Congratulations to the Class of 2024 for successfully defending their theses last week! All eleven seniors prepared 20 minute speechs, then answered questions from panelists for 15-20 minutes.
“The senior thesis is both summative and formative in the life of our students,” said Logic and Rhetoric School Principal Christopher Webb. “It brings...
Congratulations to Yosi Kyner, tenth, who won the VACA State Championship in the Boys Varsity 400m, and to the Girls Middle School and Varsity teams who each placed third. “Our team improved athletically, and there were many personal bests over the course of the season,” said Coach Zach Vestal, “but what impressed me more was the community that sprang up...
Read MoreThe first-ever Regents Varsity Baseball team finished 3-4 in the VACA North Region and lost a close-fought game to Christian Heritage in the state semifinals, 6-7. Players rallied from a slow start in the season, to eventually gel as a team. At one game late in the season, a player from the opposing team was seriously injured. The next day, the other school’s Athletic...
Read MoreIf you had to identify one facet of education that has been shown to improve the parent partnership, deepen classroom discussions, identify and ameliorate student learning gaps and teach students executive functioning skills - in only twenty minutes a day - what would it be? That's right, homework. Here is a snapshot of the reasons why purposeful homework is integral to...
Read More“I really desire to connect every single lesson in my Calculus and Latin classes to the greater purpose and heart of Regents as a school,” says teacher Olivia Didat. “I never want my students to lose perspective of the reason why we are here: to learn about who God is through the lens of different subjects and grow in our love for Him! This may be...
Read More“In Rhetoric School art this year we have been focusing on creating a variety of values, layers, and washes in watercolors,” says art teacher Jenn Atwell. “The students had several projects before this still life; one was learning to paint three dimensional effects of draped fabrics. Students had to pay attention to creating soft edges in their transition...
Read MoreCongratulations to Varsity Boys Basketball who were VACA North Regular Season Champions and second in the VACA North Tournament. “We had a well-rounded team,” said senior David K. “Everyone contributed a lot and we showed a lot of resilience in battling adversity throughout the season by keeping our focus and working hard.” The Varsity boys...
Read MoreDuring the first days of kindergarten physical education (PE), you can find Coach Johnson outside, five and six-year olds walking around him as he chants: “Heel-toe, heel-toe.” It’s embodied learning that is foundational to not only the Regents PE program, but to the whole Regents academic curriculum.
“Obviously kids know how to walk...
If you talk to seventh to twelfth grade Regents students, you may hear about block scheduling, upcoming tests and papers, and serious classroom discussions. While this is all true, they may not let you in on the other half of the story: every single class in the Logic and Rhetoric School takes at least a five minute break every period to go outside - and study halls take at...
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