Head's Articles

List of 12 news stories.

• Head of School's Message: April 13

  4/13/2020
  Well, that was a Spring Break, unlike any other, wasn’t it? A friend of mine wrote, “To withdraw from the community for the sake of the community seems absurd and counterintuitive.” 
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• Head of School's Message: April 6

  4/6/2020
  Being ‘in loco parentis’ is fundamental to being a school teacher. I am accustomed to my role at school as a ministry of presence, being out and about on the campus, popping into classrooms, maintaining relationships, checking in with people, greeting students. 
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• Head of School's Message: March 30

  3/30/2020
  “In ordinary circumstances, I worry about people who live in virtual cocoons, always staring at screens, devoid of regular, real human contact.” wrote columnist Nita Lelyveld in Saturday’s LA Times
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• Head of School's Message: March 23

  3/23/2020
  Fred Rogers once said, “In time of need, look for the helpers.” 
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• Head of School's Message: March 16

  3/16/2020
  I have a calendar on my desk with a quote for each day from Buddhist teaching. 
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• Head of School's Message: March 9

  3/9/2020
  As the Coronavirus situation evolves, Chandler is fortunate to receive expert help from members of our parent body in the medical profession and from parents who work for corporations closely monitoring developments. 
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• Head of School's Message: March 2

  3/2/2020
  I want to update you on what Chandler is doing to address novel Coronavirus in our community. 
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• Head of School's Message: February 24

  2/24/2020
  At the start of the school year in August, Chandler’s Director of Finance Lynette Heydorff, announced that this would be her last school year at Chandler as a full-time employee. 
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• Head of School's Message: February 10

  2/10/2020
  I plead guilty to the use of clichés, phrases or opinions that are overused and betray a lack of original thought.
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• Head of School's Message: February 3

  2/3/2020
  For the 2020-2021 school year starting Wednesday, September 1, there will be changes in the school calendar (outlined below), and the school day for grades K-2 will be extended by an hour and end at 3:00 p.m. 
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• Head of School's Message: January 27

  1/27/2020
  Julie Lythcott-Haims, the Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University from 2002-2012, grew sufficiently concerned about trends she saw in first-year college students to write in 2015 How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success.
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• Head of School's Message: January 21

  1/21/2020
  On several occasions during this school year, a deputation of angry second-grade boys has come by my office to demand action on a matter of grave concern.
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