The Foote School Podcast

Meet five faculty members who aren't exactly new to Foote—they're more like new-ish. Miguel Paulino, Skye Lee, Kayleigh Axon, Elliot Dickson and Katie Larsen all joined the Foote faculty last fall. Each has introduced some new and exciting projects into the curriculum and brought fresh energy to our classrooms.On this podcast episode, we take time to get to know them better—as teachers but also as hikers, bakers, illustrators and parents.

Barry comes to Foote with deep experience in independent school education and youth leadership. On this podcast episode, he talks about his professional journey and what middle schoolers need now.

By its nature, Physical Education is a close-contact experience. But this year, students are playing new games—and old games in new ways—to create a safe playing field for all.

In this episode, PE teachers Brad McGuire, Colleen Murphy and Joe Reiser discuss the ways that PE has changed this year, and the ways it remains the same.

The holidays can be a stressful time, especially when a pandemic has changed everything about how we gather and celebrate. To help bring a sense of calm, school counselor Kossouth Bradford has recorded a guided meditation that parents and children can do together.

School counselor Kossouth Bradford and consulting pediatric psychiatrist Dr. Michael Kaplan answer parents' questions about how to support their children's education and emotional wellbeing during tumultuous times.

Ninth grader Kiran Makam guest hosts this episode and interviews classmates about their experience at the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, and how they can use what they learned to make Foote a more inclusive community.