Spring break is just around the corner, and students are charging toward the finish line. The pause in classes provides an opportunity for our students to let their lights shine in new directions.
The Arts on Tour program leaves next week for Southern California. This year’s tour features both ...
After a well-deserved winter break, students at all levels are back in action. We are excited to be welcoming new students on each campus for the spring semester.
Our Middle School boarding program, which was reintroduced this fall, has now expanded and is filling both the boys’ and girls’ ...
Next week brings final exams and the end of another progressive semester. Students at all levels are preparing to share the joy of Christmas through musical performances of all kinds. Our youngest students will be participating in Sugar Plum, a Principia tradition for more than 100 years. The program celebrates ...
Having majored in theatre, I’m always happy to oblige when offered cameos in one of Principia’s many theatrical performances on either campus.
I recently recorded a small part for use in the College’s upcoming fall musical , Guys and Dolls , opening in two weeks. In keeping with the ...
As the leaves begin to change color and float to the ground, fall semester is well underway. Our students are exploring essential questions across disciplines and pushing beyond limits of all sorts.
You can get an overview of the exceptional work across Principia during the past fiscal year in ...
At the start of a new academic year, everybody has sharp pencils and an A. It’s been a joy to see students, faculty, and staff welcoming each other back with great enthusiasm.
The annual college freshman “mindset list” from Beloit College always helps me better understand the life experience ...
Welcome to the 2015–2016 academic year! And welcome to our updated news site. Principia News (formerly PrincipiaWire ) is now in a responsive design, which will adjust to your screen size whether reading on a smartphone or tablet. We hope you will enjoy this streamlined, updated format for delivering articles, ...
Last Saturday’s Upper School graduation brought big smiles and miles of gratitude for the significant accomplishments of all our School students.
During the week prior to receiving their diplomas, all Upper School seniors gave presentations sharing outcomes from the past three weeks of independent study and exploration.
Underclassmen ...
It’s commencement week at the College. Our seniors are getting ready to reap the rewards of all the sowing accomplished during the past four years. Upper School graduation follows on May 30. If you can’t make it to the metropolis of Elsah for the festivities this weekend, tune in ...
Spring break is in the rearview mirror—and that always means graduation will be here before we know it. As the tree and flower buds burst open, our campuses are blossoming with activity in every direction as well.
The School’s production of Bye Bye Birdie starts this evening and ...
