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Palm Beach Day Academy Newsletter November / December 2007 12th Annual Walter H. Butler PBDA Athletics Golf Tournament At The Breaker’s Ocean Course Walter Butler Tournament Trophy he Palm t 7:30 in the morning on October 13, Tournament winners were Robert Beach Day twenty-one foursomes arrived at Castellano, Steve Simpson, Rick Clark TAcademy Athletic Athe Breaker’s Ocean Course to and Ray Morgan. Flight “B” winners Program has three main register, buy a mulligan or two and enjoy were Dana Koch ‘97, Mosie Miller ‘91, goals: to encourage personal breakfast on the terrace before fitness, to teach competitive team-sport competing in the 12th Annual skills, and to develop a strong value for Walter H. Butler, Palm Beach sportsmanship. Day Academy Golf With these three goals at the heart of the Tournament. Some took program, the faculty have designed advantage of the driving range programs appropriate for every level from and putting green while others Pre-Primary to Ninth Grade. Our youngest caught up with friends from students are involved in a PE (Physical past years at Palm Beach Day Education) program designed to start them Academy. Others took the on their way to a lifetime of fitness. opportunity to introduce According to the Center for Disease themselves to and welcome Control, there are currently over 5 million PBDA’s new head of PBDA, Dr. obese children in America and 15% have Becky van der Bogert and her obesity related disorders. The lower school husband Giles. PE teachers, provide activities that develop Once the carts were led off to positive attitudes about sports and fitness a shot-gun start, Day Academy by making activities fun and physically parents, students, faculty, Winning Foursome - Robert Castellano (2nd from left) and his demanding. They aim to link fun with guests Rick Clark, Ray Morgan and Steve Simpson alumni, trustees and friends exertion. enjoyed the beautiful Breakers setting and a Greg Boner ‘90, and Terry Boner ‘92. In the process, the PE teachers select glorious South Florida October morning of Flight “C” winners - Richard Wagener, activities which build skills in games that good friendship and great golf. Robert Wagener, Ruthanne Wagener, and can become lifelong interests and can be Along the way, the golfers had Harvey Cohen. enjoyed for decades. opportunities to compete in “longest Ray Caranno hit a drive that won the Basketball, flag drive,” “closest-to- “closest-to-the-pin” contest. Steve football, lacrosse, the-pin,” and Simpson hit the “straightest drive.” soccer, and “straightest drive” Suzanne Ainslie and Rick Clark hit the contests. “longest drives”. At the conclusion PBDA is grateful to Chairmen Jennifer of the round, all and Glenn Smith, the 21 foursomes, our players and volunteers, the Breakers Hotel, and the volunteers enjoyed many sponsors for the success of this an elegant lunch in Palm Beach Day Academy family The Mediterranean tradition. Room were the winners were announced and PBDA 4th Grader, Jake Holt, raffle tickets were made a few practice drives before drawn. joining his father in the cart. More golf photos plus donors & sponsors on page 6 Continued on page 4 A L U M N I E D I T I O N enough to do the work here” step further, “Are there ways in which we and then very quickly moved might do this better?” to different qualities. The There are many research studies that have qualities were quite similar tried to cull out the qualities that correlate though expressed in with success in life. Though the lists differ different ways. One used slightly, there are qualities that appear on the word grit while all of the lists; resilience, perseverance, y mind often works another used perseverance. ability to work with others, ability to think like a bumblebee, One said, “a student with critically and solve problems, ability to Mflying across principles,” while love and be loved by others, ability to disparate experiences and another said, communicate, and a sense of humor. making connections that “students who When I think of these qualities and watch challenge my thinking. know themselves.” our students, I can think of many overt Three such experiences Two things were clear, ways in which we do teach our students have happened these Dr. Rebecca van der Bogert however. They are the importance of these qualities. It’s done past few weeks that have me Head of Palm Beach looking for students of daily by teachers who discuss how we pondering how we might best Day Academy good character and students work together in the classroom or interact contribute to our students’ futures. who are willing to give to the school on the playground. It’s done in courses The first experience has been the community. What also struck me was such as Human Growth and Development. opportunity I’ve had to sit with some of how quickly they skipped over the Research tells us, however, that children our eighth and ninth grade students in academic piece and spent most of their learn by watching the adult’s actions more “mock interviews.” As a member of our time on these other qualities. than listening to their words. This Secondary School Admission Team, I’ve The third experience that added fuel for challenges us to be more aware of the been interviewing students to give them thought was meeting several of our inadvertent messages we might be experience, confidence and any insights I alumni as they returned this past week sending. As adults in our students’ lives, might have to help them get ready for their for a long weekend break. I watched the what are we modeling? Do they see us as interviews at the schools of their choice. It way they interacted with the teachers people who work well together? Do they has been a joy to get to know our students and talked about their current schools see us as resilient during difficult times? better and to see how poised and worldly and plans for the future. Their fondness Do they see us solving problems? they are. for their teachers, the pride in PBDA and As I greet students in the morning, walk The second experience has been the trip their current schools as well as their through the hallways, visit classrooms, that Mr. Gramentine, Mr. Caruso, and I excitement about challenges that they lead morning assemblies, meet with took to visit several New England prep wanted to mount were all visible. These parents, I’ll be keeping these questions in schools. While there we toured campuses, are clearly “students of character.” mind. met some of our alumni, and met with the These experiences have woven tightly During one of the student interviews, I Directors of Admissions. I found it together in my mind to leave me with the asked an eighth grader what he thought extremely informative as each Director question, “How does PBDA contribute to leadership was. He looked at me and answered our question – “What are you those qualities beyond academics in our started with, “It’s really knowing how to looking for in students?” It was interesting students that are so important for success listen to people…” I’m sure that’s the kind how similar the answers were. They all in their secondary schools, their colleges, of character that every one of the started with “academic ability strong and throughout their lives?” To take it a Admission Directors is hoping to find. influences intensify, and as the future The Human Relations Service in Wellesley, Parent/School Council’s grows less predictable, parents find it Mass. A former high school and pre- harder to know how to raise competent, school teacher, and a former child and Parent Lecture Series caring children of family therapist, he has worked with character; how to schools and families for thirty years. He to Feature Rob Evans resist negative has consulted to nearly a thousand schools influences in the around the country. His presentations are January 15 & 16 surrounding culture; known for their lively wit and plain talk. or how to help foster He is the author of many articles and two strength and books, Family Matters: How Schools Can Raising Healthy Children in resilience in children. Cope with The Crisis in Childrearing, and The Challenging Times Rob Evans will Human Side of School Change. outline key Robert Evans, Ed.D. Dr. Robert Evans dilemmas in raising Dr. Evans will spend the day of the 15th children and with faculty and the evening with parents. here is no harder job than being a adolescents today and offer concrete He will meet parents again on the morning parent. Nothing else touches so suggestions for successful coping at home of the 16th for a follow-up session. Tmuch of a person so deeply—or so and school. Mark your calendars and save the dates - unpredictably—and there is no training for Dr. Evans is a clinical and organizational January 15 & 16. it. As the pace of life accelerates, as media psychologist and the Executive Director of 2 November / December 2007 1st Quarter 2007-2008 1st Quarter, 2007-2008 High Honors 1 in Consideration for Others 6th Grade William Leas Jamie Freney Heather Hooker Hayley Ciklin Gabriella Malouf 7th Grade Alex Gordon Morgan Magelinski 5th Grade Aphra Benitz Thomas Coffman Mikala Merey Lily Applefield Louisa Johnston Devon McCarthy Gabrielle Aguirre PJ Cole Gigi Falk Megan Norris Sean Castellano Julia Rothschild Noah Spenser Carly Compton Liza Finsness Frieda Goodwhite Joshua Perry Catherine Closi Barrett Smith Alexander Valentine Ben Greenspan Mackenzie Hall Peggy Kilvert PJ Cole Dakota Torres Lydia Smith Serena Woodward Remi Lederman Xenia Hofherr Charles Krumholz Clayton Stone Emily Dunkel 8th