Give Me a Lever Long Enough: Whale skeleton visit rocks TBS!

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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.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Whale skeleton visit rocks TBS!

Yesterday was one of the most mind-blowing days in recent memory at TBS, with the on-site visit of an entire gray whale skeleton by the Mission Science Workshop arranged by parent Sherry Hsi. Led by Dan Sudran of Mission Science, students assembled the skeleton, talked about the life of gray whales, and investigated the size and scale of the animal in relation to their own bodies. Check out the pics below!