Recently, we held a town hall for our 9th and 10th grade parents to talk about our high school programs and the various matriculation pathways available to our students. It's actually a complicated conversation here at Lincoln School because we are accredited by three different organizations and we offer students the opportunity to earn up... Continue Reading →
Recently, we’ve been working to help our community, both current and future, to better understand our academic offerings in the High School at Lincoln School Costa Rica. This might seem a simple thing to do, but the truth is our programs are quite complicated. This is because we offer three separate diplomas (accredited by three... Continue Reading →
Recently, Lincoln School Costa Rica held its annual Assembly meeting of the parent community. As a reminder, Lincoln School is a non-profit organization owned and operated by the parent community. By rule, our Board of Directors and senior administration meet annually with the parent community to report on the current state of the school. This... Continue Reading →
Last week, I again had the honor of being the last to address our Seniors at our annual graduation ceremonies. Technically, my role is to lead the Seniors in our graduate pledge, but I also try to take advantage of the moment to say a few last words to our students before they officially become... Continue Reading →
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” -- Angela Davis The 2022-2023 school year at Lincoln, in many ways, marked our return to pre-pandemic normalcy. Classes were in person full time, after-school programs were fully enrolled and more popular... Continue Reading →
One of the things I’m most excited to be working on this year is the development of the Lincoln School Entrepreneurial Academy. As you may know, we’ve invested a great deal of energy over the past few years in developing a culture of entrepreneurial learning and doing with our students, faculty, and community. We’ve developed... Continue Reading →
At Lincoln School, we are committed to the creation of student-centered learning environments that focus not just on rigorous academic concepts and content, but also the development of an academic skillset that will support student learning now and in the future. As a part of our faculty’s work this year to identify and strengthen student-centered... Continue Reading →
One of the logistical changes that has taken place at Lincoln School due to the pandemic has been a shift in our instructional hours. At first, when we were 100% virtual and concerned about the effects of increased screen time on our students’ physical and mental health, we reduced our instructional hours. As we came... Continue Reading →
What follows is a transcript of the Podcast I recorded last year regarding self-care and meditation. There's never a bad time for self-care so I thought I'd re-post it here as a part of the blog. If you have 20 minutes, please check out the recording. I hope you enjoy it! ----- I want to... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, we hosted Shirley Campbell Barr at Lincoln School Costa Rica. Ms. Campbell Barr is a published poet and social justice advocate from Costa Rica who has used her position to speak out on issues of gender and racial equity across the country and region. As an Afro-Caribbean woman, she is able... Continue Reading →
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