During winter break, 18 students traveled with Education Department Professor Lauren Hinchman (C’98) to the Caribbean islands of St. Lucia and Grenada, putting experiential education theories into practice as they learned about outdoor leadership, worked on service projects, visited schools and an orphanage, taught swim lessons, hiked, snorkeled, kayaked, biked, ...
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Over the Christmas break, a group of 18 Upper School freshmen and sophomores (and four chaperones) traveled to the Dominican Republic to participate in the “Homes for Hope” service project, coordinated by the nonprofit agency Youth With a Mission (YWAM).
Until recently, the “DR Trip” was the sophomore class’s ...
It’s a long way from Guangxi Province, China, to St. Louis, Missouri—geographically, culturally, and linguistically. So, before their departure, the nine Chinese students from Liuzhou High School who are visiting Principia Upper School for two weeks were both excited and a little nervous about what to expect and how they ...
On their early January field program—“Race for the White House: A Front Row Seat to Presidential Politics”—Principia College students enjoyed extraordinary interaction in Iowa and New Hampshire with presidential primary candidates from both ends of the political spectrum. During the two-week program, students were literally a few feet away from ...
The hallway to the Upper School Dining Room is usually crowded around lunchtime. This semester, it’s going to be a squeeze to get through any time of day since part of the main hallway and the seating area across from the Dean of Students’ Office have been blocked off. ...
Principia’s Concert and Lecture Series presented the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth last week in Davis Music Hall. Founded and directed by alum Brad Wells (C’84), Roomful of Teeth won a Grammy for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance in 2014.
Dedicated to re-imagining singing in the 21st ...
Thanks to Principia’s many friends and supporters, our first-ever Giving Tuesday campaign was a resounding success—raising over $190,000. See how such gifts help us learn, grow, and overcome limitations.
Principia’s mediation team took top honors in Team Advocacy and placed fifth in Team Mediation at the International Intercollegiate Mediation Championship Tournament at Drake University in November, coming in first for the second year in a row. In addition, seniors Abigail Blatt and Abigail Strub joined the ranks of All-American ...
With over 65 students representing almost every academic major on stage, in the orchestra, or on the crew, the fall musical was indeed a team effort. An energetic piece of theatre with a message of hope and redemption, Guys and Dolls is considered one of the finest musicals ever written. ...