May 06, 2013
Students in the sophomore class begin their year with four days together where they are engaged in a community service experience that focused on the virtue of compassion. This time devoted to service in the community helped bring the class together and allowed individual students to make a...
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April 15, 2013
On a snowy evening in Denver, Dawson sophomores and their families joined with those from Kent Denver and Colorado Academy to hear some inside information about the college admissions process from author Peter Van Buskirk. Mr. Van Buskirk is a consultant with over 25 years in college...
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March 15, 2013
The Eleanor Ayer speaker series is an annual event at Dawson where students in grades 8-12 come together to learn from people who have dedicated their lives to social justice. Dawson graduate, Brendan Schwartz (‘03), was this year’s speaker. After graduating from Dawson, Brendan...
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February 21, 2013
At Dawson we frequently hear from college and university representatives that our graduates are impressive candidates for admission partly because they are able to demonstrate that they have passion for something. Whether that passion be tennis, community service, Biology, or music, Dawson...
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February 04, 2013
Last Monday, upper school advisory groups took a moment to discuss the comfort level of different students within our community. We asked students to consider several different categories like race, socio-economic background, religion, and sexual preference in relation to a student’s comfort...
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January 23, 2013
Last week, during a routine visit to Cynthia Kolanowski’s English 9 class, I found myself in the middle of a poetry auction. English 9 students have been studying poetry for the last couple of weeks, which has included several opportunities for them to pen their own works. In the class...
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January 11, 2013
The beginning of each new calendar year starts first with a chance to look back upon our work in the previous semester. The knowledge and data gained from the student evaluations we have collected in every class provides an opportunity for our teachers to analyze the effectiveness of their...
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December 07, 2012
Community Outreach
This holiday season the upper school has elected to undertake a project that has a direct impact on our local community. We will be sponsoring the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless for the night of December 18th. The shelter typically serves 160 people each night...
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