Quaker Matters

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

Carlos Charriez joins the podcast to talk all things gardening!

1:30 - How his love of gardening evolved over the years

3:40 - His time in Brazil and its impact

4:30 - Becoming involved in the local Wilmington community

5:50 - Acquiring two plots at Bellevue State Park

7:15 - Help that he received from the community

8:40 - When the organic garden came to WFS

9:40 - Building a greenhouse on campus this summer

10:30 - The various ways in which gardening enhances his classroom work as a teacher

13:30 - What he hopes students take away from their time in the garden, hopes for this budding program

15:30 - Running Ultra Trail races

18:50 - Why he gives so much of his time and energy to WFS

20:45 - Mad Minute Segment

21:30 - Ring the Bell Segment

2x State Champion Aubrey Nisbet ’23 joins the podcast!

1:00 - Why she loves tennis

2:00 - How she has developed her mental toughness

2:30 - Expectations heading into the season

4:00 - Winning her 2nd Championship last year

5:00 - Difference between her 1st State title as an 8th grader vs last year

6:00 - Winning the team title

7:00 - Sibling success and how they both motivate her

8:00 - Choosing Wake Forest

8:30 - 3 WFS student-athletes who are competing at the Division 1 level

9:30 - Hopes and aspirations for her tennis career

10:00 - Mad Minute Segment

11:00 - Ring the Bell Segment

WFS Head of School Ken Aldridge joins us for episode 9!

1:00 - Introduction to Quakerism

3:30 - Families learning about Quakerism

6:40 - Quaker testimonies

8:20 - Meeting for Worship

11:00 - All School Meeting for Worship

13:30 - Being comfortable with silence

18:00 - Quaker ethos helping with challenging decisions

21:30 - Mad Minute Segment

23:00 - Ring the Bell Segment