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Dràgoin Summer 2013 SpiortadGLENELG COUNTRY SCHOOL anDràgoin SUMMER 2013 Congratulating our newest alums, the Class of 2013! TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL 6 Zander’s SPACE 8 DIVISIONS Reports of activities in the Primary, Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. 24 GLOBAL OUTREACH Dragons using their talents to help the community. 29 VISUAL ARTS 28 CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2013 MISSION SPIORTAD AN DRÀGOIN The mission of Glenelg Country School is to conduct a (spee-ohr-TAHD uhn DRAH-goyn) 35 AtHLETICS: WELCOME TO THE COUNTRY! challenging academic curriculum, enriching opportunities in Celtic for “Spirit of the Dragon,” the magazine is published the arts, and a vigorous athletic program in order to develop twice yearly by the Marketing and Communications Office 40 HOLLYKRAINE AND GRIT in each student: and is sent to alumni, faculty, parents, grandparents, The events in life that shape a student’s character. intellectual curiosity and love for learning; and friends past and present who make up the many effective oral and written communication; communities of Glenelg Country School. 42 GREEN INSIDE AND OUT! skills in mathematics and technology; Please help us use our resources wisely; email spiortad@ athleticism and sportsmanship; glenelg.org with any changes of address or notice of ecological and aesthetic awareness; missing or duplicate copies so that we may update our list. 44 FACULTY/STAFF integrity, respect, and compassion; and 5 fantastic employees said hello to retirement in the spring. a global perspective and understanding of other cultures To submit material, please email [email protected]. GCS reserves the right to edit all submissions for publication. so that every graduate is qualified for admission to colleges 48 ALUMNI and universities of highest standing and inspired to Head of School NEW: Alumni Spotlights: A look at our alums and their contribute to the greater good. Gregory J. Ventre activities after Glenelg. ACCREDITATION Managing Editor/Designer Amanda Martorana, Director of Marketing and Glenelg Country School is accredited, grades Pre-K3 Communications through 12, by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS) and by the Middle States Association of Editor/Designer Schools and Colleges (MSA). Lauren Roepcke ’09, Marketing and Communications Coordinator The School is affiliated with the Association of Photography Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS), the National Cover Photo by Rob Bartlett; Back Cover Photo by Lauren Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and the Roepcke ’09; Dawn Smith, Paulette Ward, Rob Bartlett, Katarina Educational Records Bureau (ERB). Boser, Megan Bruno, Jennifer Cope, Brad Bernstein, Classic Photography, Eline Reis, Cate Barry, David Weeks, Elisabeth Worthington, Jayde Kelly, Debbie Lieberman, Paleface, Steve Blaes ’03, Marydele Stoltle Donnelly ’61, Alexis Monroe ’09, Ore Badaki ’08. © 2013 Glenelg Country School 12793 Folly Quarter Road Ellicott City, Maryland 21042 www.glenelg.org 410-531-8600 FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL sit in classrooms and predict how well vocational schools. He also suggests that teachers in questionnaires “eerily similar they will do on tests and even specific colleges not offer courses on “irrelevant to customer satisfaction surveys from learning to adapt quizzes. Knewton’s founder says that material” (meaning the humanities and department stores” with the predictable “people are going to insist on having the arts) and wants more students to result being grade inflation. By Gregory J. Ventre, Head of School their profiles that know how they focus on (STEM) science, technology, Selingo also views the Adaptive This issue of the Spiortad an Dràgoin is annually, and threat to independent schools posed by the “accountability learn travel with them across schools, engineering, and mathematics. He Learning trend in a more balanced appropriately, devoted to celebrating our recent graduating movement” and remnants of the unfortunate “No Child Left across teachers, across grade levels, may be a bit late in jumping on this way. While he lauds some “machine class. The Class of 2013 was our largest ever, featured the Behind” program. This continues to dominate the superficial across countries.” How about across the bandwagon, but predictably he also learning” programs such as the most “lifers” (23 students who had never attended another educational conversation politically (and education in universe? Using data to personalize supports for-profit educational business Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie school), earned over $5.6 million in merit scholarships and the U.S. is indeed political), stressing test-based common learning and craft programs is not new, models supported and funded by Mellon University, he sees the trend as gained acceptance to more than 150 colleges and universities assessment goals that look to standardize learning and but what is new is how technology can business and private banking sources eventually robbing colleges of their around the world. We are rightfully proud of them. shrink-wrap student development. I worry that all schools will support this. By 2015, Miami Dade (which historically fail) and hopes that degree-granting powers as students be compelled to do what they traditionally are quite poor County in Florida will ensure that every college decisions will be based on the gain instruction from multiple providers My parting comments to them at their commencement at doing; make dramatic shifts in philosophy and structure, student has their own digital device. analysis of future earnings, predicted and demonstrate competency in various ceremony (a theme introduced earlier that week at our to adapt to these trends. I worry that independent schools Most schools, including GCS, are looking loan debt and skill development – ways, perhaps through MOOCs, 8th grade event) centered around the catch phrase “you in particular, historically exempt from these cookie-cutter at the feasibility and ramifications of essentially, return on investment. Massive Open Online Courses. Venture are better than that,” which developed from some recent programs because our superiority is universally recognized, this as well. Knewton predicts that one A more interesting new book tackles capitalists have already pounced on articles about the characteristics of their popular culture- will be required to adhere to these minimum standards that day “every school will be producing the Adaptive Learning issues as well. this idea. These programs are costly, imposed “generational” name, “Gen Y.” Many of the we easily exceed, perhaps forcing us via legislation (this has adaptive learning applications….” In College (Un)Bound, author Jeffrey and along with Bennett’s approach, so-called generational traits attributed to them were not been discussed) to change how we teach, what we teach Over 10 million students nationally use Selingo agrees that the financial will further result in a more elitist complimentary. They were described as selfish, entitled, self- and why we teach in order for us to retain our independence educational materials produced and structure of colleges is breaking down, college system that will serve more centered geeks obsessed with taking pictures of themselves philosophically, financially and politically. published by Houghton, Mifflin. Knewton but chalks it up to colleges spending affluent students and further burden doing inane things and sending them out to millions. To make has already contracted with them to too much on luxury features to attract public institutions, especially as the loan a longer story shorter, they are better, so much better than Adaptive Leaning is a concern for different reasons. provide technological applications for that, and I tried to point out how and why. Rather than create common learning standards, it seeks to their vast array of school publications. super-personalize and customize learning. It is based on “ As the oldest and best schools in the nation, But I wonder if they will be among the last groups that we technology and how it can assist in establishing individual Into these muddy waters wades the can say that about. The encompassing popularity of the learning goals and wholly individualized educational plans familiar voice of former Secretary of independent schools carry the banner for “Common Core” curriculum initiative, a program which seeks for students within the same classes and grades. An example Education, William Bennett, with a new to establish common learning standards, including specific is from a company called Knewton, “a New York City-based book, Is College Worth it?. He reiterates excellence . .” content at grade levels, and has so far been adopted by 45 education-technology start-up with deep pockets and bold some of his older concerns, such as there states, including Maryland, which intends full implementation claims…” (Time, 6/17/13). By developing algorithms, and are simply too many people going students and on a “power shift in the programs dry up and financial aid for 2013 – 2014 is one challenge. Along with trends such the more data they gather the stronger the formula, Knewton to college, but now takes it further by classroom” where students regard their becomes less need-based. The idea of as Adaptive Learning, I again worry about something I intends to tell not only what students do and do not do well advocating for early selection, tracking professors as “service providers” much individualized learning, at least on a have written about more than once over the years; the but what time of day they learn best, where they should most young people into European style like store clerks. Students evaluate their very basic level, has always been part 2 Spiortad an Dràgoin Summer 2013 3 of what we do. We are well and happily beyond the one- Recognizing the potential issues with information disclosure, To celebrate the Class of 2013, the summer edition of size fits-all model where material is presented, reviewed, privacy (very much on our minds lately) and cost, we cannot the Spiortad an Dràgoin created custom covers for each tested and then moved past, resulting in grade distributions ignore the ways we might benefit from this vast potential.
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