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In addition to Ms. Brent's southwest adventure, several other teachers sought to broaden their horizons as educators and people this past summer.
Part of The Country School’s ethos is to love learning and never stop—no matter our age. In keeping with this, many of the faculty immersed themselves in professional development over the summer and brought back interesting stories and perspectives.
Upper School English teacher Becky Amaral attended Columbia Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Program, her second year in a row at the institution’s immersive course on how to most effectively teach writing to students. (Hint: “Teach the writer, not the writing.”) She and 5th grade teacher Kim Johnson gained a lot from their time there last summer, spending six hours per day for a week on small and large group classes, wherein they experienced the workshop from the student point of view, learning from mini lessons, and writing, writing, writing.
As a result, Ms. Amaral restructured the content of her English class: rather than trying to cover all four content areas (literature, grammar, writing, vocabulary) at once, she began employing an alternating strategy (literature/vocabulary and writing/grammar) so that she could cycle through three genres of writing multiple times each.
Lower School teachers Lisa Kullman, Patti Godlee, and Susan Schorr took Number Sense 101, a course geared toward rethinking the way they teach math. Verbal and object counting, cardinality, spatial relationships, and part-part-whole are just some of the concepts covered in this comprehensive look at building the foundation to mathematical thinking.
“For me, I was so impressed by what I learned last summer and the results I saw in the short time I implemented some new strategies last year that I wanted more,” said Kullman.
Upper School English teacher Chris Nittle traveled to Australia with his daughter, Sydney (a recent Country School graduate), to help run a soccer camp for 120 children in grades Kindergarten through 6th. They flew into Perth at the end of June, spent five days acclimating, and then conducted camp for five days. Nittle coaches multiple sports for The Country School, including basketball, soccer, and lacrosse.
“It was an incredible way to share our love of soccer, learn more about Australian culture, and even do a little sight-seeing,” he said.
Nittle also attended a retreat at UPenn (where he earned his Master of Science in Education from the Graduate School of Education last year) to discuss school-community partnerships, innovating for 21st century education, and other issues schools will navigate in the years ahead.
Recent News
List of 5 news stories.
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Kindergarten Students Serving Others!
Kindergarteners have been participating in a 3 part HOHO (Helping Others; Helping Ourselves) project lead by Ferris and Laura Butler. Students packed boxes to be shipped to veterans and their families. The boxeswere filled with child friendly, donated items. Also in the boxes were handwritten letters from the students along with a handmade American flag craft. The Butlers carefully orchestrated this project, and we are very grateful for their time and efforts. -
Spring Athletic Award Winners
Congratulations to all our spring athletics award winners and to all our Cougar athletes who participated in sports and clubs! This spring, TCS offered Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse, Pickleball Club, Running Club, and Volleyball Club. Providing so many athletic opportunities took a village—thank you to our amazing coaches, volunteers, and parent drivers for making it all possible! And thank you to our students for setting an example of dedication and sportsmanship!Read More -
Summer Trips for Upper School Students in 2025
It is with great excitement that The Country School announces the addition of 2025 summer trips for our Upper School students!Read More -
The Country School Celebrates 90 Years and Installs Jay Parker
Read MoreThe Country School is proud to be celebrating its 90th school year. This milestone year also marks the beginning of a new chapter with the appointment of Jay Parker as the 7th Head of School. -
Conversation & Homecoming - Saturday, February 24, 2024
Read MoreThe Country School, Talbot County Free Library, and the Avalon Foundation, sponsors, join with fourteen other community organizations to present Conversation & Homecoming with Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, a program free and open to all.
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