head of School Next week I will be away from school through Wednesday chairing an accreditation team for the Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools. Every […]
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Is Cooperation a Lost Art?
Is Cooperation a Lost Art? Neil Mufson, Head of School Given our nation’s evermore frayed political climate, the world’s seemingly countless, intractable conflicts, and our planet’s perilous, much-neglected state, it […]
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“Kind World”
“Kind World” Neil Mufson, Head of School As we begin a new calendar year, I’d like to return us to the Primary Day value with which we began this academic […]
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What Patience Can Bring at This Time of Year
What Patience Can Bring at This Time of Year Neil Mufson, Head of School Each year at about this time, I re-read and re-savor my favorite winter holiday story, Truman […]
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Supporting the Development of Healthy Friendships
Neil Mufson Even though Primary Day’s children are only between the ages of 4 and 8, my eye was drawn this summer to a Washington Post article entitled, “Adults […]