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Now viewing articles posted in 2019.

Is My Child Ready for Preschool?
September 9th, 2019
Early Childhood Director Julie Mendes offers tips on how to determine if your little one is ready for preschool learning.
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Posted in: All, Admission, Lower School
Learning Doesn't Always Occur in a Classroom
August 30th, 2019
Episcopal offers numerous retreat opportunities to help students develop a sense of community. The bonds created as a result of these experiences can last a lifetime and will be remembered long after they leave Woodland Ridge Boulevard.
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Posted in: All, Spirituality And Service
The Hidden Benefits of Showing Up for Office Hours
August 29th, 2019
When I was hired at Episcopal, I decided to highlight the importance of showing up to office hours to all of my students. I argue that it is the single most underutilized aspect of their high school and college careers. Showing up to office hours even once a month for each class leads to a whole list of benefits for students.
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Posted in: All, Upper School
ReUKnighted: Brooks Nader '15
August 23rd, 2019
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge graduate Brooks Nader ’15 recently made quite a splash on the national modeling scene by winning the Sports Illustrated 2019 model search and the first 2020 Rookie of the Year Award. She is happy to see the industry adjusting to better represent today’s women.
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Posted in: All, Episcopal Alumni
Finding a Calling in the Piney Woods
June 24th, 2019
Episcopal Chaplain Father Kirkland “Skully” Knight spent his first summer at Camp Hardtner in 1985. Father Skully arrived as an unsuspecting teen who was simply tagging along with friends for summer fun. Over the next few years, what he found there totally changed him. In the end he had a new name, the love of his life and an inspiration to serve the Lord as an Episcopal priest.
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Posted in: All, Spirituality And Service, The Teachers' Lounge
Episcopal Celebrates Student Successes in ESTAAR
June 4th, 2019
ESTAAR (Episcopal Students Take Action in Advanced Research) is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) independent research program geared toward a select group of students with the drive to perform high-level research in a STEM field.
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Posted in: All, Student Work, Upper School
Semi-Structured Summer
May 29th, 2019
Upper School Counselor Jodi Manton offers tips to help parents encourage a semi-structured summer for themselves and their children.
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Posted in: All, Lower School
Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
May 23rd, 2019
Episcopal congratulates the Class of 2019!
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Posted in: All, College Bound 2019, Upper School
Jody Kennard: Charting New Territory
May 15th, 2019
College Counselor Jody Kennard is an explorer. How else would you describe a woman from New Jersey who has lived in the jungles of Borneo, worked for Pennsylvania Quakers and learned fundraising tips from a formidable nun who once worked for the CIA?
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Posted in: All, The Teachers' Lounge
Mental Health Awareness and the Whole Child
May 10th, 2019
For 70 years now, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness Month. Middle School Counselor Alicia Kelly takes a look at what it means to be happy and offers tips for helping parents ensure their child’s mental well-being.
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Posted in: All, Counselors Corner