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Thanksgiving and The Powerful Benefits of Gratitude

Posted on 9/10/20209/10/2020Categories mindfulness

By LCS faculty member Libby Dalrymple, from her Chapel Address, October 7, 2020 I’d like to take a moment this morning to think about two words. The first word is Thanksgiving. It’s a two-part, compound word that implies action: Giving …..Thanks. That is what our upcoming holiday is all about - taking time in our lives to GIVE THANKS. It’s wonderful that we have a special holiday devoted to this concept but, as we all know, it’s important to give thanks more than once a year. Ideally, we try to do so daily. This brings me to the second word: Gratitude. In the field of Positive Psychology, there are psychologists who research many aspects of Gratitude, including a man named Bob Emmons. Even though it’s only one word, he talks about gratitude as being conceptually made up of two parts: “it’s an affirmation of goodness. We affirm that there are…

What I Wish My School Knew

Posted on 7/08/20207/08/2020Categories Uncategorized

By Sofiia Onopriienko Thinking back on the end of the school year, I am writing this letter inspired by the way my school, Lakefield College School, creates not just the learning space but the atmosphere of a united community, regardless of how many miles away we are from each other. I also want to share how much studying remotely has helped me, not only during the spring, but back in December, when I was away for over a month while trying to combine my passion and my education, and do my absolute best in both fields. This letter is an expression of my gratitude. I want you to know that studying online is not a burden for us, the students. I see it rather as a gift to those of us who are provided additional time to devote to our passions, and for those of us who feel discomfort, as it is truly an opportunity for growth. There have been…

Remote Learning: Traveling to Rome Without Leaving our Childhood Bedrooms

Posted on 10/07/202010/07/2020Categories LCS Learns

By Mikayla Stoodley '20 With a global pandemic on the rise, there came the dreaded reality that the world would be temporarily shutting down and with it all schools. As students, we returned to our childhood bedrooms to continue our learning, only this time, it would be done through a screen. Covid-19 has presented many challenges and the idea of completing the school year via our computers was a reality that many of us viewed from a place of fear and bitter indignation. Despite the unprecedented reality of remote learning, our Classical Civilizations class was soon presented with the incredible opportunity to explore a whole new environment through the digital education platform FutureLearn. As a group, we explored a world brought to life by none other than Mathew Nicholls, a Professor of Classics at the University of Reading and Senior Tutor at St John's College, University of Oxford. He is a specialist…