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Fielding My Dreams11 days ago

By Penelope E. (‘26)

“What kind of a school lets you out at 2:15?”

I hear this type of comment all the time from my friends from other high schools. I don’t really know how to easily...

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What Happens When a School Trusts Students2 months ago

By Nick W. (‘26)

If I had a nickel for every time a teacher has given a project with the instructions “go do it”, I'd have…a lot of nickels, actually. At The Downtown School, we students are given an incredible amount of student agency and choice—something I didn’t fully appreciate until recently.

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Partnering—and Partying—with a Purpose2 months ago

By Sandra Jerez

Planning a school event like Party with a Purpose can at first seem like a logistical puzzle: selecting a venue, tracking RSVPs, and projecting fundraising goals. But what I’ve discovered (and actually love) is that those goals are in service of a deeper goal: partners...

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Bridging the Divide Between Classroom and Community2 months ago

By Alex H. (class of ‘27)

What good is learning if it never leaves the classroom? When I first began the search for service learning opportunities, I tried quite a few different volunteer programs: stacking cans in the echoing aisles of a food bank, sorting through boxes until my hands smelled faintly of cardboard, and combing through the rocks for pla...

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