EA Unlocked

EA's rivalry with The Haverford School dates back to 1889, when the first football game was played between the two schools. In the 1980's, the coveted Split Sweater was introduced and awarded to the school that won the most contests- which grew to include soccer, cross country, water polo, and golf.

In 2005, EA girls began competing against The Agnes Irwin School in an effort to win the Banner.

Retired Athletic Director Gina Buggy and Associate Director of Athletics Jim Farrell take a look at the history of this long-standing tradition and share some of their memories of this rivalry weekend.

Beth Corrigan is the new chair of EA's Board of Trustees. She was recently on campus for the fall Board meeting and stopped by for an EA Unlocked recording session to share her thoughts on her new role.

Olympic rower Nick Mead '13 launched his rowing career as an EA freshman, under the guidance of Classics teacher and rowing coach Molly Konopka, Hon. He recently stopped by campus to talk with Coach Konopka and EA Unlocked host, Dr. T.J. Locke about competing in the Tokyo Olympics, his strong ties to Episcopal, and his plans for the future.

Despite distanced learning restrictions, EA's music department still managed to provide some beautiful music for the holidays. Enjoy these sweet sounds from EA's Lower, Middle, and Upper School musicians.

This special "pop-up" edition of EA_Unlocked features EA's talented student musicians in Lower, Middle, and Upper School. Excerpts are included from spring, remote music classes and performances from throughout the 2019-2020 school year. Enjoy.

EA student musicians, along with Music Department Chair Jim Erwin, shared their talents and provided some beautiful music for this year's Easter celebrations. Student pieces are performed by freshman Ashley Kim (flute), senior Sejin Park (viola), and Junior Michael Zhou (piano).

Middle School English teacher Mark Luff is EA's longest-tenured teacher. The 2019-2020 school year marks his 42nd year. At the opening day for faculty and staff in August, it is a tradition for the teacher who has worked at EA the longest to address the group. EA Unlocked host, Dr. T.J. Locke, sat down with Mr. Luff to hear more about this tradition and his reflections on four-decades of teaching EA students.

The college admissions process has changed a lot over the years, with early decision, early decision-2, and early action applications. Here at EA, we are very fortunate to have four experienced college counselors working with our students. Director of College Counseling Cynthia Crum shares her thoughts and advice on the college admissions process.

Through Episcopal's partnership with the Global Online Academy (GOA), EA students are given the opportunity to explore dynamic subjects from some of the world's leading educators in a global classroom. GOA Site Director Dr. Adam Lavallee stops by tell us more about the program and how GOA elevates the learning experience.

After a thorough review, the 6th-12th grade science curriculum has been overhauled- which includes a new department chair structure. Grace Limaye '90 now chairs the department. She recently sat down with Dr. T.J. Locke to talk about the new curriculum and her hopes and dreams for science at EA.