Hello and welcome to Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from community members about their experiences at Loomis Chaffee and beyond. Today our director of learning support Lena Sadowitz provides a thorough explanation of best practices for preparing for examinations in response to a question about what different strategies a student might employ to study for rote memorization verses larger, more complicated concepts.

This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

In this episode, English teacher and Director of Writing Initiatives Sally Knight chats with author and alumnus Keith Scribner ’80. Keith’s visit to campus coincided with the release of most recent novel, Old New Newgate Road. Keith visited with students to talk about the book, where he finds inspiration, and the life of a writer.

This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Keith Scribner for coming on the show today, and thank you for listening.

The Writing Studio offers inspiration and support for Loomis Chaffee writers - students and faculty alike - across the curriculum as they work to communicate their ideas, arguments, discoveries, and voices. In this episode, we hear pieces from a variety of voices on campus. Writing Studio faculty member Sally Knight then discusses the pieces and what writing means here at Loomis.

This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Ms. Knight, Mr. Scanlon, Oumi, Liam, and Tara for coming to the studio to talk with us, and thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to the Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop.

Our Community Time series consists short episodes where we hear from community members about their experiences at Loomis Chaffee. Today, I chat with genetics teacher Erica Gerace about some very special visitors to her classroom.

This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences outside the classroom. Today I speak with Director of the Norton Family Center for the Common Good Eric Laforest about his experience as a Jeopardy champion and a Southern pronunciation that cost him dearly.

This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

In this episode of the Pelican Scoop Podcast, Director of Admission and Financial Aid Nancy Cleary speaks with our Dean of Enrollment Amy Thompson about financial aid at Loomis Chaffee.

This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Amy and Nancy for stopping by the studio. And thank you for listening.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes in which we hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences outside the classroom. Continuing our series on our faculty's first jobs, today we hear from English teacher and Head Boys Soccer Coach Tim Helfrich about some of his early employment and what he learned from those experiences.

This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.

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In a new addition to the Loomis Chaffee summer reading program, students from across all class years took part in school-wide Summer Reading Book Chats on the first Tuesday of the School Year.

In addition to the usual grade-level reading requirements and the all-school read, this year, students were instructed to read at least one Book Chat selection and come prepared to join group discussions based on that title. Group book discussions took place in venues across campus with faculty members facilitating the conversations.

In this episode of the Pelican Scoop, Senior Nina and Math Department Head Joe Cleary reflect on their book chat, and the experiences at Loomis and beyond, that Nina brought to the discussion.

This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Christine Coyle for reporting this story, and thank you to Nina and Mr. Cleary for joining us in the studio. And, of course, thank you for listening.

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In this special episode of the Pelican Scoop Podcast we listen back to an interview recorded in 2015 between former colleague Madison Neal and our school archivist Karen Parsons. Madison and Karen discuss holiday traditions at Loomis Chaffee, and we get to hear a fascinating archive recording of a former headmaster performing a Christmas classic for the whole school. It's fun to hear Madison's voice on the podcast again, and of course, it's always a delight to hear Karen talk about the history of the school. Enjoy.

This has been the Pelican Scoop Podcast which is produced by the Loomis Chaffee Office of Strategic Communications. Mary Forrester produces the show. My name is Keller Glass, I direct and edit the podcast. Special thanks to Madison Neal and Karen Parsons. Happy Holidays, and thank you for listening.

Hello and welcome to the Community Time from the Loomis Chaffee Pelican Scoop.

Our Community Time series consists of short episodes where we get to hear from Loomis Chaffee community members about their experiences outside the classroom. Today, we hear from Sara Deveaux, the Director of the Henry R. Kravis '63 Center for Excellence in Teaching. Sarah tells us about some of the more common conversations she has about teaching with other faculty on campus, and how the center strives to cultivate a community of inquisitive, innovative, and collaborative teachers.

This has been a Pelican Scoop Community Time. New episodes are released on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. Long-form episodes about life at Loomis Chaffee also appear in this feed, and are released roughly once a month. Thank you for listening.