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Crescent Blogs

Open Mike: Headmaster's Blog

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  • Planting Seeds of Wisdom

    By Michael Fellin, Headmaster of Crescent School
    Many of us use figurative language and metaphors to describe life experiences. As a young person, when imagining my future or ruminating on the purpose of life, my mother would often encourage me to “till the garden.” A former colleague often challenged incoming students with “High school is not a spectator sport. Get in the game.” One of the great lines from the Stoics was “not to expect figs in winter.” By combining two unrelated elements, these figures of speech allow us to see things from different angles and in a new light.
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Crescent Voices Blogs

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  • Exchange Program Builds Bonds

    By Ian Eatock, Director of Crescent Exchange Programs and Upper School French and Spanish teacher
    On a Saturday in February, three Crescent families arrived at Pearson’s Terminal 3 to send off Sam, Stanley, and Freddy, the boys they’d been hosting for two weeks from Aylesbury Grammar School in the U.K. as part of Crescent’s International Student Exchange Program. The families escorted them through the baggage checks and took the last few moments to take photos, embrace each other, and say goodbye. Hopefully, not forever.
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CCBE Crescent Considers Blogs

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  • Promoting a Healthy Body Image

    By Andrew Trozzi, Middle School Faculty
    Any boy who has played with a Batman or Spiderman action figure has been exposed to a toy of a male hero who possesses a hyper-muscular physique. In fact, if these toy’s dimensions were to scale, Batman’s biceps would be the same size as his waist. It is this type of unrealistic notion of the male body that garners admiration and respect from others, argues Dr. Roberto Olivardia, and has led many boys to develop an unhealthy obsession with the muscularity of their body and, ultimately, a harmful body image.
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