but we are grateful for the support and excited for the opportunities it provides
for us and our constituents.
This year we will offer Honors Humanities as a Dual Enrollment course.
Honors Humanities is a dual enrollment course that allows students to
simultaneously earn honors-level secondary school credit and college credit
granted by Bryn Athyn College. In order to enroll in this course, students must
have a minimum weighted GPA of 3.3 and apply to Bryn Athyn College as part
of the enrollment process. This will be open to rising seniors.
This course is a year-long offering. The first portion is Psychology 101: An
Introduction to Basic Constructs of Psychology, including scientific methodology,
the brain, consciousness, memory, identity, learning, motivation, intelligence
and the nature of mental illness. Relevant New Church doctrines are analyzed
and compared to secular theories of psychology. This will be taught by Kiri
Rogers.
The second portion is Philosophy 102: A Survey of Some Major Philosophers
and Theories in Metaphysics, Epistemology and the Philosophy of Religion. This
will be taught by Marcy Latta. There will be a two-week session at the end
taught by Neil Simonetti. The final weeks of the course will be focused on
creating a presentation that synthesizes concepts learned in each portion and
integrates New Church doctrine.
Thanks to a generous donor we will be providing every student with his/
her own Kindle. This will enable students to access their textbooks from the
device through a program called Kurtzweil. This will significantly lighten the
load of the backpacks on campus.
New staff:
The Boys School is sad that the Rev. Elmo Acton and Carol Brannon are not
returning in the 2017-18 year. Elmo did a very nice job teaching all sections of
sophomore boys religion while completing his M.Div. in Theological School.
He has moved to Michigan to serve the Oak Arbor society. Carol had served
for a number of years as the Boys School Administrative Secretary, which
includes a tremendous number of responsibilities. She ably managed all tasks
and was a critically important dose of femininity in a predominantly masculine
environment. She cared deeply for the men and boys who are part of the Boys
School and we are grateful for her years of service.
The Boys School is happy to welcome David Hyam as an assistant
housemaster and sophomore health teacher. He will also continue to be an
assistant soccer coach and science department laboratory manager.
Jeremy Fehon is transitioning from a part-time role (Geometry and
Introductory Physical Science) to a full-time role, adding a section of Algebra
2 and Biology to his workload.
Ben Cole is also transitioning from a part-time role (Geometry) to full
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