Enjoy this peek at a busy and productive fall semester at Principia School!
School News
Fall of 2015 has been quite a season for Principia student-athletes!
To begin with, there’s the record of impressive wins—including come-from-behind victories and straight-out triumphs, a second place in District softball, and two District championships (in volleyball and boys’ soccer).
In addition—and just as impressive—is the debut of ...
With its self-contained creek, mud pit, hobbit holes, tree trunks, boulders, and newly planted native vegetation, Principia Lower School’s new playground is much more than a place for students to take a break from schoolwork.
As pre-kindergarten teacher Rissa Arens (US’91, C’95) puts it, “The playground is no longer ...
Even on a regular school day, the hallways in Upper School can get quite busy during “passing periods” between classes. So it was quite impressive that—with more than 200 visitors added to the mix on the Friday of Family Weekend—everyone still made it to class on time. (Well, sort of!) ...
Upper School students flocked excitedly to Ridgway last week to hear how Zuhal Sultan founded the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq (NYOI) when she was just about their age (17). “Everyone seemed very engaged and alert [and thought] it was one of the best required talks yet,” observed Katie, an ...
Every two years, Upper School reunions draw several hundred Principians “back to school” in September. Last month was no exception, as a multigenerational mix of alumni gathered for Reunion 2015.
The campus was filled to overflowing with more than 425 visitors, led by the 50th Reunion classes—which had 89 ...
More than 400 alumni and friends returned to campus for this year's Upper School reunion. See a few of the highlights!
The 2015 Annual Report is ready! Enjoy highlights from the past fiscal year (July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015), including examples of a wide array of learning opportunities as well as student and faculty achievements. Also included are key statistics and a financial overview.
For example, did you know that ...
September marked the introduction of Principia Upper School’s fall character education trips. In these outdoor expeditions, each Upper School grade spent a week exploring nature and experiencing the challenge of the outdoors—as well as developing and strengthening their spiritual understanding and practice.
Director of Experiential Education Brad Warrick (US’90, ...
You could say that Principia’s new Preschool–8 assistant principal got her start as an educator around the family dining table . . . While growing up in rural Wisconsin, Dr. Kimiko Ott recalls, she enjoyed helping her siblings with their homework—after they’d completed their daily chores on the family farm. ...