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First grade teacher Heidi Parrett promotes a purposeful learning community where students are motivated to build skills and knowledge to answer their own questions, and to share with others what they’ve learned.
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Educators at Catlin Gabel are committed to helping students develop as individuals and gain confidence in their knowledge and skills.
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For the sixth consecutive year, Catlin Gabel School has been named the #1 Best Private K-12 School in the state, and ranked in the top 1% of all private schools nationally.
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Upper School Science and Health Teacher Bianca Knoll Nakayama is teaching from multiple perspectives and helping students make connections across disciplines.
![Derek Kanarek: Independent Curriculum as a Foundation for Academic Excellence]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726246064/catlingabel/pgdh84cubhmvbgn5pnnd/1275x675-Derek.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726246064/catlingabel/pgdh84cubhmvbgn5pnnd/1275x675-Derek.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726246064/catlingabel/pgdh84cubhmvbgn5pnnd/1275x675-Derek.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1726246064/catlingabel/pgdh84cubhmvbgn5pnnd/1275x675-Derek.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726246064/catlingabel/pgdh84cubhmvbgn5pnnd/1275x675-Derek.jpg","width":1275}])
Interim Head of Upper School Derek Kanarek on choosing teacher-designed, student-driven curriculum over standardized AP and IB content.
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With the new Pollinator Garden, students are countering environmental decline and creating an educational space for generations to come
![selfie portrait of alum Trace Hancock’96 taken during a trip to Iceland rolling hills in the background with a dirt path, wild flowers, and green plants]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723744538/catlingabel/uagjz5s11rrwbfu1epol/1275x675-trace-hancock.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723744538/catlingabel/uagjz5s11rrwbfu1epol/1275x675-trace-hancock.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723744538/catlingabel/uagjz5s11rrwbfu1epol/1275x675-trace-hancock.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1723744538/catlingabel/uagjz5s11rrwbfu1epol/1275x675-trace-hancock.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723744538/catlingabel/uagjz5s11rrwbfu1epol/1275x675-trace-hancock.jpg","width":1275}])
The data analyst and visualization expert on how the brain processes quantitative information, the psychology of judgment, and discovering “relevance” at Catlin Gabel.
![middle school mural bright fantastical landscape with a large floating eye butterflies flowers mushrooms rainbow fairies open book and flying eagle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723754730/catlingabel/qbvi0o1xeevol1ffmj3c/1700x900-mural-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723754730/catlingabel/qbvi0o1xeevol1ffmj3c/1700x900-mural-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723754730/catlingabel/qbvi0o1xeevol1ffmj3c/1700x900-mural-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1723754730/catlingabel/qbvi0o1xeevol1ffmj3c/1700x900-mural-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1723754730/catlingabel/qbvi0o1xeevol1ffmj3c/1700x900-mural-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723754730/catlingabel/qbvi0o1xeevol1ffmj3c/1700x900-mural-2.jpg","width":1700}])
With guidance from a master artist, middle schoolers take a deep dive into art history, theory, and technique—and the joys of inclusive collaboration
![beginning school students looking out the upper school library window at schauff circle and the cut logs from fir grove]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723754562/catlingabel/zgo3qjzqqiw5lspg73vk/1700x900-winter-storm.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723754562/catlingabel/zgo3qjzqqiw5lspg73vk/1700x900-winter-storm.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1723754562/catlingabel/zgo3qjzqqiw5lspg73vk/1700x900-winter-storm.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1723754562/catlingabel/zgo3qjzqqiw5lspg73vk/1700x900-winter-storm.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1723754562/catlingabel/zgo3qjzqqiw5lspg73vk/1700x900-winter-storm.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723754562/catlingabel/zgo3qjzqqiw5lspg73vk/1700x900-winter-storm.jpg","width":1700}])
How a storm-related crisis became a learning adventure and community rallying point.