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7th Grade History: An interview with Vanessa Savas

(Above photo taken in 2019, pre-pandemic) Vanessa opened our conversation with a disclaimer: “I have the same attention span as … Continue reading 7th Grade History: An interview with Vanessa Savas

Current Events & the Media: An Interview with Perry Eaton

“This year has been a good year to explore current events in the media,” said Perry Eaton, Upper School history … Continue reading Current Events & the Media: An Interview with Perry Eaton

As Lisa Brown walked me to our meeting, she bounced seamlessly from teacher mode to interview mode. She juggled a … Continue reading Course Highlight: Money, Money, Money, a finance-inspired US English elective

When I walked into the Think Tank (a conference room with glass walls in the Research and Design Center), the … Continue reading Current Events & History: An interview with Yolanda Wilcox González

Class: Music (in partnership with the Hiatt Center) Grades: 7th & 8th Grades Teacher: Amelia Walske and Nate Guevin Building … Continue reading BVR academics: The Paper Instrument Project, Year Two

A total of 14 Upper School students participated in the West Coast Model United Nations Invitational on December 12. The … Continue reading BVR Model UN and the West Coast MUN Invitational

Class: The View (English Class) Grade: 11th Grade Teacher: Matt Lippman Students in The View (English Class) heard from critically-acclaimed … Continue reading BVR academics: Author Dr. Jerald Walker discusses the power and hardships of writing

Ten Beaver students participated in this year’s Brown University Simulation of the United Nations (BUSUN). Beaver has been attending this … Continue reading BVR Model UN takes on BUSUN 2020

Class: English Grade: 7th Grade Teacher: Jon Greenberg A staple of 7th Grade English, The First Storyteller project students are … Continue reading BVR academics: Re-imagining The First Storyteller

Class: Video Production Grade: 12th Grade Teacher: Sejal Patel To inspire and reinvigorate students after a long week, teacher Sejal … Continue reading BVR academics: Creating a movie over Zoom—in one class block