“I had a student once…” Clay Kaufman, the newest addition to Fieldston’s Math Department, is an overflowing fountain of stories. Whether during Calculus class, somehow connecting derivatives to his fifth-grade soccer team,
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There are endless ways to make someone smile: tell a good joke, give someone a good hug, do them a favor etc. Ellie Usdin (Form VI), who radiates positivity, made it her
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Getting high school students to wake up at 7 AM on any Saturday is never realistic, but nearly impossible on the first Saturday of the year. Nonetheless, nearly 40 students, parents, faculty
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Whenever someone describes Paris to me, their eyes light up. They describe the magic that winds through the streets, underneath every cobblestone, alive in every glowing streetlight. Imagine all that magic, and
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The entire Fieldston Upper School, gathered together for the Spring Music Assembly, quietly shuffled their feet and murmured amongst themselves. On the stage, Fieldston Chorus Teacher Kathleen Hayes announced the next student
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