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Resources
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Vignettes
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On Playing War
A broken leg is no fun. However, since at SVS almost any new situation can become a window into what is going on in the…
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Gavin’s Education
An SVS education is just too big for paper, too big for grades, and certainly too big for a poster board of facts and opinions.
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To Thyself Be True
We were talking about birthdays, Audrey, Ben, Christine and I. All three children had just turned six and their birthday parties were recalled with much…
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“I Want To Be the Age I Am Right Now!”
I realized that one of the kids in school who had been here for many years was about to turn eleven. (How dare she get…
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Men at work
Mimsy took the following photograph at school recently: She gave the photo the title “Men at Work”. At first sight, the title seems whimsical, though the…
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The Things That Happen
Lisa Dolliver, a professional ceramicist (and also a professional musician), has been teaching kids all things pottery for quite a few years here. She is…
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The SVS Construction Boom
All through this past winter kids at school spent time outdoors when they could (usually), playing basketball, taking walks, climbing on the rocks, or using…
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The Institute of Contemporary Art
A couple of months ago, one of my good friends told me of an interactive exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art. William Forsythe, a…
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To Investigate… or Not…
People always say the J.C. is the heart of the school. They’re right. It’s the way our school handles misdeeds or wrong doings on a…
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A Music Corp Reinstated: The Nascent Voyage
On May 9th at noon the SVS Music Corp gave its first concert since it was disbanded three years ago. I was part and parcel…
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No, I Didn’t Go to Nickerson . . . Recently
Every year, a large group of kids from Sudbury Valley decamp (literally) on the next to last week of school to Nickerson State Park, in…
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Inside the Enchanted Forest
I was speaking with a prospective family at an Open House a few months ago and telling them about the democratic process at Sudbury Valley…
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Fun at SVS is More Than Meets the Eye
It’s already the first week of July and it is only now that I finally am rested enough to have a modicum of perspective about…
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Rainbow in the Snow: Another Fantastic Ski Experience at SVS
I myself am tired of my stories about SVS trips in general and of skiing trips in particular. But I just can’t help it! The…
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The Many Levels of Gingerbread
The month of December always feels rushed, but in a good way. Students are more amped than usual. They are excited for Christmas, parties, and…
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Two Apple Stories
A Fall Apple Picking Excursion Hanna Greenberg New England has the perfect climate for growing apples. There are several orchards in the school’s vicinity where people…
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