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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
10TH ANNUAL SGS BENEFIT LUNCHEON
Join us for our 10th Annual Luncheon - March 29, 2012
We hope you can join us March 29 for our 10th Annual Luncheon, where once again, our very own students will MC and speak during the event, leading an inspiring showcase of our mission.
During the program, we will also honor two visionary northwest women through our Grace Hopper Awards. The recipients of these awards are leaders in their community and women who have made significant contributions in their field.
The Annual Luncheon is the school's primary fundraising event of the year, ensuring that SGS's programs can continue to thrive. There is no entry fee to attend - guests will be encouraged to make a gift that is meaningful to them during the event.
To become a Table Captain, reserve a seat, or for more information, please contact Christine Lessard at (206) 709-2228 ext. 1210 or clessardseattlegirlsschool.org.
Thank you to our Honorary Co-Chairs: Stephanie Solien, Senior Advisor at Climate Solutions and Frank Greer, Partner at GMMB.
We hope you can join us March 29 for our 10th Annual Luncheon, where once again, our very own students will MC and speak during the event, leading an inspiring showcase of our mission.
During the program, we will also honor two visionary northwest women through our Grace Hopper Awards. The recipients of these awards are leaders in their community and women who have made significant contributions in their field.
The Annual Luncheon is the school's primary fundraising event of the year, ensuring that SGS's programs can continue to thrive. There is no entry fee to attend - guests will be encouraged to make a gift that is meaningful to them during the event.
To become a Table Captain, reserve a seat, or for more information, please contact Christine Lessard at (206) 709-2228 ext. 1210 or clessardseattlegirlsschool.org.
Thank you to our Honorary Co-Chairs: Stephanie Solien, Senior Advisor at Climate Solutions and Frank Greer, Partner at GMMB.
You can donate to our school online at - http://www.seattlegirlsschool.org/donate.php
2012 GRACE HOPPER AWARD WINNERS
Seattle Girls' School is pleased to announce its 2012 Grace Hopper Award Winners. Thank you to everyone who nominated prospective recipients and congratulations to our awardees!
Outstanding Achievement Award: Estella Leopold, Ph.D.
As a paleobotanist, Leopold has spent more than fifty years combing through pollen fossils to reconstruct the history of climate change and plant evolution on our planet. Now a professor emerita at the University of Washington in Seattle, she has used her scientific expertise to lobby successfully for conservation efforts across the country. Learn more about her work here - http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9378
Exemplary Leadership Award: Jill Wakefield, Ed.D.
Dr. Jill Wakefield is a visionary leader who is recognized for the depth of her experience in community college education, innovative solutions and developing strategic partnerships. She became Chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges in January 2009, after serving five years as president at South Seattle Community College, where she directed the development of leading-edge programs and an architecturally vibrant campus. Learn more about her work here - http://www.sccd.ctc.edu/district/district/chancellorbio.aspx
About Grace Murray Hopper:
Grace Murray Hopper (1906 - 1992), was a mathematician, computer scientist, systems designer and programmer. Her groundbreaking work as a mathematician and computer scientist led to the development of the computer language COBOL. She is more famously known as the 'mother of the computer' and was the first female Admiral in the navy. With the tremendous spirit of Admiral Hopper at heart, we celebrate women who have excelled remarkably in their field.
Get to know Grace Hopper via her David Letterman appearance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0g5_NgRao
2012 GRACE HOPPER AWARD WINNERS
Seattle Girls' School is pleased to announce its 2012 Grace Hopper Award Winners. Thank you to everyone who nominated prospective recipients and congratulations to our awardees!
Outstanding Achievement Award: Estella Leopold, Ph.D.
As a paleobotanist, Leopold has spent more than fifty years combing through pollen fossils to reconstruct the history of climate change and plant evolution on our planet. Now a professor emerita at the University of Washington in Seattle, she has used her scientific expertise to lobby successfully for conservation efforts across the country. Learn more about her work here - http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9378
Exemplary Leadership Award: Jill Wakefield, Ed.D.
Dr. Jill Wakefield is a visionary leader who is recognized for the depth of her experience in community college education, innovative solutions and developing strategic partnerships. She became Chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges in January 2009, after serving five years as president at South Seattle Community College, where she directed the development of leading-edge programs and an architecturally vibrant campus. Learn more about her work here - http://www.sccd.ctc.edu/district/district/chancellorbio.aspx
About Grace Murray Hopper:
Grace Murray Hopper (1906 - 1992), was a mathematician, computer scientist, systems designer and programmer. Her groundbreaking work as a mathematician and computer scientist led to the development of the computer language COBOL. She is more famously known as the 'mother of the computer' and was the first female Admiral in the navy. With the tremendous spirit of Admiral Hopper at heart, we celebrate women who have excelled remarkably in their field.
Get to know Grace Hopper via her David Letterman appearance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0g5_NgRao
Saturday, March 3, 2012
State of Diversity in Independent Schools
Did you know that of the approximately 1400 non-profit private schools in the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), women lead just over 400 of them and people of color lead only 70 or so? At today's EdCamp-Seattle, we gathered a small but powerful group that raised the following questions for the greater NAIS community to address:
- How do we develop a leadership pipeline for women and people of color as we seek leadership that is more reflective of the national population?
- Do people of color view headship as a possibility? Do we teach ALL the educators in our schools the "language of power" - as Amy Tan describes it - so that everyone has equal opportunity to lead?
- Do we wait for moments of transition and crisis to seek diverse candidates? Can we begin to establish on-going conversations with diverse candidates - both nationally and locally - so that when these transitions occur, we avoid going to whom we happen to know best in order to fill a position?
- Should we replace the language of "best fit" with whom we can best serve as a school - both students and faculty? At the very least, we should be explicit about what "best fit" represents for each of our schools. Shouldn't a candidate be able to see the fit or lack thereof as clearly as the institution? and shouldn't a school consistently review who it can and cannot serve and seek to "stretch" toward greater inclusivity?
- Recruiting diverse faculty and staff must go hand-in-hand with retention efforts that include mentoring by other faculty who face similar experiences and can provide safe access to the "hidden culture" that exists at all our schools. Thus, we move from assimilation to inclusion.
- The conversations we are having about faculty and students and their families must also be directly linked.
Here are some resources brought to light during our session:
- NAIS Resources at http://www.nais.org/equity/index.cfm?Itemnumber=145868
- AISNE Resources at
http://www.aisne.org/services_resources/diversity.html
- PNAIS Diversity Practioners Retreat - http://www.pnais.org/page.cfm?id=18&start=09/05/2012&verbose=2161
- How do we develop a leadership pipeline for women and people of color as we seek leadership that is more reflective of the national population?
- Do people of color view headship as a possibility? Do we teach ALL the educators in our schools the "language of power" - as Amy Tan describes it - so that everyone has equal opportunity to lead?
- Do we wait for moments of transition and crisis to seek diverse candidates? Can we begin to establish on-going conversations with diverse candidates - both nationally and locally - so that when these transitions occur, we avoid going to whom we happen to know best in order to fill a position?
- Should we replace the language of "best fit" with whom we can best serve as a school - both students and faculty? At the very least, we should be explicit about what "best fit" represents for each of our schools. Shouldn't a candidate be able to see the fit or lack thereof as clearly as the institution? and shouldn't a school consistently review who it can and cannot serve and seek to "stretch" toward greater inclusivity?
- Recruiting diverse faculty and staff must go hand-in-hand with retention efforts that include mentoring by other faculty who face similar experiences and can provide safe access to the "hidden culture" that exists at all our schools. Thus, we move from assimilation to inclusion.
- The conversations we are having about faculty and students and their families must also be directly linked.
Here are some resources brought to light during our session:
- NAIS Resources at http://www.nais.org/equity/index.cfm?Itemnumber=145868
- AISNE Resources at
http://www.aisne.org/services_resources/diversity.html
- PNAIS Diversity Practioners Retreat - http://www.pnais.org/page.cfm?id=18&start=09/05/2012&verbose=2161
Monday, February 27, 2012
EdCamp Seattle - Conversations with Educators of Color
I have been in conversation with many colleagues about how to address one of the core diversity questions for our schools: how do independent schools attract and retain faculty of color? I believe that many PNW schools are making strong efforts in bringing greater diversity to our student populations and to our faculty. The recent article in the Seattle Times is a timely reminder that these recruitment efforts are directly connected to student achievement – for all students, I believe.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017470322_teacherdiversity10m.html
I have been in touch with the organizers of EdCamp-Seattle, self desribed as "a free professional development un-conference for teachers by teachers." I will be joining this space hoping to interface with people of color who are in Seattle during NAIS. It is a recruitment of sorts – but with a lighter touch – the focus being on starting and developing on-going conversation so that Seattle area schools like Seattle Girls' School can diversify their applicant pools through direct contact with potential teachers and staff. At December's NAIS People of Color Conference, I was struck by this notion at a wonderful presentation by Lakeside School. It was clear to me that as a Head of School, I could not wait until a particular position opens up to engage in outreach efforts; but rather that these should be ongoing relationships that convey the genuine commitment a school has made.
Here are some links that will provide more information regarding EdCamp-Seattle. In a nutshell, it is an "open space un-conference" that will be hosted by The Northwest School.
http://www.edcampis.org/
https://twitter.com/#!/edcampIS
I hope that you will join me at this event so that we can use it as a focal point for conveying the commitment and work of Seattle area schools toward greater diversity and equity. There are no guarantees here in terms of attendance or outcomes. I will join the early-birds in order to claim a "Conversation Space," and I will be there from 9:35 - 11:40am. Join me!
Rafael del Castillo
Head of School
Seattle Girls' School
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017470322_teacherdiversity10m.html
I have been in touch with the organizers of EdCamp-Seattle, self desribed as "a free professional development un-conference for teachers by teachers." I will be joining this space hoping to interface with people of color who are in Seattle during NAIS. It is a recruitment of sorts – but with a lighter touch – the focus being on starting and developing on-going conversation so that Seattle area schools like Seattle Girls' School can diversify their applicant pools through direct contact with potential teachers and staff. At December's NAIS People of Color Conference, I was struck by this notion at a wonderful presentation by Lakeside School. It was clear to me that as a Head of School, I could not wait until a particular position opens up to engage in outreach efforts; but rather that these should be ongoing relationships that convey the genuine commitment a school has made.
Here are some links that will provide more information regarding EdCamp-Seattle. In a nutshell, it is an "open space un-conference" that will be hosted by The Northwest School.
http://www.edcampis.org/
https://twitter.com/#!/edcampIS
I hope that you will join me at this event so that we can use it as a focal point for conveying the commitment and work of Seattle area schools toward greater diversity and equity. There are no guarantees here in terms of attendance or outcomes. I will join the early-birds in order to claim a "Conversation Space," and I will be there from 9:35 - 11:40am. Join me!
Rafael del Castillo
Head of School
Seattle Girls' School
Thursday, February 16, 2012
SGS 8th Grade Mission Program Featured in NAIS "Spotlight on Innovation"
Link to NAIS Site
The mission of Seattle Girls' School addresses the national and local trend towards women being underrepresented in the fields of math and science. Girls from single gender schools choose careers in math, science, and technology four times more often than their peers at dual gender institutions. Additionally, they score 30% higher on SAT exams than the national average for girls. Current research suggests that young women need relevance and confidence as they explore studies and careers in STEM (Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology).
Each February, 8th grade students at Seattle Girls’ School go on a mission: to the moon, Mars, the International Space Station or wherever the students - as co-creators of curriculum with their teachers - decide they need to venture to further their studies. The shuttle simulator, built from pool tarp and other assorted items, is certainly impressive, but more so are the weeks of training with a math and science focus that include topics in robotics, projectile motion, and forensics. Studying blood splatters and dissecting a fetal pig help the students prepare for an unexpected event on their mission – a crime! You see, in addition to working as a team to take off, maneuver, complete experiments and then land safely, the astronauts must also solve a crime that occurs while they are on their mission.
Here is a link to press coverage for the 2007 Mission to Mars.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/6518612.html
Here is a link to a student-produced video on the 2009 Mission to The International Space Station.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8r9zW2VFQQ
This year's destination? TOP SECRET!
The mission of Seattle Girls' School addresses the national and local trend towards women being underrepresented in the fields of math and science. Girls from single gender schools choose careers in math, science, and technology four times more often than their peers at dual gender institutions. Additionally, they score 30% higher on SAT exams than the national average for girls. Current research suggests that young women need relevance and confidence as they explore studies and careers in STEM (Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology).
Each February, 8th grade students at Seattle Girls’ School go on a mission: to the moon, Mars, the International Space Station or wherever the students - as co-creators of curriculum with their teachers - decide they need to venture to further their studies. The shuttle simulator, built from pool tarp and other assorted items, is certainly impressive, but more so are the weeks of training with a math and science focus that include topics in robotics, projectile motion, and forensics. Studying blood splatters and dissecting a fetal pig help the students prepare for an unexpected event on their mission – a crime! You see, in addition to working as a team to take off, maneuver, complete experiments and then land safely, the astronauts must also solve a crime that occurs while they are on their mission.
Here is a link to press coverage for the 2007 Mission to Mars.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/6518612.html
Here is a link to a student-produced video on the 2009 Mission to The International Space Station.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8r9zW2VFQQ
This year's destination? TOP SECRET!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
2012 SGS Luncheon and Grace Hopper Awards
2012 Grace Hopper Awards
Seattle Girls' School is pleased to announce its 2012 Grace Hopper Award Winners. The recipients of these awards are leaders in their community and women who have made significant contributions in their field. They will be honored at the Luncheon on March 29th. Thank you to everyone who nominated prospective recipients and congratulations to our awardees!
Outstanding Achievement: Estella Leopold, Ph.D.
As a paleobotanist, Leopold has spent more than fifty years combing through pollen fossils to reconstruct the history of climate change and plant evolution on our planet. Now a professor emerita at the University of Washington in Seattle, she has used her scientific expertise to lobby successfully for conservation efforts across the country. Learn more about her work here: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9378
Exemplary Leadership Award: Jill Wakefield, Ed.D.
Dr. Jill Wakefield is a visionary leader who is recognized for the depth of her experience in community college education, innovative solutions and developing strategic partnerships. She became Chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges in January 2009, after serving five years as president at South Seattle Community College, where she directed the development of leading-edge programs and an architecturally vibrant campus. Learn more about her work here: http://www.sccd.ctc.edu/district/district/chancellorbio.aspx
About Grace Murray Hopper:
Grace Murray Hopper (1906 - 1992), was a mathematician, computer scientist, systems designer and programmer. Her groundbreaking work as a mathematician and computer scientist led to the development of the computer language COBOL. She is more famously known as the 'mother of the computer' and was the first female Admiral in the navy. With the tremendous spirit of Admiral Hopper at heart, we celebrate women who have excelled remarkably in their field.
10th Annual Luncheon
We hope may of you will join us on Thursday, March 29 for our 10th Annual Luncheon, where once again, our very own students will MC and speak during the event, leading an inspiring showcase of our mission. The Annual Luncheon is the school's primary fundraising event of the year, ensuring that SGS's programs can continue to thrive. There is no entry fee to attend - guests will be encouraged to make a gift that is meaningful to them during the event.
Thank you to our Honorary Co-Chairs: Stephanie Solien, Senior Advisor at Climate Solutions and Frank Greer, Partner at GMMB.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Coach Jenny from the Seattle Storm Visits SGS
To celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Seattle Storm Assistant Coach Jenny Boucek spoke to students at Seattle Girls' School and Holy Names Academy about her experience. At Seattle Girls' School, she was mobbed by young and enthusiastic fans. She spoke about things she has learned in sports that apply in life and taught the girls how do to "baller love," which is, she says, how basketball players hug.
Boucek also visited the set of KING5's New Day NW, where she was joined by three Holy Names athletes (one a Seattle Girls' School alumna) to talk about National Girls and Women in Sports Day and square off in a pop-a-shot competition.
http://www.wnba.com/storm/multimedia/boucek120201.html
Boucek also visited the set of KING5's New Day NW, where she was joined by three Holy Names athletes (one a Seattle Girls' School alumna) to talk about National Girls and Women in Sports Day and square off in a pop-a-shot competition.
http://www.wnba.com/storm/multimedia/boucek120201.html
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