Head of School’s Reading List: Winter 2023

This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy’s suggested reading list. You can look back through previous blog posts for other suggestions. A great variety of books for just about…

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Head of School’s Reading List: Fall 2023

This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy’s suggested reading list. You can look back through previous blog posts for other suggestions. With the start of the new school year,…

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Head of School’s Reading List: Fall 2022

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This is the latest installment of Jeff Leahy’s suggested reading list. You can look back through previous blog posts for other suggestions. A nice variety of choices for your fall…

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Head of School Reading List: Spring 2022

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The books for this period of writing were primarily selected for enjoyment.  Most of them were read during the two-week spring break we completed in March, but it has taken…

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Book suggestions for the holidays

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Heading into the holiday season, gifting a book is always a good idea. Here are some of my suggestions from the last few months. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Velvet was the Night…

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Morning Workouts with the Head of School

It’s 5:45 in the morning and campus is silent, with the exception of a few cattle dogs barking on the far side of the Crystal River. There are not many…

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Reading Suggestions for Winter Break

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As we head into the winter break and the gifting season, I thought I would share my most recent reads. Erik Larson’s portrait of Churchill is really a fascinating read.…

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The Importance of Relationships in Learning

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It is widely understood that human beings are social learners and that everything that we know outside of our own experience is based on a platform of social trust. Whether…

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The Teenage Brain

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I am sitting with my son on a plane the day he turned thirteen, and almost precisely at the moment that would mark his birthday, the sweet little boy presented…

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