The Secrets of Painting, Drawing and Art as a Whole: Art is About Failure

Dasha Egudkina '18, Peter Dalglish Art Award Recipient, from her Chapel Speech “Knowing that there are people who hold the Fine Arts close to their hearts, so much so that they would contribute to an award such as this is a huge deal to me. The award symbolizes hope, and when people have hope in my work it makes me all the more motivated to do what I do. The Dalglish family makes the art program at LCS something to be proud of, taking it beyond an art class and allowing artists to have the right opportunities to make their dreams a reality.” Dasha Egudkina '18 I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. It has always been a part of my identity for God knows why, but knowing that art is an essential part of who I am, I have continued to paint. Many…

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Characteristics and Skill Sets Our Students Need – Now and in The Future

As part of our school-wide strategic planning process, the faculty and staff at LCS are on a mission to explore; to search for innovative practices and models across industries, to better understand and consider three questions:   What are the skills that students will need in the future?  How is the world changing?  How might LCS need to change? One of the groups, including 5 staff members and Head of School and Foundation Anne-Marie Kee, recently travelled to Ottawa to visit two places: The University of Ottawa to attend the Arts Innovation Panel - Inspiring Faculty of Arts Entrepreneurs; and Shopify Inc. a tremendously successful e-commerce company led by 37-year-old billionaire Tobi Lütke.  Below are highlights of some of the key takeaways from our trip. Creating a Work Ethos that Inspires and Gets Things Done - The Entrepreneurial Employee “Get things done!” It’s one of the inspirational expressions (a politer version), mounted on…

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Trailblazers and Pathmakers

The Importance of Inspiring Young Women By Betsy Macdonnell ’18 (reprinted from Just Another People Person) The first time sexism revealed itself in my life, I was six years old. In Kindergarden, it was playground tradition for the boys to play kickball at lunch. From a young age, I was rather confident, and I didn’t think twice about joining the game. I stepped into the line to play when one of my male classmates turned to me and said, “you can’t play kickball, you’re a girl.” At the time I was shocked, and annoyed, but mostly because I just wanted to play with the boys. With the help of my female classmates, I eventually convinced the boys to let me join. Flash forward 11 years. Although feminism was still a strong belief of mine, it had been a while since I had been able to act on that belief. I…

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