In this morning's assembly, Admission Director Chris Bartlett thanked the 85 students who volunteered to provide 268 tours to visiting families during the winter trimester, alone. This causes me to think about what visitors see, because when I bump into tours, things suddenly look like an admission brochure, with groups of students working hard, together.
Students may appear devoted and passionate in their learning.
Wherever the tour meanders, colors are bright, and focus is intense.
It makes sense that families would stumble upon some picture-perfect class scenes, but I wonder if something else is going on.... Visitors encounter classes outdoors, like this meteorology section, observing lenticular clouds stacked over Mt. Kearsarge following the passage of a cold front.
When I stroll through the halls, things look different. It's not all brochure quality. I'm not being judgmental, of course...
No one was walking by, for instance, when Pete needed action shots for photography, and got Chris and Gunnar to hurl Timmy (voluntarily,) into a snowbank for a cup of Green Mountain coffee at Jake's.
In Spanish 1, students are role playing a Jerry Springer show, with relatives who are furious with one another over inappropriate relationships. Cameron (right) plays a male dancer; Greg, his mom, disapproves.
Visiting families do not see what happens at Elbow Pond every Friday morning.
