Podcasts about Taft School

In this compelling episode of the PREP Athletics Podcast, Cory sits down with Shavar Bernier, head basketball coach at the prestigious Taft School. Bernier shares his unique journey from being a first-team all-state player in New Hampshire to taking a gap year, attending Bridgton Academy, and eventually finding his way to Connecticut College before becoming a successful prep school coach. With remarkable candor, Bernier discusses his coaching philosophy centered on hard work, grit, and love for the game, while offering invaluable insights into how Taft prepares student-athletes for college basketball. Parents and players will appreciate his honest perspective on the importance of morning workouts, player development strategies, and how the right prep school environment can transform a young athlete's future. This episode delivers practical wisdom for families navigating the complex prep-to-college basketball pathway.

After a summer hiatus, we're back! For our first episode back, I had the chance to speak to Kendra James, author and podcast producer at Crooked Media. We discuss Kendra's memoir 'Admissions,' which recounts her experiences as a Black girl at Taft School. Our conversation delves into our shared experiences of Black girlhood, the complexities of writing a memoir, and of course, all of the books that shaped Kendra's reading experiences as a kid. 00:00 Welcome Back to Unbound00:32 Introducing Kendra James01:36 Diving into Kendra's Memoir03:31 Kendra's Childhood Reading Influences05:16 Exploring Historical Fiction and Girlhood15:29 Harry Potter and Fan Fiction Beginnings25:47 Boarding School Expectations vs. Reality30:56 Navigating Identity and Social Dynamics at Taft41:04 Reflecting on Early Career Challenges41:40 Navigating DEI Work in Independent Schools43:12 Self-Reflection and Program Issues44:33 Subtle Racism and Personal Experiences49:26 Writing a Memoir: Process and Boundaries52:57 The Journey to Publication01:03:39 Bookish Lightning Round01:14:11 Final Thoughts and Future PlansFor a full list of books mentioned, join the Unbound community on Substack Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James Follow Kendra James on instagram: @kendrajames_Follow Mbiye Kasonga: @mbiye_KProduced by Moyo Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are traditional schools equipped to prepare our children for a rapidly evolving world? In the latest episode of the Better Learning podcast, Tom Woelper and John Camp delve into a fascinating conversation about the New England Innovation Academy (NIA), an independent school that's challenging the status quo of education. With backgrounds deeply rooted in both education and entrepreneurship, Woelper and Camp built NIA and are redefining the educational landscape. NIA isn't just another school; it's a bold experiment in fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and human-centered design. But what sets it apart from traditional models? And how does it equip students with the skills and mindset needed to thrive in an uncertain future? Discover how the school's physical space mirrors its innovative philosophy, fostering collaboration and a sense of belonging among students. However, this journey isn't without its challenges. Woelper and Camp candidly discuss the hurdles of moving away from traditional grading systems and the impact of college admissions on education today. With insights from over 25 years of teaching experience, Camp brings a unique perspective to the table, emphasizing the importance of teaching what cannot be Googled and fostering a culture of hard work. Meanwhile, Woelper's extensive career in independent education shines through, showcasing his dedication to reshaping the educational landscape and serving as a beacon for innovation in schools.   Takeaways The New England Innovation Academy is an independent school that focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship, and human-centered design. The school aims to prepare students for a rapidly changing world by teaching empathy and fostering an innovator and entrepreneur mindset. The founders of the school have backgrounds in education and entrepreneurship and wanted to create a school that was different from traditional models. The physical space of the school reflects its innovative approach, with open, collaborative areas and a sense of belonging and togetherness. The target market for the school includes families who are dissatisfied with traditional education and want a more innovative and flexible approach. Nia Innovation Academy follows a human-centered approach to education, focusing on integrated learning and project-based learning. The school offers flexibility in scheduling and allows for personalized learning experiences. NIA uses a competency-based assessment system that de-emphasizes grades and focuses on skills and competencies. The college admission process still heavily influences education, but colleges are showing interest in innovative approaches to learning. There is a need for a shift in the K-12 education system to prioritize holistic development and individual strengths rather than solely focusing on grades and college admissions.     Camp (as he goes by), has been teaching in independent schools for over 25 years. His experience includes English and writing classes as well as interdisciplinary courses such as “The Art and Physics of Time Travel.” At St. Mark's School, which bestowed him with The Trustees Chair and the Kidder Faculty Prize, Camp served as the Director of Experiential Learning and Associate Director of The Center of Innovation in Teaching and Learning. Tom has had a distinguished 31-year career in independent education, most recently serving as the Head of School of Far Hills Country Day School in Far Hills, New Jersey. Prior to his tenure at Far Hills, Tom served as the Assistant Head of School and Dean of Academic Life and taught history during his 14 years at The Hotchkiss School. Tom began his career in independent school education as a teaching intern at Groton School and then as a history teacher and Class Dean at The Taft School.     New England Innovation Academy https://neiacademy.org/   Follow on Tom Woelpher on Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-thomas-woelper-a9009717 Twitter: https://twitter.com/twoelper   Follow on Camp on Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/campsm/   Learn more about creating better learning environments at www.Kay-Twelve.com. Kevin Stoller is the host of the Better Learning Podcast and Co-Founder of Kay-Twelve, a national leader for educational furniture. Find out more about Kevin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstoller/. For more episodes of the Better Learning Podcast, visit https://www.betterlearningpodcast.com/   Episode 179 of the Better Learning Podcast Kevin Stoller is the host of the Better Learning Podcast and Co-Founder of Kay-Twelve, a national leader for educational furniture. 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Send us a Text Message.When exploring colleges, there's only so much you can do online. At some point, you have to see these places for yourself — all five, 10 or 30 schools on your list.Unless a family member has unlimited vacation days (or a teleportation machine), the only way to realistically visit multiple schools in a reasonable amount of time is by planning a college visit road trip. But how do you organize one of these info-gathering trips? How can you keep all these visits straight in your head? And what's the best way to maximize that family time as you travel together from destination to destination?  In this episode of College Admissions Insider, we provide a road map for success. Our guest is Alison Almasian, director of college counseling at the Taft School, a private boarding school in Watertown, Conn., Before that, she spent 22 years in college admissions. Read a transcript for this episode.If you have a question, comment or idea for a future episode, email podcast@bucknell.edu.Links:Plan a visit to BucknellBlog post: planning a college visit road tripBlog post: 80 questions to ask on a campus tourInfo about applying to BucknellBuild a Bucknell Custom ViewbookLatest news for prospective studentsHi, everyone. It's Brooke Thames from College Admissions Insider. Before this episode starts, I wanted to let you know that, every so often, we'll be revisiting past conversations we've had here on the podcast that may be especially relevant to where students and families are in the admissions process.

Hey SC Mafia, Welcome to Ep. 9 of the Podcast! On this one, we speak with Will Turner, Director of S&C and Admissions Officer for The Taft School, a boarding and day school in Watertown, CT. Will is in his first year at The Taft School after spending four years at Greenwich Country Day School, where he was the first full-time S&C Coach and built the program from scratch. Will has spent time in almost every sector of Sports Performance, including personal training, division 3, division 1, and professional athletics. Now, he works with high school athletes and has found his impact continue to grow as he attracts more and more athletes to his program. Hope you enjoy the episode, and as always, please reach out with any feedback to scmafiapodcast@gmail.com or either Instagram account associated with the show (@sc_strength or @connor_ryder33).

In this episode of Highway to Higher ED, Alex talks to Ken Hincker, a teacher, coach, dorm parent and advisor in high school education for over twenty years. Ken taught at three institutions in the south, including Savannah Country Day School, before migrating to The Taft School in 2011, serving as its English Chair for five years and acting as soccer coach, dorm head, and advisor. He has since transitioned to executive function coaching and tutoring in the Fairfield area, serving as the Executive Director to Alliance Tutoring. Within this episode Ken discusses his background and how he got into teaching, his shift to tutoring, executive function coaching, the types of clients he serves, success stories and the current challenges he faces.

Today we are talking to Tony Guernsey, former national head of Wilmington Trust wealth management, a longtime senior banker at JP Morgan, founder of the UBS US private bank. Tony wrote an unpublished memoir called Divas, Icons, and Felons with his wisdom and great stories from his distinguished five decades managing money for many wealthy and famous clients such as Steve Jobs, Jay Chiat, and Christo. Tony was very generous to share some of them with me and it is a rare peek inside this often fascinating and eccentric world, but it also highlights the lack of education out there for those who have the responsibilities of wealth. I hope you enjoy my talk with Tony Guernsey as much as I did. BIOGRAPHY: Peter E. ”Tony” Guernsey Jr. was born and raised in Long Island, New York. He was educated at the Taft School in Watertown, CT, and Lake Forest College, in Lake Forest, Illinois. During the Vietnam War, he spent 30 months in the U.S Naval Reserve at Great Lakes Naval base in North Chicago, Illinois. Simultaneously he was an ice hockey referee and drove a taxi cab in Chicago. In 1972 Tony joined JP Morgan and over the next 43 years re-engineered or started 42 National Wealth Management offices around the U.S. for Morgan, UBS, and Wilmington Trust. Today he is a consultant and serves as an outside independent family trustee. Tony and his wife, Eve, share their lives between New York City, Bedford, New York, and Martha's Vineyard. Between the two of them, they have three children and four grandchildren. Cumulatively, the two of them worked at JP Morgan for 50 years. In 1972, Tony was a contributing author of the book, Skates, Sticks and Men, the story of American Hockey in the United States. Tony was voted All-American Division 3 in Ice Hockey in 1970 and in 2006 was awarded the esteemed Lifetime Achievement award by Private Asset Management. NOTE: This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Anything said by the guests or host should not be construed as legal or investment advice. Thanks for listening. Joe Reilly is a family office consultant, and the host of the Private Capital Podcast as well as the Inheritance Podcast. FOLLOW JOE: https://twitter.com/joereillyjr WEBSITE: https://www.circulus.co/ PRIVATE CAPITAL PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-capital/id1644526501 Thanks for listening. If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends and take a minute to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. We appreciate it.

In episode 53 we speak to Benjamin Kennedy Chaanhing and Gilbert Kimrin, both lately of the Limhamn Griffins U17 team. Both players are starting high school this fall; Benjamin is heading to RIG Academy in Uppsala, while Gilbert is going to the Taft School in Connecticut.

Do you wonder what really needs to be done in preparation for an ask? I talk with Amanda about the work she has done in the last year plus in her role created and designed to work with all parts of the advancement team. Amanda has had success keeping constituents engaged at all levels. She compares her work to setting the table before a meal. Amanda Pulawski is Director of Constituent Engagement at The Taft School, an independent boarding school in Watertown, Connecticut. Prior to her current role at Taft, she was a member of the Annual Fund team and served as Director of Special Events. A passionate and creative professional, she works with each part of their Advancement team to connect the schools constituents to the institution through events, communication, engagement, and stewardship. Amanda works closely with volunteers of the school to ensure that their practices are relatable and engaging across generations and relationships. She is a volunteer herself, working as an advisor to The Red Rhino Fund a 9-student board tasked with raising funds to grant awards to local organizations in support of education, literacy, and the arts, is a member of the Connecticut Community Foundation Women's Giving Circle, and serves as Board President at her children's school. She graduated from Albertus Magnus with a degree in Humanities and attended Boston University's Center for Professional Education for Fundraising. She and her husband, Artie, have two boys Jack (5) and Owen (3). Subscribe to my website www.devdebrief.com or follow for more info on instagram @devdebrief --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/devdebrief/support

On this episode, we chat with Gretchen Silverman, who was recently named the new head coach of the Post University Eagles Women's Ice Hockey program. We discuss having Gordie Howe come to her youth hockey practices and her path to becoming an Olympic gold medalist with the 1998 USA women's hockey team. We also cover her experience as a teacher and coach at the Taft School and then go into detail on her plans for the Post women's program. You can connect with Gretchen either on the team's website or via Gretchen Silverman's Champs App profile: https://profile.champs.app/h/gretchen-silverman You can learn more about and the Post Eagles Women's Ice Hockey program here: https://posteagles.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey Follow the Post Eagles Women's Hockey team on Twitter: @Post_WIH and Instagram: @post_wih To learn more about minor hockey development and recruiting for both girls and boys, visit the Champs App website http://www.champs.app ============================================================== Create a free, beautiful Champs Hockey Profile to help with college or prep school recruiting: https://profile.champs.app/sign-up With Champs App profile you can: · Share highlight videos, statistics and coach information · Add a player's playing history (teams, coaches, level of play) and upcoming games schedule · Share personal, student and athletic profile information · Invite and connect with coaches, players and teammates Once you create your profile, you will have a personalized link to share with coaches and teams. Or you can connect directly with coaches on Champs App. Here is a list of college and team coaches already using Champs App: https://www.champs.app/2022/05/coaches-directory/ You can view sample profiles here: Women's: Cammie Knight and Men's: Wayne Crosby https://profile.champs.app/h/cammie-knightand https://profile.champs.app/h/wayne-crosby

Listen to Black American Jerome A. Parker — from The Bronx and living in Brooklyn, New York — share about moving his parents' possessions from The Bronx, New York to North Carolina in 2020 because they contracted Coronavirus and they were quarantining in their new home. Jerome shares about sadly losing an aunt to the virus during the pandemic. “Covid has been an interesting time… It's been a rollercoaster. But I think a lot of people feel that it wasn't all negative. There was some treasure in that darkness.” Jerome shares. “We're taking back our narrative.” Jerome says about the podcast, Black America and Covid. Jerome and I met in the Prep 9 program when we were in the 7th grade. He matriculated to Choate Rosemary Hall and I went to The Taft School.

Listen to Black American Heather Kollar — originally from The Bronx, New York and now living in Newark, New Jersey — share about living and working as an entrepreneur during the Covid-19 pandemic. Her company, h2ocleanse, specializes in state-of-the-art water and air purification. We are both alumna of Prep 9. Heather attended Philips Exeter Academy and I attended The Taft School.“I've always been an entrepreneur…" Heather shares. "So, I stopped working in my last corporate job, financial services, in April of 2019, and I had a company I had already that I was just growing, so… one reason or another I had decided to slow down my in person meetings, I think, before the pandemic, maybe the winter of 2019, I just started feeling unproductive running around. So, I actually made a really conscious decision to just work from home more. So, ironically by the time the pandemic hit, I was already in that work-from-home independent mode. That's for my company, h20cleanse, where we specialize in state-of-the-art water and air purification, ironically. So, I've been in the water space for 10 years now, and in air purification since 2017…”Heather shares about sadly losing a dear friend during the pandemic:“The first person that I lost was arguably one of the most beautiful people that I've ever met in my life… Sherry was the first person… She died at a point where nobody knew what was going on. It was like, she went in the hospital, and she died… My girlfriend — her brother died. She found out he died and was sick on social media. That was pretty horrible… yeah… I know several people whose losses were above 30 people... they were personally family members. Yes, so, you know, a lot of those people were inner-city people in close proximity…”

In this episode of What's Not Going On?, I got the chance to talk with Dennis Franklin. Dennis is a founder of the Level Three Collective. He plays ice hockey for Columbia University and spends a lot of his free time on the turntables. We talk about his love for music and fashion, along with his experiences as a person of color at Columbia University and the Taft School. Dennis' social media information is below: @dennisfreee - Instagram @levelthreecollective - Instagram https://medium.com/@dennisfranklin_55863/what-is-it-like-4b9131b202b6 - The Letter

Listen to Black American Reverend Onaje Crawford, M. Div., MSW, from North New Jersey share about living with his wife and children and working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reverend Crawford is a pastor, educator, and social worker.He shares how 2021 was “interesting… So the drop off is typically early enough that I didn't have much work stuff to do, you know, dropping kids off at school at 7:45, 8:00, 8:15 in that range. So, there's not too much work stuff that early. But the pickup was interesting. I took a lot of meetings in the car where I had to say to my kids, ‘I need you guys to sit quietly in the back,' which, you know, even for the most well-behaved kid after a day of school when they haven't seen you all day, it's gonna be… they want to talk to you and tell you about stuff. ‘So, yeah, I really wanna hear this story, but actually I actually have to have this meeting right now…'”“…Bedtime routine, which is really, really hard getting kids to bed at night in the pandemic. It was hard 'cause they really couldn't separate activity and play from rest and sleep 'cause they have been in the house all day. So that was 2020…”“…I was in a funeral home at a funeral. It's hard not to hug somebody. Very, very hard not to. Even though you're like, ‘I probably shouldn't be doing this, but I'm just gonna go ahead and give you a little hug 'cause I think you need it right now.'” Reverend Crawford shares about conducting a funeral in March of 2020.“I think it is very important… often times when it comes to just the residual effect of any major happening… We talk about the kids, you know, the kids and learning loss, these years of school, and how would they recover, and what would they do? But the truth is we've all lost something in this experience and to just move on as though it never happened is, is… It's traumatic. It doubles down on trauma. So, we have to talk through and express ourselves and the things that we lament and the things that we came to love during that time, 'cause, you know, to say that it was all bad would not be true. I think, again, as someone who works so much — I work all the time — just to have the opportunity to be in the house with my kids that much for a year, you know, 15 months that's rare… I think it's great in that respect.”We met at The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut where we were both students.

Listen to licensed real estate salesperson Peter-Charles Bright — born and residing in Brooklyn, New York — talk about living and working during the Covid-19 pandemic and having quality time with his daughter in 2020 when daycares and offices closed to prevent the spread of the virus.When asked if he identifies as Black, he responded: “I'd say Black, but I think over the past couple of years it's become more evident that Black is the name the police call you when they need you. So there's the idea of cultural Blackness… There's an idea of ethnic Blackness, and then there's just phenotypic Blackness. But there's also judicial Blackness. So I think, you know, there's times when I'm like, yeah, that Black, yes. But other times I try to be, you know, as human as possible without delineation.”Peter-Charles and I met in Prep for Prep which prepared us to attend boarding schools. He attended Philips Exeter Academy and I attended The Taft School.“I think you also have — for those who did have the option [to work from home] — I think you have a crystallization of what matters and who matters most.” Peter-Charles shares about work-life balance during the pandemic.“‘Show me a million Black people, and I'll show you a million different ways to be Black.'” Peter-Charles quotes his Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Listen to Black American Lovey Roundtree Oliff — originally from Brooklyn and raised in Queens, New York — share about living in Exeter, New Hampshire with her husband and two sons during the Covid-19 pandemic. Her mother was born in Haiti and her father was born in Virginia. Lovey worked as a squash coach part-time and a physical fitness instructor while serving on The Select Board of the Town of Exeter, which functions as the mayor of the town. She was elected in March of 2020.“I am a Black woman raising two Black children living in the State of New Hampshire.” Lovey states.“I think things are more transparent. I think now you know what people feel and think more than you did before. Like, there were people that I would never have considered in the party of anti-mask-wearing or the people who would respond with ‘Why does everything have to be about race?' …And it's like…I don't know…because there's a Black man dead again…and it's becoming a bit of a pattern…Tell me why it's not?” Lovey share about the Black Lives Matter movement in New Hampshire.“The novelty [of Zoom] wore off and that definitely had an effect on social interactions…on social interactions becoming somewhat closed in because you felt so exposed…So there was a lot of that…Like maybe this is too much of me out there. Because when you're teaching, when you're talking to large groups… when you're doing it live you feel the feedback. You feel the responses. You feel the vibe of the room. When you're doing it on Zoom and everyone is muted or off camera, you are talking into an abyss…and you're talking to yourself in a way that feels rather uncomfortable and lonely. You're lonely in a [Zoom] room full of 100 people.”We know each other through Prep 9. Lovey attended Choate Rosemary Hall and I attended The Taft School.

Listen to Courtney Martin talk about working in-person in San Diego, California throughout 2020 and 2021, while living with his wife and two elementary-school-age children and having backyard-outdoor gatherings with a diverse group of close friends with children. During the Covid-19 pandemic he discovered Twitch as a place to virtually enjoy live music with DJs all around the world. He shares about the process of buying a car during the pandemic, when car prices were on the rise, due to a chip shortage and a used-car shortage. Courtney talks about catching Covid-19 and quarantining in his bedroom and playing videogames and watching Netflix and Hulu and Letterkenny. He recounts how his wife and children found a black kitten at an empty school playground and they named the cat Rosa Parks (after the school). Sadly, Courtney lost a close family-friend to Covid-19 during the pandemic. He and I are both alumni of Prep 9. He attended Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts and I attended The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.

Listen to Black American Esosa Ogbahon, M.Ed., — born in Nigeria, raised in Brooklyn — talk about living with his family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, New York during the Covid-19 pandemic. He speaks about working as a school administrator and the process of transitioning to school online for New York City students. He recalls the loud fireworks going off at all hours in 2020 and how his two children acclimated to online learning.Esosa and I met in Prep 9 — a rigorous academic program that prepares students of color to attend boarding school — when we were 13-years-old. He attended The Hotchkiss School and I attended The Taft School in Connecticut.

Listen to business owner Cicero Salmon III, MBA, from The Bronx and now living in Covina, Los Angeles County, California talk about transitioning to working-from-home and spending time with his two children who were learning-from-home during the Covid-19 pandemic. He was able to earn income during the pandemic as an insurance agent. He's aware that in the American capitalistic society his business grew because more people needed insurance. To avoid contracting the virus he kept a small network of friends and his kids had friends to play with when schools closed in 2020. Sadly, he has friends who passed away from Covid-19 during the pandemic. I know Cicero through the nonprofit program, Prep 9, which prepares students of color to attend boarding school. I attended The Taft School and Cicero attended The Lawrenceville School.

Listen to Quincy Evans, MBA, share his experience living on Long Island, New York with his family during the pandemic and working from home while his two young children went to school online in the spring of 2020, and then returned to in-person-classes in the fall of 2020. He worked for a financial institution that had the technology to allow him to easily work from home during the pandemic. He shares that the spring of 2020 was a lost academic time for children.Born and raised in The Bronx, Quincy speaks on how the Covid-19 pandemic illuminated socio-economic-racial divides in the U.S.A. Speaking on economic disparity in the U.S.A, Quincy notes that the pandemic “really exposed the haves versus the have nots. Not every household had internet access in the city. If you had access, you didn't have a device… And that's one thing that you realized, that you just take for granted. I remember when the pandemic hit, I bought my kids Chromebooks off of Groupon in January of 2020 and then all of the sudden there were no Chromebooks left, because everyone needed to buy a Chromebook to do school from home…”Quincy identifies as Black and African American. We met when we were students in Prep 9 — a rigorous academic program that prepares students of color to attend boarding school. He attended Phillips Academy Andover and I attended The Taft School.

Listen to Brooklyn-born first-generation Grenadian American Luther Masanto talk about completing graduate school at Syracuse University at the beginning of the Covid-19 stay-at-home orders in March of 2020 and losing his internship in California, leading him to make a strong pivot into grocery-shopping for Instacart. With a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering, Luther talks about what it was like to face financial insecurity as the Covid-19 pandemic lasted months and he had to dip into his savings. At the end of the summer of 2020 Luther landed a new job working-from-home and was able to create music and to collaborate remotely with other musicians. The pandemic allowed him to reach a larger group of people. He shares about how an extended family member — a sister-in-law who is Grenadian — lost a relative and flew back to Grenada for the funeral. I met Luther through the non-profit program Prep 9, which helped us apply to boarding schools; we both attended The Taft School in Watertown, CT (at different times).

Kendra James, a founding editor at Shondaland.com, was an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment for independent prep schools before she entered her career in media. But James's own experiences at Taft School, where she was the first Black legacy student, were a far cry from the picture-perfect dream she was selling as an admissions officer. James joins us to discuss her new memoir, Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School.

Today we're joined by Kendra James; writer, podcast producer, and editor, to discuss her debut book, Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School. We talk about Kendra's experiences as the first African American legacy student at the Taft School in Connecticut, the ways she came to terms with the racism she experienced, and who she is writing for. We also talk pettiness, writing in the bathroom, and figure skating.You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2022/01/19/ep-199-kendra-jamesThe Stacks Book Club selection for December is Passing by Nella Larsen, we will discuss the book on January 26th with Cree Myles.Connect with Kendra: Twitter | InstagramConnect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | SubscribeSUPPORT THE STACKSJoin The Stacks Pack on PatreonAthletic Greens - visit atheleticgreens.com/thestacks to get a free one-year supply of vitamin D and five free travel packs with your first purchase.Vegamour - go to vegamour.com/thestacks and use the code THESTACKS to get 20% off your first order.Native - head to nativedeo.com/thestacks and use code THESTACKS to get 20% off your first order.Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SUBSCRIBE - youtube.com/NJCollegeBaseballNation for more From New York City to New Haven, with a lengthy stop in Utah in between - it's not the most linear geography, but it's been a long, strange, wonderful trip for Taft School's Beck Milner, one of America's top catchers, who last week signed his letter of intent to play Ivy League baseball at Yale. Learn about Milner, his intensity and commitment in the weight room, his unique second sport, the sport he couldn't play, and his quest to challenge himself on and off the field on this edition of JBS Signing Week.

Episode 22- The Taft School Head Coach, Shavar Bernier speaks about Coaching at the prep school level, training athletes and overcoming obstacles in his career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Tom Woelper, Founding Head of School New England Innovation Academy   Tom has had a distinguished 31-year career in independent education, most recently serving as the Head of School of Far Hills Country Day School in Far Hills, New Jersey. Prior to his tenure at Far Hills, Tom served as the Assistant Head of School and Dean of Academic Life and taught history during his 14 years at The Hotchkiss School. Tom began his career in independent school education as a teaching intern at Groton School and then as a history teacher and Class Dean at The Taft School. Following a sabbatical year from Taft, Tom served as the Head of the Ake Panya International School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He also has served on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools, where he co-chaired the Accreditation Committee. Show Highlights Our future is characterized by disruptive technologies Break the Cellblock Gold Watch model in education to prepare students for the changing world Human-Centered Design school, iterate, fail fast, and fail forward Empathy is knowing that socks are more valuable than boots Putting into practice diversity, equity, and inclusion as cornerstones of your vision IDEAS will create action and connection Manage both the stress and the opportunity Position every member of the school as an educator Use your campus as a textbook “To develop an innovator, you need to have a group of people who have diverse backgrounds, experience, and thinking, and by extension, you're looking at diversity in all of its forms. It's visible and it's invisible forms. We know that diverse groups outperform homogenous groups all the time. For us to be successful in our mission and our educational mission, we have to be a diverse school, both in terms of the students and the faculty. Essential to what we're all about, but  you can't stop there. Even in our acronym, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Action. Action is the A in social justice. Many schools or institutions stop short of the action, you have to actively dismantle the existing racism. You have to actively examine your own bias. You have to actively think about how you develop a community of diverse learners.”  -Tom Woelper Full Transcript Tom Woelper Transcript   Tom Woelper's Resources & Contact Info: Twitter.com/twoelper Twitter.com/HelloNEIA LinkedIn   Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join “The Mastermind” Read the latest on the blog   SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader.   TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a “Fitbit for teachers” that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently.  Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.   ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder.   Copyright © 2021 Twelve Practices LLC

When exploring colleges, there's only so much you can do online. At some point, you have to see these places for yourself — all five, 10 or 30 schools on your list.Unless a family member has unlimited vacation days (or a teleportation machine), the only way to realistically visit multiple schools in a reasonable amount of time is by planning a college visit road trip. But how do you organize one of these info-gathering trips? How can you keep all these visits straight in your head? And what's the best way to maximize that family time as you travel together from destination to destination?  In this episode of College Admissions Insider, we provide a road map for success. Our guest is Alison Almasian, director of college counseling at the Taft School, a private boarding school in Watertown, Conn., Before that, she spent 22 years in college admissions. Read a transcript for this episodeIf you have a question, comment or idea for a future episode, email podcast@bucknell.edu.Links:Plan a visit to BucknellBlog post: planning a college visit road tripBlog post: 80 questions to ask on a campus tourInfo about applying to BucknellBuild a Bucknell Custom ViewbookLatest news for prospective studentsJoin Bucknell University's Office of Admissions for Navigating Your College Search, a free virtual summer series featuring insider tips to help you find and apply to the school of your dreams. See the schedule and register at go.bucknell.edu/navigating.

If you're a student or a family member of a college-bound student looking for some clarity around how to make your final choice of college, give this conversation a listen. Former Dean of Admission and Strategic Advisor to Scoir, Peter Van Buskirk, is joined by Director of College Counseling at The Taft School, Alison Almasian, to have a timely discussion about making your final choice of college, and much more. 

There's a well-known quote that says, "Nothing great comes without risk". Our guest today knows this all too well.Christopher Gaeta has been pursuing his interests and turning them into his life's greatest passions since the age of 12.Christopher is a venture capital associate specializing in healthcare investments for VU Venture Partners. A contributor to CNBC, U.S. News & World Report, and Yahoo Finance, Gaeta has amassed one of the largest LinkedIn networks in the country for his age. Captain of the Men's Golf team at Swarthmore College, Gaeta, is also the first student at Swarthmore to be concurrently pursuing a master's degree at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine while still an undergraduate. He is a Stanford University Innovation Fellow and an alumnus of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.Christopher was gracious enough to take some time to share with us his successes and lessons from life so far.Listen to this episode and learn about:- Christopher giving credit and thanks to his brother, Matthew, for being an outstanding role model (3:38)- How Christopher developed a tolerance to risk at a young age (7:20)- Christopher's early goals in life (9:30)- Managing risk as an entrepreneur (11:33)- Tolerance and analytical skills when investing in stocks (14:16)- The link between golf and investing (17:17)- Where Christopher learned the act of teamwork and leadership (21:38)- The secret of balancing it all (26:38)- Christopher's self gratitude (30:33)Links:- Connect with Christopher on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophergaeta/- Gaeta Sports Management - https://gaetasportsmgt.com/

Peter Van Buskirk is joined by Director of College Counseling at The Taft School, Alison Almasian, to discuss the challenges of college counseling in a remote environment. Join us for this conversation on developing a college list, attending virtual tours, college testing considerations, and finally, applying to college in a year clouded by uncertainty. This episode was recorded on October 12, 2020.

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In this episode, part one of a two part interview, co-hosts Bob Deraney and Hank Morse talk with former University of Connecticut star Jaclyn Hawkins about her stellar career, starting with her life in Ottawa, her move to Connecticut to attend the Taft School and her career at UConn. Jaclyn is the founder and owner of womenshockeylife.com.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Diante Vines knows he coming into a crowded Iowa receiver room. The incoming freshman from Connecticut is embracing the challenge. The HawkeyeNation.com Prospect Podcast caught up with the speedster from The Taft School to discuss his first-year goals, his backstory, his interests away from football and much more. Please give it a listen HERE or wherever to consume your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We caught up with Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea just about one year after the Camp Fire broke out, and about 11 months after we first sat down with him. In this episode, Sheriff Honea talks about how the recovery effort is going, the health and wellness of the community and first responders who endured the response efforts, and what his priorities are now, going forward in the future. He also admits that he and many others underestimated just how long the recovery was going to take, and what it's going to take to rebuild the town of Paradise.  Be sure to check out our first interview with Sheriff Honea below, just a few weeks into the Camp Fire.   Kory L. Honea became the 31st Sheriff of Butte County in May 2014.  Prior to becoming the Sheriff, Honea served as the Undersheriff for nearly four years. Sheriff Honea began his career with the Butte County Sheriff's Office in 1993, when he was hired as a deputy sheriff.  Prior to that Sheriff Honea was employed by the Shasta County Sheriff's Office. During his law enforcement career Sheriff Honea has held assignments in corrections, patrol and investigations.  In 2000, Sheriff Honea transferred to the District Attorney's Office as an investigator.  While at the District Attorney's Office, Sheriff Honea promoted through the ranks to become the Chief Investigator in 2008.  Sheriff Honea held that position until his return to the Sheriff's Office as Undersheriff in 2010. Sheriff Honea holds a Juris Doctorate from the Taft School of Law and is a member of the State Bar of California.  He also holds an Associate of Arts degree from Butte College.  Sheriff Honea has extensive law enforcement training certified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Links Podcast Episode 56: Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea Talks Candidly About the Camp Fire  

Jeremy LaCasse is an Historian, Educator, and Expert on Effective Leadership. He is the dean of the leadership lab at the Gardner Carney Leadership Institute, the director of the Association of Boarding Schools New Teacher Academy, and the Assistant Headmaster at The Taft School. Additionally, Jeremy was my advisor throughout all of high school and is a meaningful mentor of mine. His advice on leadership, education, and making an impact was invaluable throughout high school. In this episode, we talk about the trappings of leadership, how to achieve social and cultural change, the common conceptions of leadership that are untrue, and much more. 

Sheriff Kory L. Honea In this episode (#56) we sit down with the sheriff of Butte County, California, Kory Honea. His county, of course, was ravaged by the Camp Fire which broke out on November 8, 2018. The Town of Paradise, located within his county, was nearly completely destroyed by the fire that was stoked by 55+mile per hour gusts. Sheriff Honea is facing a death toll that could exceed 100, managing his law enforcement team as well as mutual aid and keeping his citizens safe while they're displaced from homes that were either destroyed or just can't be reached due to the town's closure.  Honea also had the responsibility of evacuating tens of thousands of people to get them out of harms way.  He talks about all that, plus some of the more challenging stresses he's faced and how he's dealing with all of the responsibility that goes along with California's deadliest wildfire disaster. Kory L. Honea became the 31st Sheriff of Butte County in May, 2014.  Prior to becoming the Sheriff, Honea served as the Undersheriff for nearly four years.  Sheriff Honea began his career with the Butte County Sheriff's Office in 1993,  when he was hired as a deputy sheriff.   Prior to that Sheriff Honea was employed  by the Shasta County Sheriff's Office. During his law enforcement career Sheriff Honea has held assignments in
corrections, patrol and investigations.  In 2000, Sheriff Honea transferred
to the District Attorney's Office as an investigator.  While at the District
Attorney's Office, Sheriff Honea promoted through the ranks to become the Chief Investigator in 2008.  Sheriff Honea held that position until his return to the Sheriff's Office as Undersheriff in 2010. Sheriff Hone-a holds a Juris Doctorate from the Taft School of Law and is a member of the State Bar of California.  He also holds an Associate of Arts degree from Butte College.    Links Butte County Sheriff Butte County Recovers Camp Fire Rescued Animals WildfireRecovery.org CalOES.ca.gov OESNews.com

This week on Over the Ball, Kevin and Sam look back at the USMNT's friendly with England and ahead to today's game against Italy, and then are joined by Taft School head soccer coach Ozzie Parente to discuss the evolution of the game at the prep school level and why increasingly more international players are choosing this route.

A born and bred New Yorker, Jill Kargman, is the creator, writer, producer and star of the scripted comedy “Odd Mom Out” in which Ms. Kargman played a satirical version of herself navigating the hilarity of raising children on the upper east side in NYC. Ms. Kargman attended The Spence School, The Taft School and Yale University. After graduating, and working for magazines, television and movies, Ms. Kargman began writing novels to give her more flexibility to be home with her three children: Sadie, Ivy, and Fletch. She is a New York Times best-selling author of multiple books, and her most recent book, a comedic essay collection, “Sprinkle Glitter on my Grave”, was published in September 2016 by Random House. She made her Café Carlyle debut in January 2017 with her sold out show Stairway to Cabaret ~ singing heavy metal songs ~ cabaret style. Jill hosts the Jill Kargman show on SiriusXM Stars Channel 109. Jill is also a performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade improvisational and sketch comedy group. Jill recently made an appearance in her first Hollywood studio movie, "A Bad Moms Christmas."

Today, we are sharing another episode from TLC Faculty Member, Scott Glovsky’s podcast, Trial Lawyer Talk. Scott talks with Daniel Rodriguez about a case that had a profound impact on him, and something that has been a relevant topic in today’s political conversations, school shootings. Daniel describes how he discovered the story by reversing roles with everyone involved and explains how important it was for him to relay the complete relevant story to the jurors. Daniel is a well-known trial lawyer from Bakersfield, California. He founded his firm, Rodriguez & Associates with the primary focus on defending the injured. Daniel joined the TLC faculty in 2009 shortly after his graduation in 2008.

Claire Ketchum holds a BS in psychology and a K-12 Teaching Certificate from Hobart and William Smith College. She is also a Certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach through The Institute of Transformative Nutrition. Claire is on a mission to teach teens how to break out of the Chronic Stress Loop, so they can create healthy habits, manage expectations better, experience more success and remain happy and healthy in school and beyond. Claire blogs about how parents can help their teens manage stress better, gives Stress Less Workshops at schools such as Rumsey Hall School and The Taft School, writes for Thrive Global and The Live, Love and Eat Magazine, and teaches teens one on one how to stress less utilizing her signature Creating Healthy Habits Coaching process. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Poor eating habits: what causes some teens to develop them The main stressors facing teens today What a chronic stress loop is: how to manage it a healthy way Strategies for teens to break unhealthy habits How parents can be a partner in helping teens create healthier habits Helping kids understand how what they eat and drink affects them Top ways to help navigate stress and develop healthy habits in our teens Honoring what your kid’s strengths are Having a general practice in place for stress relief The best strategy to help lower your body’s natural reaction to stress Resources: Website: www.claireketchum.com Stress Less Guide: www.claireketchum.com/yourguide Emotional Freedom Technique: www.tappingsolutionfoundation.org

Spinglish—the devious dialect of English used by professional spin doctors—is all around us. And the fact is, until you've mastered it, politicians and corporations (not to mention your colleagues and friends) will continue putting things over on you, and generally getting the better of you, every minute of every day—without your even knowing it.However, once you perfect the art of terminological inexactitude, you'll be the one manipulating and one-upping everyone else! And here's the beauty part: Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf, authors of the New York Times semi-bestseller The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook,have compiled this handy yet astonishingly comprehensive lexicon and translation guide—a fictionary, if you will—to help you do just that. If you want to succeed in business (or politics, sports, the arts, or life in general) without really lying, this is the book for you! (Your results may vary.) Today we were joined by Author and Co-founder of National Lampoon Magazine, Henry Beard. Beard, a great-grandson of Vice President John C. Breckinridge, was born into a well-to-do family and grew up at the Westbury Hotel on East 69th Street in Manhattan. His relationship with his parents was cool, to judge by his quip "I never saw my mother up close."[1] He attended the Taft School, where he was a leader at the humor magazine, and he decided to become a humorous writer after reading Catch-22.[1] He then went to Harvard University (from which he graduated in 1967[2]) and joined its humor magazine, the Harvard Lampoon, which circulated nationally. Much of the credit for the Lampoon's success during the mid-1960s is given to Beard and Douglas Kenney, who was in the class a year after Beard's.[1][3] In 1968, Beard and Kenney wrote the successful parody Bored of the Rings. In 1969, Beard, Kenney and Rob Hoffman became the founding editors of the National Lampoon, which reached a monthly circulation of over 830,000 in 1974 (and the October issue of that year topped a million sales). One of Beard's short stories published there, "The Last Recall", was included in the 1973 Best Detective Stories of the Year.[4] During the early 1970s, Beard was also in the Army Reserve, which he hated.[5] In 1975 the three founders cashed in on a buy-out agreement for National Lampoon; Beard got US$2.8 million and left the magazine.[5][6] After an "unhappy" attempt at screenwriting, he turned to writing humorous books.[7] Those that have reached the New York Times Best Seller list are Sailing: A Sailor's Dictionary (1981, with Roy McKie),[8] Miss Piggy's Guide to Life (1981),[9] Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Book (1995, with Leslie Nielsen),[10] French for Cats (1992, with John Boswell),[11] and O.J.'s Legal Pad (1995, with John Boswell and Ron Barrett).[12] Other notable books include Latin for All Occasions (1990), The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook (1992, with Christopher Cerf), and What's Worrying Gus? (1995, with John Boswell).     Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article: http://www.cheatsheet.com/…/how-schools-can-improve-their-…/ You can listen live by going to www.kpft.org and clicking on the HD3 tab. You can also listen to this episode and others by podcast at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/moneymatters or www.moneymatterspodcast.com ‪#‎KPFT