Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop Podcast

Loomis Chaffee has educated students in the arts and duties of citizenship for more than 100 years. Amy Thompson and Eric LaForest, director of the Norton Family Center for the Common Good, talk about this distinctive feature of our school culture and more.

Dean of Enrollment Amy Thompson sits down with Mary Liscinsky, Dean of Student Life for the Loomis Chaffee School.

In this episode, we share the remarks delivered by Dang Phan, Class of 1979, at the naturalization ceremony that was held here on campus on October 22 and that was officiated by the honorable Alfred Covello, Class of 1950. Forty-nine new citizens were naturalized in the Olcott Center before a crowd of their friends and family alongside the entire Loomis Chaffee community. Dang arrived at Loomis with his family in the fall of 1974 after fleeing Vietnam as political refugees and after being rescued by the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. He was invited to participate in the ceremony as keynote speaker. He is introduced by Associate Head Nat Follansbee, his former English teacher.

Loomis Chaffee has educated students in the arts and duties of citizenship for more than 100 years. Amy Thompson and Eric LaForest, director of the Norton Family Center for the Common Good, talk about this distinctive feature of our school culture and more in the latest Genuine Admissions podcast.

In this episode of the Pelican Scoop Podcast, English faculty Steve Colgate and Jessica Hsieh discuss the goals of the English program and provide insight into what's happening in their classrooms.

Dean of Enrollment Amy Thompson sits down with Mary Liscinsky, Dean of Student Life for the Loomis Chaffee School.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences in the classroom and beyond. Today, English teacher Jeff Scanlon tells us about his first job picking tobacco, a common early employment for many Connecticut River Valley natives. Jeff was actually mentioned in our recent interview with novelist Keith Scribner '80, whose most recent novel takes place in the area and features Connecticut shade tobacco. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the first and third Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Sometimes the evening dorm snack involves time travel. Such was the case this winter when the girls in Longman Hall agreed to sample dishes made from recipes preserved in the Loomis Chaffee Archives. School Archivist Karen Parsons stopped by the studio to tell us how the students received these recipes from the past. This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. The intro to this episode was taken from an article Karen wrote in the 2019 Spring issue of the Loomis Chaffee magazine. To read more, visit loomischaffee.org/magazine. Thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from community members about their experiences at Loomis Chaffee and beyond. Today we hear from Sally Knight about how her experience as a cross country coach effects her teaching and vice versa. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the first and third Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from community members about their experiences at Loomis Chaffee and beyond. Today we hear from Donnie McKillop about the intersection of his roles at Loomis Chaffee including head baseball coach, assistant athletic director, and dorm head of Warham Hall. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the first and third Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop. Today, we continue our "working" Community Time series with Director of Writing initiatives Sally Knight. The following is an excerpt from a conversation between Sally and fellow English Teacher and Connecticut River Valley native, Jeff Scanlon. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop. Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from community members about their experiences at Loomis Chaffee and beyond. Today our director of learning support Lena Sadowitz provides a thorough explanation of best practices for preparing for examinations in response to a question about what different strategies a student might employ to study for rote memorization verses larger, more complicated concepts. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

In this episode, English teacher and Director of Writing Initiatives Sally Knight chats with author and alumnus Keith Scribner ’80. Keith’s visit to campus coincided with the release of most recent novel, Old New Newgate Road. Keith visited with students to talk about the book, where he finds inspiration, and the life of a writer. This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Keith Scribner for coming on the show today, and thank you for listening.

The Writing Studio offers inspiration and support for Loomis Chaffee writers - students and faculty alike - across the curriculum as they work to communicate their ideas, arguments, discoveries, and voices. In this episode, we hear pieces from a variety of voices on campus. Writing Studio faculty member Sally Knight then discusses the pieces and what writing means here at Loomis. This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Ms. Knight, Mr. Scanlon, Oumi, Liam, and Tara for coming to the studio to talk with us, and thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to the Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop. Our Community Time series consists short episodes where we hear from community members about their experiences at Loomis Chaffee. Today, I chat with genetics teacher Erica Gerace about some very special visitors to her classroom. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences outside the classroom. Today I speak with Director of the Norton Family Center for the Common Good Eric Laforest about his experience as a Jeopardy champion and a Southern pronunciation that cost him dearly. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

In this episode of the Pelican Scoop Podcast, Director of Admission and Financial Aid Nancy Cleary speaks with our Dean of Enrollment Amy Thompson about financial aid at Loomis Chaffee. This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Amy and Nancy for stopping by the studio. And thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences outside the classroom. Continuing our series on our faculty's first jobs, today we hear from English teacher and Head Boys Soccer Coach Tim Helfrich about some of his early employment and what he learned from those experiences. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to the Pelican Scoop. In a new addition to the Loomis Chaffee summer reading program, students from across all class years took part in school-wide Summer Reading Book Chats on the first Tuesday of the School Year. In addition to the usual grade-level reading requirements and the all-school read, this year, students were instructed to read at least one Book Chat selection and come prepared to join group discussions based on that title. Group book discussions took place in venues across campus with faculty members facilitating the conversations. In this episode of the Pelican Scoop, Senior Nina and Math Department Head Joe Cleary reflect on their book chat, and the experiences at Loomis and beyond, that Nina brought to the discussion. This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Christine Coyle for reporting this story, and thank you to Nina and Mr. Cleary for joining us in the studio. And, of course, thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to the Pelican Scoop. In this special episode of the Pelican Scoop Podcast we listen back to an interview recorded in 2015 between former colleague Madison Neal and our school archivist Karen Parsons. Madison and Karen discuss holiday traditions at Loomis Chaffee, and we get to hear a fascinating archive recording of a former headmaster performing a Christmas classic for the whole school. It's fun to hear Madison's voice on the podcast again, and of course, it's always a delight to hear Karen talk about the history of the school. Enjoy. This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Madison Neal and Karen Parsons. Happy Holidays, and thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to the Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop. Our Community Time series consists of short episodes where we get to hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences outside the classroom. Today, we hear from Sara Deveaux, the Director of the Henry R. Kravis '63 Center for Excellence in Teaching. Sarah tells us about some of the more common conversations she has about teaching with other faculty on campus, and how the center strives to cultivate a community of inquisitive, innovative, and collaborative teachers. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists short episodes where we get to hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences outside the classroom. Today, we hear from Eric LaForest about his first job. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

In this episode I speak with Erica Gerace about the Science Department's Guided Research Projects, one of Loomis Chaffee's distinctive programs for advanced science students. This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Erica for coming to the studio to talk to us. Thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists short episodes in which we hear from Loomis Chaffee community members. Today, we hear from Lena Sadowitz about the Learning Resource Center. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the first and third Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists short episodes in which we hear from Loomis Chaffee community members. Today, we hear from Sara Deveaux about her new role as Director of the Kravis Center for Excellence in teaching. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the first and third Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop. Our Community Time series consists short episodes where we hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences outside the classroom. Today, physics peacher Ed Pond tells us about his first job. This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Today, we hear from Joe Cleary and Hudson Harper, the chair and assistant chair of the mathematics department, about opportunities for students with a passion for the subject.

Today I'm speaking with Eric LaForest, Director of the Norton Family Center for the Common Good. This has been Community Time from the Pelican Scoop. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop. One of the interesting things about the boarding school environment is that most of the teachers also coach, and they bring their expertise from the classroom with them. Today we hear from swimming and water polo coach Ed Pond about how physics informs his coaching.

In this episode, student Aarman tells his math teacher about an interesting — and impromptu — math problem he solved while an audience member at his younger brother's spelling bee.

We ask Arabic teacher Ludmila Zamah about English words with Arabic origins.

In this episode, two freshmen — Loren and Simone who come from opposite ends of the United States and who quickly became good friends in Cutler Hall last fall — reflect on how they met, their first year at Loomis, and their hopes for the future.

Today we welcome Mohamad Hafez to the Pelican Scoop. Mohamad spoke with producer Mary Forrester at the opening of his exhibit, Unsettled Nostalgia, in the Sue and Eugene Mercy Jr. Gallery. In addition to his own work, the exhibit features an artistic collaboration that Mohamad created over the course of this school year with members of the Loomis community.   Originally from Damascus, Syria, Mohamad was raised in Saudi Arabia and educated in the United States. According to his artist’s statement, his work reflects the inherent conflict between the influences of East and West that are part of his identity, and echoes the political turmoil in the Middle East through the compilation of found objects, paint, and scrap metal. An architect by profession, Mohamad creates "surrealistic" streetscapes that are structural in appearance and infused with political allusions. He lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut. The exhibit runs through the end of May.

Today we are speaking with Scott MacClintic and Jen Solomon, Director and Associate Director of Innovation respectively, about the Pearse Hub for Innovation, the PHI, which is currently under construction as part of Loomis Chaffee’s new campus center. Scott is a member of the class of ’82, a long-time teacher in the Science Department, and is currently Director of the Kravis Center for Excellence in Teaching. Jen is new to the Island this year. She teaches biology and physics and lives in the dormitory Richmond Hall.

Science teacher Neil Chaudhary '05 presented his lecture “Science and the Common Good” to members of Loomis Chaffee’s Class of 2021 gathered for a special Freshman Seminar class on January 30. In his talk, Neil encouraged the students to consider the relationship between science and the common good and the role of humanity in the universe.

In this episode, we hear a conversation among Sam Olshin, the architect for the new campus center; Student Council vice president Sarah Bennett; and Pelican Scoop director Keller Glass. Mr. Olshin answers questions about the new campus center’s role on campus, the design inspiration for the building, and how that design reflects Loomis Chaffee’s values.

Former U.S. secretary of state George P. Shultz '38 paid a return visit to the Island for a question-and-answer session with Head of School Sheila Culbert in front of an all-school audience on October 27, 2017. During the 45-minute conversation, Secretary Shultz shared stories and insights from his work with five U.S. presidents, his knowledge and opinions about issues at the forefront of current public discourse, and reflections on his time as a Loomis student 80 years ago.

This episode features a conversation between Dean of Enrollment Lynn Petrillo and Senior Associate Director of Admissions Liz Stewart about the process of applying to the Loomis Chaffee school.

Pelican Scoop director Keller Glass shares audio he recorded of Tibetan monks preparing a traditional sand mandala in Founders Chapel.

A conversation with Scott MacClintic '82, Director of Loomis Chaffee's Kravis Center for Excellence in Teaching, about how to study and learn more efficiently.

Science teacher James Sainz about dark matter, scientific inquiry and her work with the international research project, The Darkside Collaborative.

We sit down with Archives Director, Karen Parsons, to talk about a fascinating paiting by one of Loomis Chaffee's founders.