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12/9/2009 - Over the past several years, Holderness has hosted some powerful and nationally-recognized poets, including Donald Hall, Robert Bly, and Galway Kinnell.
This year - for the second year now - students are themselves getting into the mix through something called "Poetry Out Loud," a competition in which students recite poetry and are judged for their presence, accura... View |
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12/8/2009 - Winter is on its way, finally! This past weekend, we saw our first real snowfall of the season, and the skiers and snowboarders here are cautiously looking forward to more of the white stuff expected as part of the winter storm predicted for tonight and tomorrow.
Above, a picture of the campus this morning as students made their way through the crisp New England air... View |
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12/8/2009 - Advisee Advisor Dinner in Weld!
Students met by advisee group at this evening's dinner. It was an opportunity to catch up after Thanksgiving break, and look planfully forward to exams and the coming winter break.
The dinner together was also a time to talk thoughtfully and frankly about Mr. Barton's homily from Monday morning, which stressed practicing care ... View |
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12/7/2009 - This Sunday, faculty, students, and several families from the Bridge House met in Weld Dining Hall for a little holiday fun and to "make the Greens" (a prerequisite to"Hanging of the Greens," which takes place this Thursday). Children from the Bridge House worked side-by-side with Holderness students making Christmas cards, decorating cookies, and making ornaments, while p... View |
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12/7/2009 - It is a goal of the Chapel program at Holderness to involve students in our services, whether through their suggestions, ideas, or voices. Often this comes in the form of a reading. At this morning's service, Andrea Fisher '10 led the responsive reading of Canticle 16 as part of our service.
The mission of our Chapel program is not to bring the school to Episcopal... View |
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12/6/2009 - Young Alums Staying Connected!
Sunday evening I was delighted to receive an email from Kourtney Brim '07, who just finished a great weekend of hockey and connecting with old Holderness buddies. She sent me the above photo and the following message:
Hi Mr. Peck,
How are you? I'm at Connecticut College still and I'm doing really well!  This weekend we ha... View |
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12/5/2009 - Building off of Mr. Peck's talk earlier this week, Mr. Macomber talked yesterday about how to best prepare for the challenges of the next few weeks. He likened exams to an important performance or competition that require one's attention to several key habits of mind:
- Be calm and thoughtful.
- Work hard and stay focused.
- Be assertive and take responsibil... View |
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12/4/2009 - The first school Chapel of Advent Thursday began last night in darkness, a darkness illuminated by the lighting of the first candle in the Advent wreath.
Chaplain Rich Weymouth then read the school a children's Christmas story, a parable about the selfless giving spirit of the Christmas season. With this Chapel our Christmas season has begun, and all look forward t... View |
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12/3/2009 - In recognition of World AIDS Day, five sections of the AIDS Quilt are being displayed this week in Weld Dining Hall. As stated on http://www.aidsquilt.org, the AIDS Memorial Quilt serves as a memorial to loved ones, a tool for teaching about HIV prevention, and is "the largest ongoing community arts project in the world." Sections, or blocks, of the more than 40,000 12 foo... View |
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12/2/2009 - The life of the mind at Holderness is as much about the intellectual as it is about the academic. Our classes - ranging from the introductory to the AP level - help provide students with exposure to and a solid understanding of basic concepts and knowledge in preparation for college. But more than that, our classes reflect our deeper intellectual goals, providing a basis f... View |
