Primary Thoughts
Head of School Blog
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A Merle-Smith Holiday
As our children put the finishing touches on this week’s Seasons of Light Beako, I was reminded of the light that was embodied by a formative figure in my career, Mike Merle-Smith, whom I met when I was a young teacher at Princeton Day School – my first PDS! Bright, patient, creative, and encouraging, he embodied to me and many others everything a good teacher could be. But ultimately what I find most memorable about Mike is summed up by his eyes.…
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New Beginnings
Primary Thoughts New Beginnings Neil Mufson, Head of School I often wonder if I were destined to be in schools for so much of my life because I carry such strong memories of my own early schooling. I can still picture walking into the classroom on my own first day of Kindergarten. Mrs. Beaulieu was…