Roots and Wings- Voices of Independent Schools
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis podcast, sponsored by La Jolla Country Day School, explores the topic of independent schools. Host Inez Odom interviews experts in the field to offer a multi-faceted view of the topic from many perspectives.
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Episode 028- Donna Orem, President of National Association of Independent Schools
December 04, 2019 20:35 - 47 minutes - 86.2 MBIn this special episode of Roots and Wings: Voices of Independent Schools, we are delighted to feature Donna Orem, President of the National Association of Independent Schools. The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) is a nonprofit membership association that provides services to more than 1,800 schools and associations of schools in the United States and abroad, including more than 1,500 independent private K-12 schools in the U.S. Prior to joining NAIS, she was the vice pres...
Episode 027- Brendan Schneider- Director of Advancement, Sewickley Academy
September 01, 2019 15:30 - 33 minutes - 38.5 MBIn the words of Brendan Schneider, “I began as the Director of Admission & Financial Aid at Sewickley Academy in the Summer of 2008. In October of 2008, the stock market crashed, and our interest indicators (inquiries, applications, and visits) seemed to be a one month trailing average of the stock market. What were we going to do? We initially ran to traditional outbound marketing techniques that we had never tried before. We used billboards and placards in the airport which proved to be a ...
Episode 026- Lisa Lau Aquino- Director of Admission, The Hamlin School
September 01, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBLisa Lau Aquino is a proud graduate and parent of an alumna of The Hamlin School. She attended Lowell High School and U.C. Berkeley, and has done graduate work in Multicultural Education at University of San Francisco. Ms. Aquino has taught primarily Science and Health at The Hamlin School for 16 years prior to becoming the Director of Admission in July 2002. She is a member of the Senior Administrative team at Hamlin. Ms. Aquino is also the leader for Hamlin’s Lower School Affinity for Girl...
Episode 025- Pete Anderson- Director of Enrollment Management at Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia, PA
August 31, 2019 00:40 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBIn July of 2014, Peter Anderson began his work as Director of Enrollment Management at Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Anderson secured his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and his MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Following his work as an Institutional Derivatives Broker for Gottex Financial Services in Lausanne Switzerland, Mr. Anderson returned to education in the summer of 2000. Between 2009 and 2014, Mr. Anderson worked as Director of Admiss...
Episode 024- Harry Bloom- Senior Vice President, Measuring Success
August 31, 2019 00:25 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBImproving financial sustainability, recruitment and retention, and parent satisfaction using data is the goal of the company, Measuring Success. In his independent school work, Dr. Bloom has developed and implemented a number of marquee programs, including the Atidenu Recruitment and Retention program, the Recruitment and Retention Academy, the Governance & Fundraising Academy, and the Day School Financial Benchmarking and Reengineering program. These programs have helped well over 100 indep...
Episode 023- Dr. Amy Parish- Humanities Teacher, La Jolla Country Day School
August 31, 2019 00:20 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBDr. Amy Parish is a Biological Anthropologist, Primatologist, and Darwinian Feminist. She has taught at the University of Southern California in the Gender Studies and Anthropology departments since 1999. She is recognized as being a world leading expert in bonobo studies. Parish completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in 1989. She received her Masters of Science from the University of California-Davis in 1990, where she completed her PhD. Her dissertation focused on ...
Episode 022- John Edman- LJCDS Upper School Math Teacher/ Varsity Baseball Coach
August 31, 2019 00:15 - 35 minutes - 65.2 MBJohn Edman joined La Jolla Country Day School in 1998, and he is constantly reinvigorated by the sense of family and camaraderie as faculty and students alike strive to make the world a better place. He loves that students have the chance to experience a wide variety of academic, athletic, artistic and service opportunities while also being encouraged to pursue their passions and become excellent in areas of special importance to them. Mr. Edman graduated from Williams College with honors, e...
Episode 021- Susan Nordenger- Assistant Head of School for Philanthropy
August 31, 2019 00:10 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBSusan Nordenger never believed that teaching is a job but rather a calling. From the first day she stepped into her La Jolla Country Day School classroom, she knew she found the place she wanted to call home. After 10 years of teaching in the Middle School, Mrs. Nordenger worked with students to create an all-school community service program. This 19-year endeavor has been the most rewarding phase of her career. Mrs. Nordenger began teaching in St. Helens, Oregon. Those first six years were ...
Episode 020- The New Children's Museum- Tomoko Kuta, Deputy Museum Director and Kerri Fox, Vice President, Marketing + Communications
August 31, 2019 00:07 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBThe New Children’s Museum is a new model of children’s museums whose mission is to stimulate imagination, creativity and critical thinking in children and families through inventive and engaging experiences with contemporary art. The intention is to address a critical need in our society and become a leader in engaging children through contemporary art in order to develop the skills needed for the 21st century. La Jolla Country Day School has engaged in a unique partnership with the Museum t...
Episode 019- Leigh Pierce- LJCDS Middle School Science Teacher
August 30, 2019 23:36 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBAfter 25 years working in the biotech industry, founding and running her contract development and manufacturing company, and being a global leader in single-use technology for the production of biologic medicines, Leigh Pierce sold her business. After the sale, she realized she had a unique opportunity to make science come alive for students.By creating a new course that offers a hands-on educational experience with the same techniques used in industry to make medicines, students will be abl...
Episode 018- Lucy Conroy- President, La Jolla Country Day School, Board of Trustees
August 30, 2019 22:11 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBIn this special podcast, we invite you to meet the new President of the Board of Trustees, Lucy Smith Conroy ’90. Mrs. Conroy is a La Jolla Country Day School “lifer” who joined the board in 2013 and became vice president of trustees in 2017. She was past president of the Alumni Leadership Council, Chair of the Committee on Trustees and a member of the Executive Committee. Mrs. Conroy is a freelance theater director and member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society whose work has ...
Episode 017- La Jolla Country Day School’s Upper School
August 15, 2019 20:50 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBOur Upper School academic program serves to prepare students for matriculation and success at our nation’s finest and most selective colleges and universities. Our greater mission is to prepare students for life. The student experience isn’t solely about the path to college but about the journey of education. In honoring LJCDS founder Louise Balmer’s educational philosophy, we believe in the importance of balancing traditional teaching with a progressive approach. Enjoy this podcast with T...
Episode 016- La Jolla Country Day School’s Middle School
August 15, 2019 20:46 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBThe Middle School at La Jolla Country Day School (LJCDS) is where we cultivate the maturation of our young scholars in Grades 5–8 in an ever-changing time in their lives. A bridge between the Lower and Upper Schools, the Middle School challenges students within a nurturing environment and provides opportunities to explore a variety of academic offerings, technology, physical education, music, art, community service and leadership roles. Enjoy this podcast with Ryan Song, Middle School Head...
Episode 015- La Jolla Country Day School’s Early Childhood Center and Lower School
August 15, 2019 20:39 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBThe La Jolla Country Day School Early Childhood Center's (ECC) goal is to provide each child an environment that offers developmentally appropriate activities to encourage social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth as well as personal responsibility. La Jolla Country Day School’s Lower School is a place where parents are often reminded of the best aspects of their childhood. Remember the caring elementary school teacher who believed in you or the one who helped you emerge out of your t...
Episode 014- Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, Colleen O’Boyle
August 15, 2019 20:32 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBColleen O’Boyle began her career, as an educator, at La Jolla Country Day School in the college counseling and English departments in the Upper School. She left to earn her master’s in English literature through Middlebury College, where she studied with some of the great professors of literature at Middlebury College, St. John’s College and Oxford University. Colleen has been a member of the faculty at High Tech High. Later she was a founding member of the Da Vinci Schools in Los Angeles an...
Episode 013- Alumni Describe the LJCDS Experience
March 11, 2019 16:49 - 50 minutes - 92.3 MBEpisode 013: Alumni Describe the LJCDS Experience Please enjoy a specially recorded podcast with seven of our La Jolla Country Day School alumni who reflect upon the joy, relevance and impact of their La Jolla Country Day School experience. http://www.ljcds.org
Episode 012- Leading with Dignity
November 06, 2018 22:33 - 46 minutes - 64 MBEpisode 012: Leading with Dignity Featuring Donna Hicks, Ph.D., Harvard University Based at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University for more than two decades, Donna Hicks, Ph.D., has successfully applied her signature dignity model on a global stage. Her clients include the World Bank, the United Nations, the US Navy, and governments worldwide. She currently helps leaders in business, health care, government, education and other fields to create culture...
Episode 011- The Team, The Team
November 05, 2018 22:17 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBEpisode 011: The Team, The Team Featuring Jeff Hutzler, Director of Athletics and Physical Education, La Jolla Country Day School. The athletic program at La Jolla Country Day School provides student-athletes with an opportunity to broaden their educational experiences through a variety of team and individual sports by combining intellectual achievement with physical excellence. From basketball to water polo to rock climbing, students have a wide variety of options to choose. With our n...
Episode 010- Through the Lens of Art
November 05, 2018 22:14 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBEpisode 010: Through the Lens of Art Featuring Cindy Bravo, Director of Visual and Performing Arts, La Jolla Country Day School. Our mission in the arts is to provide an intellectual foundation through hands-on production in an array of media that develops confident, creative thinkers who form a lifelong appreciation for the arts. Courses include studio art, ceramics, engineering design, painting, graphic design, filmmaking and photography. Mentored by practicing artists, attuned to the...
Episode 009- Kindergarten Readiness
November 05, 2018 21:59 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBEpisode 009: Kindergarten Readiness Featuring Terri Zimmerman, Kindergarten Educator, La Jolla Country Day School As a kindergarten teacher for over thirty years, Terri Zimmerman brings ideas, enthusiasm and insight into kindergarten readiness that is rooted both in experience and information. Through her playful sense of humor and keen intellect, Ms. Zimmerman reflects on how best to help parents prepare their children for kindergarten and the start of the lifelong journey of education....
Episode 008- Citizenship and Developing Student Agency
November 05, 2018 21:55 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBEpisode 008: Citizenship and Developing Student Agency Featuring Jonathan Shulman, Director, Center for Excellence in Citizenship, AP Government & AP World History Educator, La Jolla Country Day School Featuring Dan Norland, J.D., Center for Excellence in Citizenship, History Educator, Humanities Department, La Jolla Country Day School What does it mean to be an involved citizen in the world around you? How do students learn about ethics, conflict, resolution and governance? From ...
Episode 007- Design and Innovation: Asking the Right Questions
November 05, 2018 21:51 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBEpisode 007: Design and Innovation: Asking the Right Questions Featuring Matt Abbondanzio, Assistant Head of School, Center for Excellence in Design and Innovation. Design is a way of thinking—a method of distilling something down to its essence in order to remake it as simple as it should be. Good design intentionally relates to its context and responds to all potential points of view. Design is often associated with aesthetics, how something looks. Although important on one level, it ...
Episode 006- The Role of the Board of Trustees and the History of La Jolla Country Day School
October 26, 2018 19:17 - 34 minutes - 48 MBEpisode 006: The Role of the Board of Trustees and the History of La Jolla Country Day School Featuring Chris Richey, Chair, Board of Trustees, La Jolla Country Day School How does an independent school manage its governance? The Chair of the Board of Trustees, Chris Richey, shares his insights into the structure, charge and scope of the board’s activities. Further, Mr. Richey shares the rich history of La Jolla Country Day School through the story of its founder, Louise Balmer, as wel...
Episode 005- ISEE, Testing, and the Admissions Process
October 05, 2018 21:10 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBEpisode 005: ISEE, Testing, and the Admissions Process Featuring Elizabeth Mangas, Chief Experience Officer, Educational Records Bureau and Rochelle Michel, Executive Director, Independent School Entrance Exam at ERB. Many parents have questions concerning the Independent School Entrance Exam on behalf of their children. In this episode, topics such as test preparation, the weight of testing in the admission process, the people behind the testing and how the ISEE is used to evaluate an a...
Episode 004- An Investment for a Lifetime: Early Childhood and Lower School Admission
September 05, 2018 19:54 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBEpisode 004: An Investment for a Lifetime: Early Childhood and Lower School Admission Featuring Payton Hobbs, Associate Director of Admission, La Jolla Country Day School, former Lower School Head, Ravenscroft School As an early childhood an lower school educator, Payton Hobbs brings enthusiasm and passion for the importance of the independent school experience for our youngest children. Formerly the Head of Lower School at Ravenscroft School in North Carolina, Payton reflects upon...
Episode 003- Data and Fit: The Head and Heart of Admissions
September 04, 2018 21:12 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBEpisode 003: Data and Fit: the Head and Heart of Admissions Featuring – Geordie Mitchell, Director of Enrollment Management and Director of Strategic Initiatives, Buckingham, Browne and Nichols In his current role as Director of Enrollment Management at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, MA., Geordie Mitchell has been a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops around the country and the world on various aspects of enrollment management. Mr. Mitchell reflects up...
Episode 002- Leading an Independent School in the 21st Century
August 31, 2018 20:28 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBEpisode 002: Leading an Independent School in the 21st Century Featuring – Gary Krahn, Ph.D., Head of School, La Jolla Country Day School Dr. Gary Krahn shares the latest in education around the world and his vision for La Jolla Country Day School. From innovations in technology to questions about human dignity to the latest thinking about the college counseling process, Dr. Krahn is always examining new ideas. His enthusiasm for learning and his passion for the development of Pre-K thro...
Episode 001- Behind the Curtain: Insights into the Independent School Admission Process
August 27, 2018 23:34 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBEpisode 001: Behind the Curtain: Insights into the Independent School Admission Process Featuring – Brian Murphy, Director of Financial Assistance and Enrollment Management, La Jolla Country Day School Many parents wish they could “see behind the curtain” of the admission process. Admission professionals truly place enormous care and thought into the decision process when considering applicants. National Association of Independent Schools has developed a series of questions for pare...