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Angels On Earth

As the landscape of the world, our country, and education continues to change, I am constantly reflecting on what is…
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Forming, Storming, and Norming Our Way To Milkshakes

At our school, Shake Shack is legendary. Just beyond the prescribed lunch boundaries, their delicious burgers and decadent milkshakes were…
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Leaders Lead from the Front, and …..

by Erin Cermak, LL ‘21, Physical Education and Health Teacher, Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, CA As someone who has…
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My Journey from the Dancefloor to the Balcony

by Lea Hunerkoch, Middle School Assistant Director and Teaching Fellows Coordinator at Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, MD There have been…
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Proust Questionnaire – Lea Hunerkoch

by Lea Hunerkoch, LL’16, gcLi-Penn/GSE Scholarship for School Leadership ‘22-’23 Who are your favorite writers? Several books that have had…
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What am I doing?

“What am I doing?” I started this school year in a new office and a new position.  I switched gears…
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Safety is Looking Out for One Another

by Jeremy LaCasse, Executive Director, gcLi, Teacher of History, Taft School (Watertown, CT) A student walks into my office. For…
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What gcLi Means To Me

by Brandi Lawrence, LL’19, gcLi Scholar ‘22 The Gardner Carney Leadership Institute (gcLi) means quite a lot to me. It…


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