To all our special guests, faculty, staff, administration, parents, friends, and family members, whether here or online watching live – I offer you my thanks for your pride and presence as we come toward the close of this, our 31st commencement exercises for the class of 2024. Thank you, Mr. Sheehan, for the introduction and […]
As we stand at the precipice of a new age, one dominated by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), the role of leadership has never been more crucial nor more complex. Just as we celebrated the achievements of the class of 2021 in our recent graduation ceremony, we must now turn our attention to […]
The following was a joint presentation between Rachel Caldwell and myself for the special joint graduation of PSI and ASW. Jon: To all of our special guests, faculty, staff, administration, parents, friends, and family members, whether here or online watching live – We offer you thanks for your pride and presence at this, the […]
Introduction Strategic planning can be one of the most difficult parts of running a school. It takes time, effort, and attention to detail. However, it’s also one of the most important parts of running a robust educational institution. When done right, strategic planning helps you set goals, create management strategies for reaching those goals, develop […]
To all of our special guests, faculty, staff, administration, parents, friends, and family members, whether here or online watching live – I offer you my thanks for your pride and presence as we come toward the close of this, our 29th commencement exercises for the class of 2022. Our special gratitude to our board members who […]
To all our special guests, faculty, staff, administration, parents, friends, and family members, whether here or online watching live – we thank you for your pride and presence as we celebrate this, our 28th commencement exercises in honor of the class of 2021. Our special gratitude to our Board of Trustee members here tonight, particularly […]
Holy Mystery… You have so many names. The Torah calls you Creator,the Quran calls you Peace,the Gita calls you Destroyer,the Dharma calls you Truth,and the First Epistle of John calls you perhaps the most beautiful name of all: Love. You are the strange love uniting all things. The love that drew elements together after that […]
Wanted to capture this on my leadership journey site and as a way of refreshing the content here. I’ve been working hard on the school site and my community feed at Zimplicity to provide everyone with the information they need during our fight with the current pandemic. Statistics relative to our work and the FAQ […]
Upgrading things takes a bit, but worth the energy and attention. Now have all the usual tools back in place with latest versions. phpmyadmin, limesurvey, dotproject (love that old program), amongst others, supporting the overall site. Fresh look. Stable under the hood. Brilliant!
TechTied has always been a good friend to me, but has fallen into disuse in recent years as time didn’t allow me to move it to a new platform and therefore consolidate my hosting on a single platform after others failed me. With some help from the crew at GoDaddy, it is now updated and […]
The more I’m reading recently about Trump, the more I’m wondering about how the general public is being manipulated in ways that are far more profound than any we have seen throughout history. Psychology has always informed the practices of advertising and marketing over the years and many early manipulative methods of subliminal messaging were […]
Found this recently on Quora – worth a read. I think there may be other factors as well, but these three seem to be manageable with some persistence. Read Bassel Khaled‘s answer to Why do we feel tired after we sleep for a really long time, instead of waking up fresh? on Quora
It seems just a few short days ago, I was preparing and presenting a speech for our graduates about tolerance and trust. I encouraged them that there are things that will happen in life to shake our safety and security when others act on fear and anger. And, on the weekend, we faced the latest […]
Summer is almost here!! I’m looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at Closing Ceremony next week as we bid farewell to another school year. It’s hard to believe that, for me, it has been 5 years already — an anniversary of sorts. It is quite amazing to look back on all […]
Welcome, June! Now that we have completed both graduations, Moscow and St. Petersburg, we find ourselves in the midst of final demonstrations of learning that will play out in the remaining days. I value tremendously the remaining plays and programs as they present their “best stuff” to parent audiences. And we have done well to […]
End-of-Year Events May has almost ended and the final activities of the year are before us. Please pay close attention to the calendar as there are concerts, drama productions, moving-up ceremonies, and other end-of-year events scheduled in the next month. For those in attendance at graduation last Saturday, we hope you enjoyed the pomp and […]
To all of our special guests, faculty, administration, parents, friends, and family members – we thank you for your pride and presence as we celebrate this, our 22nd commencement exercises for the class of 2016. To all of our representatives from the supporting embassies including both honored guests and, especially, those who serve as members of our School […]
As we head into graduation on the weekend, let me offer my sincere congratulations to all the students and families that will be involved with us on Saturday. The act of Commencement is a pivotal moment in a student’s life ushering them into long considered career pathways. While some are still narrowing their path toward […]
Belated wishes for happy May Holidays!! I hope all enjoyed the weekend and for those that connected to the festivities here in Moscow, I hope you were engaged in the cultural experience that is a big part of Russia and particularly, Moscow. We also completed some important work last week during our annual meetings revolving […]