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Cultural Fair Rounds out International Emerging Leaders Conference

A lithe young man stood center stage inside of Collegiate School’s Estes Multipurpose Room this afternoon, beaming as he shared a tale in the traditional South African storytelling style, his words animated with wide sweeps of his arms. A trio of his peers sat rapt at his feet, and dozens more watched from the audience. “We’re going to teach you guys a dance,” he said and suddenly, Collegiate students, parents and teachers flocked to the front, their heads bobbing and feet pounding to the pulsing beat of a pop song by the Distruction Boyz.

The presentation, by four South African students, was part of Friday afternoon’s Cultural Fair, an exciting end to a week of global learning and creative problem solving.
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New Lower School Tinker Garden Designed to Spark Creativity

Collegiate's youngest Cougars learned some gardening techniques and collaboration skills during their first time in the JK Tinker Garden, which was installed over the summer. They mixed, poured, scooped and dug all kinds of wonderful concoctions. "Tinkering provides an awesome opportunity for students to think creatively, explore their senses and build social emotional skills," said JK Associate Teacher Alex Dooley.
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History Teacher’s Summer Professional Development Fosters Classroom Learning

As a recipient of a Goethe-Institut Transatlantic Outreach Program grant, Collegiate Upper School history teacher Wesley Hedgepeth traveled to Germany for two weeks this past summer. Alongside 12 teachers from across the United States and Canada, he visited Munich, Nuremberg, Geisa and Berlin.
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Collegiate Teachers Work to Enhance and Improve Outdoor Classrooms

Collegiate School Upper School Biology teacher Sandra Marr worked with colleagues and students over the summer to improve the outdoor classroom spaces on Collegiate’s Mooreland Road and Robins campuses. Important partners in Ms. Marr’s work included Junior Kindergarten teacher Rives Barksdale, Middle School science teacher Ingrid Dunn, and Powell Institute for Responsible Citizenship Programs Manager Anne Rusbdult.
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Upper School Students Attend Summer Conference Promoting Inclusivity

Collegiate students Abby Fleming, Lily Hunnicut, Sophie Lou and Makai Milton attended the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Connections Summer Institute, a five-day conference for high school students focusing on human relations, diversity appreciation and bias reduction. Throughout the conference students developed strategies to implement programs designed to reduce conflict, improve communication and understanding and create more welcoming school communities. Delegates will work throughout the year to implement the action plan they created while at the conference and to help perpetuate the ideals of inclusion in the Collegiate community.
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Rising Seniors Collaborate on Real-World Business Solutions

Over the past month, 20 high school students from 11 schools partnered with Richmond-area companies to understand their industries and conduct research to help them achieve specific goals. Today, the students presented those six businesses and organizations with their recommended strategies and ideas.
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