Jace Boland ’23 joins the Quaker Matters Podcast to talk about Original Sin, the student-run performance this year that he directed. Jace takes us through the directing process for this show, what he enjoys most about directing itself, and the difference between acting and directing. Enjoy!

Jack Hebert ’23 joins the Quaker Matters Podcast to talk about Original Sin, the student-run performance this year that he wrote and starred in. Jack takes us through the script-writing process, his inspiration for the script, and what it was like to perform in something that he wrote

1:30 - Her start in swimming and beginning to compete 4:15 - What makes a successful 200 IM swimmer 5:30 - Expectations for her HS career9:00 - Winning her 1st State Championship 12:00 - Handling the pressure 13:00 - Winning her 2nd State Championship 14:40 - Biggest influences in her swimming career 16:00 - Swimming at Georgetown 18:30 - Favorite moments swimming at WFS 19:20 - Mad Minute Segment 20:10 - Ring the Bell Segment

1:00 - When he first started playing lacrosse2:00 - Playing at WFS, giving back to the team4:20 - Why Maryland?6:00 - Winning a National Championship 8:40 - How his parents inspire him10:00 - Being proud of his brother 11:00 - One lesson he keeps with him from WFS12:30 - Mad Minute Segment 14:00 - Ring the Bell Segment

1:30 - What is is social, emotional learning? 2:30 - Improving this in the classroom, the value it brings 3:30 - How can parents help? 4:30 - Having her own space as a counselor 5:30 - What is mindfulness? 7:40 - What is psycho-education? 8:20 - Practicing gratefulness each day 10:00 - Making mental health a priority 11:20 - Quaker Cares 12:20 - Wearing different hats, the power of listening 14:30 - Being the first counselor at WFS 16:00 - How can Meeting for Worship help when it comes to centering oneself? 17:00 - The ways in which students can build self-esteem 19:00 - Approaching mid-terms, the power of music when studying 20:00 - Mad Minute Segment 21:00 - Ring the Bell Segment

2:00 - Shaping your own academic path at WFS 3:30 - Benefits of Malone Schools Online Network (MSON)5:00 - Joining School Year Abroad, brining back a global mindset 7:10 - Establishing the Quest Scholars Program in 20099:50 - The importance of the Senior Exploration 11:30 - Teaching Theory of Knowledge (TOK)13:15 - Culminating Project for TOK16:20 - Student run clubs and committees 18:00 - Helping families balance the numerous options20:00 - What Rebecca loves most about her job 21:40 - Mad Minute Segment 22:30 - Ring the Bell Segment

1:10 - The beginning of coding at WFS

2:35 - Scratch programming

3:30 - Beginning the coding process in Kindergarten

4:50 - Why students are motivated by doing this type of work

5:40 - Helping new lower school students who do not begin coding in Kindergarten

6:15 - Connecting computer science to the to lower school curriculum

7:00 - Building math skills through computer science

8:00 - The value of partner programming

9:00 - How the curriculum as technology continues to evolve

9:30 - Being comfortable not knowing, working through a process

10:00 - What Carol enjoys most about teaching

10:30 - Creating a generation of problem solvers

Cohort 6 scholar Allison Miller stops by to talk about her experience as a DCS student, what life is like as a first-generation college student, and her passion for art!

1:25 - Introduction to music production

4:00 - Decision to attend Elon

5:25 - How Elon helped jumpstart her career

8:30 - Internships and how she became interested in marketing

10:00 - Describing the feeling when she found out that she was a "Gold Record" recipient

13:40 - Most important aspect of her work

16:00 - The power of networking and how it has helped her career

25:00 - Deciding to live in Wilmington, not Hollywood

27:00 - Impact of WFS

29:00 - Mad Minute Segment

32:10 - Ring the Bell Segment

1:00 - Introduction to WFS

2:40 - Why she chose a career in education

4:00 - Starting her own business

6:40 - Coming back to WFS

8:40 - Empowering students in math and science

11:40 - Solving real-world problems in the classroom

16:00 - Creating a classroom filled with love and respect

19:20 - Encouraging mistakes in the classroom, building resiliency

20:10 - No chairs in the classroom?!

23:10 - Quakerism in the classroom and how it impacts learning

25:00 - Finding inspiration from her WFS colleagues

27:00 - Mad Minute Segment

30:30 - Ring the Bell Segment