A group of Principia College students and several faculty interested in sustainability issues recently attended the keynote address at the Sustainable Cities Conference at Washington University in St. Louis. The address was delivered by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and one of America’s best-known environmentalists. McKibben has ...
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In the run up to the country’s presidential election last month, the fifth-grade class exemplified this sentiment, expressed by Principia’s founder, Mary Kimball Morgan: “True democracy strengthens character and is the outcome of unselfishness” ( Education at The Principia , p. 28).
Each fall, teachers Heather Tibbetts and Sherry ...
For the first time, Principia has created an annual report to share with you, our supporters. It includes highlights and an overview of activities from this past fiscal year (July 1, 2011–June 30, 2012). We are eager for you to read and learn about our progress. A PDF of this ...
“Really creepy!”
“Ooh, that’s devious.”
“Wow . . . frightening.“
“Icky!!!”
In other words, “You’re doing great,” creative writing teacher Ridley Pearson reassures our Middle School students, as he reads through drafts of their short stories. As the best-selling author of more ...
Principia College was recently recognized by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s Campus Sustainability Compact and the Green Government Coordinating Council as a Bronze Level Compact School, an honor awarded educational institutions that are leaders in sustainability. Specifically, the bronze award recognizes institutions "making a commitment to creating a sustainability program and ...
School buildings and college campuses are buzzing again after the summer break, but you don't have to go anywhere to continue your education. Your couch or kitchen table will work just fine! You can take Principia Lifelong Learning (PLL) online courses anywhere in the world as long as you have ...
Get 2013 off to an enriching start with an online course through Principia Lifelong Learning (PLL). All you need is a computer and access to the Internet.
PLL online courses offer adult learners the best of traditional and online instruction in one compact, month-long session. One night a week, ...
Saturday, December 1 , marks the Annual Nationwide Principia/Barnes & Noble Book Fair , an event that helps Principia School’s libraries add to their reading collections each year. The December 2011 event totaled more than $5,500 in sales, bringing in $1,000 to our libraries—and some wonderful new resources for ...
Neil Simon’s play Rumors literally starts with a bang. In fact, this may be one of the few shows in Principia College history with this disclaimer printed in the program: “Attention: gunshots will be fired during this production.”
Of course, there was also full disclosure on the cover of ...
It’s always rewarding when outsiders validate our consecrated efforts here at Principia. One of those moments occurred last week when Principia College was ranked No. 3 on Kiplinger’s list of the ten “best values in private colleges under $20K.”
As I stated in a July memo addressing the costs ...