“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, it is a fire to be ignited.” So wrote the ancient Greek philosopher Plutarch in Moralia, and this sentiment has been repeated by educational thinkers ever since. It makes a kind of gut-level sense to those of us who had...
Retired Head of Lower School Pam Kimmet was the “grandmother” of Harley’s outdoor playground. Under her guidance, the School built a hybrid between traditional playground pieces like swings and slides—and imagination—sparking spaces such as log “bridges” and water...
