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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.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Site Work Day a Smashing Success!

Many thanks to the fabulous crew of volunteers who showed up to work inside and outside getting the University Campus cleaned up and ready for the new school year: Pat, Ann, and Ben Beuchner; Karen and Keith Emery; Michel Faure; Frank, Chris, and Liam Holden; Marley, Erin, and Stacey Janoff; Jaime, Indie, and Flynn Robinson;  Lila Rose Roberts and Liza Rozen: and Stuart, Sowmya, and Shiva Strickland. My apologies if your name was left off the list!

Thanks too to TBS staff Amy Coty and YuRen Lin, and of course parent volunteer extraordinaire Jeanine Strickland, who developed the punch list and led the charge







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