Here is a short wrap-up from this past week—October 30 through November 3—in the Upper School.
Students kicked off the week with Advisory on Monday. Advisory activities centered around identifying personal strengths, tracking gratitude, and sharing knowledge. By starting the week with activities focused on self-reflection, students were able to identify strategies to better support themselves throughout the end of the term.
Students celebrated Halloween on Tuesday. In the morning, a senior costume parade took place in Gym A. Group costumes included Smurfs, Kens from Barbie, Steve Harvey, and even a car wash (with Mr. Reddy behind the wheel!).
In the afternoon, juniors hosted a trick or treat celebration. As students navigated a cobweb-lined hallway, teachers and fellow students popped out to hand out candy.
On Wednesday, students in the BVR-X course Entrepreneurship with a Purpose visited the BUild Lab on Boston University’s campus. During the visit, students competed in a business simulation that required them to apply market trends and data to their decision-making process as new business owners. The class also heard from Boston University student entrepreneurs and asked questions about starting businesses as a student.
Back on campus, Mohammad Ali, brother of author Fatima Ali, met with the Food and Literature class to share detailed about his sister’s work. Ali touched on the themes of Savor: A Chef’s Hunger for More and discussed some of the challenges of getting the book finished following Fatima passing. Students used the meeting as an opportunity to expand their understanding of the text and contextualize many of the book’s lessons.
The Theories of Punishment class took a trip to Project Youth at MCI-Norfolk on Thursday. The visit was designed to give students a deeper understanding of the criminal justice system and the topics discussed in class.
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Thursday was also senior day for varsity golf! Seniors Caleb Newman, Anna Gardner, Matthew Conn and Ollie Farber were honored at the match.
On Friday, Crime and Literature students took a trip to see Killers of the Flower Moon in theaters, giving the class an opportunity to analyze the new film in comparison to what they have been studying in class. Following the trip, students were asked to reflect on the film and its representations of crime and identity.