Give Me a Lever Long Enough: We're back at work...

Welcome!

Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Monday, August 20, 2012

We're back at work...

Fun energy abounds at TBS as admin and faculty begin to prepare for the new school year, now that Steve+Kate's summer camp is over!

Yu-Ren assembled new storage in several admin offices, including Mohammad's office.

Steve+Kate's put the finishing touches on their campus clean-up.

The Sun Room (and many other rooms) have been repainted in a delicious, warm buttery yellow.

New (and former) Middle School Division Head Gretchen Griswold took a lunch break from setting up the new 6th grade classroom (which has switched places with what was formerly the "main room" in the middle school).