Latest Providence day Podcast Episodes
Season 2 Episode 2: Can a political disagreement be friendly? (Part 1)
From the Horse's Mouth - October 29, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn a politically-polarized era, is it possible for two politicians on opposite sides of the fence to have a friendly disagreement? We put that question to the test by inviting two Charlotte City Council members to have a discussion with the officers of the nonpartisan SPAM (Students for the Poli...
A Conversation with Gene Bratek
From the Horse's Mouth - September 30, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsGene Bratek, the Head of School who led Providence Day School from 1986 through his retirement in 2007, reflects with podcast host Jay Barron, in an episode recorded last spring, on the school's growth and the establishment of the nation's first independent school Global Studies Diploma. It's a ...
Season 2 Episode 1: A Conversation with Gene Bratek
From the Horse's Mouth - September 30, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsGene Bratek, the Head of School who led Providence Day School from 1986 through his retirement in 2007, reflects with podcast host Jay Barron, in an episode recorded last spring, on the school's growth and the establishment of the nation's first independent school Global Studies Diploma. It's a ...
Season 1 Episode 10: The Compton teaching legacy
From the Horse's Mouth - May 27, 2020 18:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJoanne Compton is about to retire following 34 years of teaching at Providence Day. Her son John Compton '04, a PD lifer, teaches in Upper School. And Emma Hedinger '22 has been a student of both. On their final day on campus this spring, the three gathered with host Jay Barron to reflect on the...
Episode 10: The Compton teaching legacy
From the Horse's Mouth - May 27, 2020 18:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJoanne Compton is about to retire following 34 years of teaching at Providence Day. Her son John Compton '04, a PD lifer, teaches in Upper School. And Emma Hedinger '22 has been a student of both. On their final day on campus this spring, the three gathered with host Jay Barron to reflect on the...
Season 1 Episode 9: Making PD more Earth-friendly
From the Horse's Mouth - April 21, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn honor of Earth Day, we share this pre-recorded conversation with our Providence Day School sustainability team - Olga Mawougbe from Lower School, Sarah Goodman from Middle School, and Jack Hudson from Upper School. They discuss recycling both on and off campus and how young people - especiall...
Making PD more Earth-friendly
From the Horse's Mouth - April 21, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn honor of Earth Day, we share this pre-recorded conversation with our Providence Day School sustainability team - Olga Mawougbe from Lower School, Sarah Goodman from Middle School, and Jack Hudson from Upper School. They discuss recycling both on and off campus and how young people - especiall...
Season 1 Episode 8: Celebrating PD Performers
From the Horse's Mouth - April 15, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJust before we left campus for spring break, a group of talented students gathered to celebrate performing arts at Providence Day. Host Jay Barron spotlights juniors Anna Choudary, Annie Odom, and Ethan Paulk, and each of them treats us to a musical performance captured in our podcast studio. Yo...
Celebrating PD Performers
From the Horse's Mouth - April 15, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJust before we left campus for spring break, a group of talented students gathered to celebrate performing arts at Providence Day. Host Jay Barron spotlights juniors Anna Choudary, Annie Odom, and Ethan Paulk, and each of them treats us to a musical performance captured in our podcast studio. Yo...
Season 1 Episode 7: Is "global" a cliché at PD?
From the Horse's Mouth - February 26, 2020 14:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsProvidence Day was the first school in the nation to create a Global Studies Diploma. With a global perspective woven into the school's entire curriculum, is it possible that we're over-using the word? Host Jay Barron tackles that question with Jeremiah Rosenfels, coordinator of the Global Studi...
Episode 7: Is "global" a cliché at PD?
From the Horse's Mouth - February 26, 2020 14:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsProvidence Day was the first school in the nation to create a Global Studies Diploma. With a global perspective woven into the school's entire curriculum, is it possible that we're over-using the word? Host Jay Barron tackles that question with Jeremiah Rosenfels, coordinator of the Global Studi...
Young alumni: How well does PD prepare us for college?
From the Horse's Mouth - February 05, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHow well does Providence Day prepare its students for college? What do our young alumni miss most about PD? Find out "From the Horse's Mouth" with our panel of alumni who recently visited campus: Maya Barr '16 (now at Harvard); Kyndal Smith '19 (attending Texas Christian University); and Carolin...
Season 1 Episode 6: Young alumni - How well does PD prepare us for college?
From the Horse's Mouth - February 05, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHow well does Providence Day prepare its students for college? What do our young alumni miss most about PD? Find out "From the Horse's Mouth" with our panel of alumni who recently visited campus: Maya Barr '16 (now at Harvard); Kyndal Smith '19 (attending Texas Christian University); and Carolin...
Global Educators
From the Horse's Mouth - January 15, 2020 14:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJapan, Jordan, and Kyrgyzstan are just three of the destinations that Providence Day School's faculty have visited to fulfill their Global Educator Certificates. Hear from art teacher Richard Dewey; English teacher Kristin Santo; and science teacher Amy Jordan about where they went, why they wen...
Season 1 Episode 5: Global Educators
From the Horse's Mouth - January 15, 2020 14:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJapan, Jordan, and Kyrgyzstan are just three of the destinations that Providence Day School's faculty have visited to fulfill their Global Educator Certificates. Hear from art teacher Richard Dewey; English teacher Kristin Santo; and science teacher Amy Jordan about where they went, why they wen...
Season 1 Episode 4: A Courageous Conversation
From the Horse's Mouth - December 18, 2019 15:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsA group of campus and community leaders recently gathered for a "Courageous Conversation" about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Just before that discussion, we spoke with panelists Reggie Love '00, a former aide to President Obama and current member of the Providence Day School Board of Truste...
A Courageous Conversation
From the Horse's Mouth - December 18, 2019 15:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsA group of campus and community leaders recently gathered for a "Courageous Conversation" about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Just before that discussion, we spoke with panelists Reggie Love '00, a former aide to President Obama and current member of the Providence Day School Board of Truste...
Season 1 Episode 3: Providence Day's Freedom School
From the Horse's Mouth - December 04, 2019 19:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsProvidence Day School hosts one of 18 Freedom School sites in Charlotte for the Children's Defense Fund, and remains the only independent school in the nation to host one. Guests Katie Carmichael, Jackson Sicard '19, and Marisa Alam '18 talk about what it is, why we do it, and how it benefits ou...
Providence Day's Freedom School
From the Horse's Mouth - December 04, 2019 19:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsProvidence Day School hosts one of 18 Freedom School sites in Charlotte for the Children's Defense Fund, and remains the only independent school in the nation to host one. Guests Katie Carmichael, Jackson Sicard '19, and Marisa Alam '18 talk about what it is, why we do it, and how it benefits ou...
Season 1 Episode 2: The coolest name at Providence Day?
From the Horse's Mouth - November 13, 2019 21:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThey're three people whose names sound similar, but who each offer a different perspective on our school. Leigh, Lee, and Lee are leading the way! Leigh Cook, Lee Taylor, and Lee Tappy dish on topics including what they learn from their kids; what they think should go in the West Wing graveyard;...
The coolest name at Providence Day?
From the Horse's Mouth - November 13, 2019 21:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThey're three people whose names sound similar, but who each offer a different perspective on our school. Leigh, Lee, and Lee are leading the way! Leigh Cook, Lee Taylor, and Lee Tappy dish on topics including what they learn from their kids; what they think should go in the West Wing graveyard;...
Episode 1: Head of School Dr. Glyn Cowlishaw
From the Horse's Mouth - October 22, 2019 19:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOur Head of School discusses campus master planning, our Freedom School site, innovation, the BBC comedy "Blackadder"....and what it means to be a truly global school. And of course, cricket.
Season 1 Episode 1: Head of School Dr. Glyn Cowlishaw
From the Horse's Mouth - October 22, 2019 19:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOur Head of School discusses campus master planning, our Freedom School site, innovation, the BBC comedy "Blackadder"....and what it means to be a truly global school. And of course, cricket.
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