I just returned from Philadelphia where I was visiting family. My niece and nephew are about to start at new schools. My niece will be starting at Baldwin and my nephew at Haverford. We toured the campuses. We had a show and tell on uniforms. I talked with their parents about why they chose these particular schools. Clearly, excitement is building in that household. Jack, who is all of five years old, is running around the house in his Haverford gear. In addition to the day to day Haverford polo, he’s also taken to pairing it with his new school tie. (A “how to tie a tie” lesson is on the horizon.).jpg?width=264&height=352&name=unnamed%20(7).jpg)
Jack, Haverford School Class of 2039
What was lovely to see is that hope and optimism about these new schools is what swirls in this household. My brother and sister-in-law are realists and know that challenges of some sort or another will be on the school horizon – they’ve both worked in schools for years. But they are already Baldwin and Haverford champions.
No doubt as you are about to begin your new school year, you have many champions in and amongst your new families. At least I hope you do. The key is to keep them as such. I think it’s a ripe topic to discuss with the entire faculty. To be successful at it, everyone needs to know it’s a priority and what it means.