Bringing Up Bebe #3

Check out today’s 2/8/12) New York Times review of the book Bringing Up Bebe. Not exactly “thumbs up” but maybe it  will spark some controversy about the best way to raise children. Onward,  Malcolm Gauld

Hyde-Bronx Students and Parents Enjoy Retreat

In December, 2nd and 3rd grade families from Hyde-Bronx ventured out to the beautiful campground of Clearpool Education Center. On this Family Leadership Challenge weekend, the families explored courage, built family memories, and engaged in activities. Parents and children hiked, created stories, played games, performed in our special family showcase, and built creative presentations describing [...]

Bath: WVB Week in Review

Hyde                                       39 NYA                                       43 In their first contest after the Winter Break the Hyde Women’s Basketball team looked to build on the great progress they made in the early stage of their season, as well as regain their rhythm and confidence as a team. They got off to a slow start, scoring just two points [...]

Motivation

The other day while walking my chocolate lab Maggie, I found that she did not ‘heel’ in the proper ‘her nose to my knee’ position. In all fairness she hadn’t walked with me in a while and I hadn’t asked this level of attention from her in weeks.  So I restated the command of “heel,” [...]

2 Faculty Obstacles

2 Faculty Obstacles: Gila Monsters & Turf Wars As with students and parents, there are two typical obstacles faced by faculty.  A scene from the film Hoosiers illustrates the first dilemma.  Gene Hackman is addressing his players at the very first basketball practice.  Out of the corner of his eye, he observes two players whispering [...]

2 Parent Obstacles

2 Parent Obstacles: Letting Go & Looking at Self The two obstacles that parents struggle with have to do with what seems to be an ever-increasing difficulty with letting go and a disinclination to truly look at themselves. In her book, Nation of Wimps, Hara Marano intimates that even the “Helicopter” parent has been replaced [...]

Annual Fund Supporters

Ritsuban “Raymond” Koda Learning is a continuous process, rewards and results often come later and are magnified by time. Giving is a reminder to honor the effort and commitment to such a life long process. I give to Hyde, especially after my children have graduated, to positively influence my personal and family growth. Especially, as [...]

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How Leadership Characteristics Are Valued in Business On Monday, October 17, The Hyde Leadership Society (HLS) hosted a presentation by Richard Preece, Senior Vice president of Franklin Templeton Investments, on “How Leadership Characteristics Are Valued in Business.” Learn More… Got Mentors? I recently gave my “College Success Guaranteed” talk to a group of 11th grade high [...]

Rachel Folan

Rachel Folan, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction Campus: Woodstock, Connecticut College Experience: BA, Bowdoin College M Ed, Harvard University, School Leadership Educational Experience: Study Abroad:  Capetown, South Africa 2003 Administrative Intern, Boston Latin School 2009-2010 National Soccer Coaches Association of America, National Diploma Hometown: Brunswick, Maine I Teach: Honors Algebra 2 I Teach:  Confidence In [...]

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

I had two false starts with this book.  Each time I got 30-or-so pages into it and there just was no lift-off.  Then I took the book (and my son) on a road trip to a lakeside weekend in northern Maine.  We swam.  We fished.  We kayaked.  And I took another shot at the book.  Before [...]

Bath Campus Tour

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Hyde NYC Charter School Teachers Come to Bath, Maine

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Giving

Congratulations to our newest Alumni, the graduates of the Class of 2011. Graduation continues to be a special time at Hyde Schools. Each year, the graduation speeches and the words of thanks to parents and families at the HAPA breakfast are a vivid reminder of why we do what we do at Hyde. Thank you [...]

Let Us Remember

I grew up in a home where my sisters and I were taught a special appreciation for the sacrifices that American military men and women have made so that we might enjoy the freedoms that are commonly underappreciated.  That is because my mother lost her father and two brothers in World War II.  (One, an Air Force pilot, was shot at [...]