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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.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Girl's Leadership Institute

My nine-year-old daughter and I just finished attending a four-week session run by the Girls Leadership Institute, and I can't recommend the experience highly enough. Titled "Real Parents, Real Daughters", the program spent sessions on relational aggression, emotional intelligence, learning to own mistakes and say sorry, and ended with practice using a loose script for conflict resolution. It gave both my daughter and me tools to use to talk and listen to each other better. There's another session beginning next week for parents of girls in 4th and 5th grade.
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