Author Archives: Clapham School

Announcing Clapham’s Upper School

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Clapham School

A New Kind of College Prep Clapham School announces the opening of Class Nine for the 2012-13 school year. Applications are now being accepted for spaces in a high school program which is unavailable anywhere else in the surrounding area. … Continue reading →

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Choosing the Best Teachers

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Clapham School

By Susan Carrion, Director of Instruction Recently I was directed to take note of the faculty page of the website of another school similar to Clapham. While introducing a school’s teachers and staff is not a rarity in our marketable world, … Continue reading →

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A Letter from the Clapham Chaplain

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Clapham School

Dear Clapham Parents, It is a privilege to serve your children this year as chaplain at Clapham. Please allow me to take this moment to introduce the subject of our chapel series in order for you to have the advantage of … Continue reading →

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Beauty and the Christian, Classical Education

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Clapham School

By Doug Reynolds, Head of School This week we commenced our sixth year at Clapham School. We give great thanks to God for sustaining us thus far. This year he has given us a number of milestones to celebrate: it’s … Continue reading →

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Marathon Misery and a New Vision for Physical Training

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Clapham School

By Mike Barnett, Physical Education Teacher A significant amount of my free time is devoted to training for what some call the silent sports: distance running, cross-country skiing, and cycling. Competition in these sports takes hours of focused endurance work. … Continue reading →

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Jazz and the Invitation to Know

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Clapham School

By Zach Ward, Middle School Teacher I didn’t used to much like jazz. This sounds like a cliché to say, but jazz seemed to me too random and directionless. To my ear, it was about musicians of questionable skill meandering … Continue reading →

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Pinocchio and His Habits

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Clapham School

By Renee Shear, Class One Teacher Pinocchio is a prime example of what Charlotte Mason would call an ignorant and weak child. His puppet life was riddled with natural consequences of poor decisions and bad habits. Each day during read … Continue reading →

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Service to the King

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Clapham School

Jesus teaches us how to serve. He cares so much about the needy that this King puts himself in their place of need. We must be like Christ in our love and service of the people whom He made and loves. Service is more than just an activity scheduled into our lives; it centers on this radical love. Continue reading →

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Common Sense Teaching

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Clapham School

By Cheryl Ward, Class Five Teacher Over my thirteen years of teaching, I have developed ideas about education. I have formed strong opinions about what works, and what does not. I believe that a classroom should be calm, pleasant, relaxing, and … Continue reading →

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Music Education with Children

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Clapham School

By Sara Smith, Music Teacher “Music should belong to everyone…there are regions of the human soul which can be illuminated only through music.” Zoltán Kodály Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) was a Hungarian composer whose interest in ethnomusicology and philosophy led him … Continue reading →

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