Message from Michael Heath

Today we had our Grandparents and Special Friends Day for the Upper School. We had a great turn out for this and I was able to meet with our guests before they went off to classes. Here are some comments from our morning presentation. At the end of this talk I contrast the stories that our students have to tell with the statistics we like to generate. The stories our grandparents heard were from film makers in Nance Leonhardt’s media arts class and some exceptional Spanish students working with their teacher Lauren Reggero-Toledano to capture an oral history of Hispanics in our state. You can find both of these project-based classes on our Upper School website and I would encourage you to find out more about them. They are excellent examples of learning through experience.

What Winterim Brings Us By George Thompson, Upper School Counselor

Every year, students and faculty look forward to Winterim with an eagerness that often surprises those who are not familiar with it. As it has developed over the years, Winterim has become something unique to the Catlin Upper School. It isn’t exactly a “holiday” although it decidedly has its moments that are relaxing and fun. It also isn’t entirely academic, although in courses like robotics and mock trial, students are intellectually challenged in a particularly intensive and experiential way. Winterim also does more than offer a frolic outdoors. A glimpse at a worksite for Habitat for Humanity, a CGS playing field where students learn Rugby for the first time, or the trail up a seventeen thousand foot mountain in Mexico would offer plenty of evidence that Winterim can be and often is, extremely challenging physically. 

Renowned mountaineer Stephen Venables to talk at CGS on 11/17 about his adventures

Ruth Patterson Hart art exhibition closes November 18

Don’t miss this amazing show! Drop by the Cabell Center foyer during school hours for a visual treat.

Artist, teacher, and arts advocate Ruth Patterson Hart was an early visionary in Portland’s vibrant art scene in the late 1930s. Half a century later, following Ruth’s death, her daughters Martha Hart Schulte ’65 and Sally Hart Retecki ’67 uncovered a treasure trove of her creative endeavor. Selections from Ruth Patterson Hart’s inspiring body of work will be exhibited in the Cabell Center foyer from September 9 through October 12. More about Ruth Patterson Hart.

Online Gambol auction is now open!

Take this opportunity to get a jump on your holiday shopping by placing a bid.

Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to gifts guaranteed to delight and surprise. So, start your holiday shopping with us and tell your friends, family, community about our online auction.  Proceeds go to Catlin Gabel in order to support our incredible teachers, allowing them to further their education goals through professional development, and enabling them to keep their curriculum fresh and current for our students.  The online auction will run from November 9 to November 23, 2009.

 

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