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Sailing With Some 10th Graders

by on 18. Feb, 2012 in Bob St. George, Faculty

                  Spending time with students outside of the classroom is one of the aspects of teaching at Thacher that I enjoy the most. After Mr. Wyman, Headmaster Emeritus, declared a “holiday” last week, I decided to take some students for a sail with my newly found time. I was more »

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What’s the best way to see Beverly Hills? On a Segway!

What’s the best way to see Beverly Hills? On a Segway!

by on 16. Feb, 2012 in Bob St. George

                Ride a Segway. Check. One more check off of the bucket list. I had the opportunity to lead a group of students on a Beverly Hills Segway Tour this past Cultural Weekend. Kara Hooper organized the trip with Another Side Tours and led a group in the morning. I more »

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A Holiday: Some time to reflect on the winter

by on 14. Feb, 2012 in Faculty

Yes, it’s true, most faculty members look forward to holidays as much as do the students.  I’ve spent the first few hours of the holiday catching up on some much-needed grading and responding to emails.   The holiday also offers a very brief respite from the busy Thacher schedule to reflect on the winter term, more »

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Finally Made it to Patton’s–A Decade in!

Finally Made it to Patton’s–A Decade in!

by on 11. Feb, 2012 in Faculty, Kara Hooper

My husband Jeff and I were recently inspired to offer a night at Patton’s Cabin with students.  Patton’s is a place we have been saying we would get to–but we took stock and realized this is year ten at Thacher, and we hadn’t made it yet.  So, there was no better time than the present.  more »

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Over the Ridge to Patton’s Cabin . . . and Back Again

by on 09. Feb, 2012 in Bob St. George, Brian Pidduck, Faculty

All Thacher students have ridden a horse over the ridge (the Nordhoff Ridge that is) and camped in the Sespe at some point during their Thacher career. This past weekend we did a variation of this excursion, also riding, but under full human power – on mountain bikes! Adam Silberberg (CdeP ’15) joined my twin more »

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