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US Assoc. Director Brings the Caribbean to Brooklyn Museum 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
US Associate Director Lavern McDonald represented “caribBEING,” a boutique organization dedicated to building community through the lens of Caribbean cinema, culture and art, at The Brooklyn Museum’s ...
Steve's Blog: Why the Common Core Won't Work 20 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
TRENDING! In his latest Huffington Post blog (August 19, 2013), Head of School Steve Nelson decries the latest policies in public education, saying that the new Common Core is only going to contribute...
For KIDS! TheatreworksUSA Performs at Calhoun, Sept. 21 12 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
The Calhoun Performing Arts Series kicks off its milestone 10th season with a special treat on Sat., Sept. 21, 2pm, when TheatreworksUSA presents a brand-new musical revue, "The Teacher from the Black...
Luke Cissell Releases New Album, "Cosmography" 9 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Longtime Calhoun music teacher Luke Cissell shows off his many talents and eclectic tastes in his recently released instrumental album, Cosmography. Described as "exuberant, introspective, otherworld...
Yearly Theme: What Moves You? 8 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Calhoun's yearly theme for 2013-14 is "What Moves You? Abiilty, Mobility, Accessibility, Accountability." The theme was selected after a three-month process that engaged students, faculty, staff and ...
Expanded Elective Options Enrich Curriculum 5 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
The list of new elective classes for Middle and Upper School students for the 2013-14 school year represents an almost 50 percent increase from just five years ago, giving students in seventh through ...
US Teacher Accepted for Seminar on History of NYC 2 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Jason Tebbe, Upper School social studies teacher, was accepted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute for a teacher seminar this summer called “Empire City: New York from 1877 to 2001.” The Gilder Lehrman se...
Bobby Rue '85 Wins Screenwriting Award 1 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
US English teacher Bobby Rue ’85 won first prize in the drama category of the Los Angeles-based PAGE International Screenwriting Awards for his script, Knowing Jack. “It’s a ‘dramedy’ about a crusty o...
CSS presents "As You Like It," July 23 & 24 22 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
Calhoun Summer Shakespeare (CSS) presents four performances of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy, As You Like It, on Tuesday, July 23, and Wednesday, July 24, at 1pm and 7pm in the school's Mary L...
College Choices Reflect "Go West" Spirit 18 Jun 2013 | 09:00 am
Maybe it's their sense of adventure, their proclivity for bucking conventions, or perhaps they were inspired by the exploration of the Badlands last March, but this year’s seniors are heading west in ...
