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About Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

an educator in Independent Schools for over 38 years

Keeping the Dialogue Open at Home…and Building Community at School

As we close September and open October at Tuxedo Park School, I look at back at all of the things we have already accomplished in this very young school year. We began our year on September 6 with record enrollment, … Continue reading

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Schools For Tomorrow

Last week I had the privilege of attending the inaugural “Schools For Tomorrow” conference sponsored by the New York Times and I’ve returned with many ideas, some of them contradictory to each other! You’ll notice, as I did, that the … Continue reading

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School as Neighborhood

I grew up in a neighborhood in New Jersey where everything I needed was within walking distance: I walked to school, I walked to church, I walked to the corner market for a quart of milk for my mother, I … Continue reading

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On Gratitude for our History, and the Here and Now

The rich history of Tuxedo Park School is in evidence all over our “home” of Blairhame. Each day we walk the hallways, we pass symbols of our history: the whole school photographs, the pictures of graduating classes, portraits of retired … Continue reading

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New Beginnings at TPS

Greetings from the first day of the 112th School Year at Tuxedo Park School. Today we welcomed all new students in our Opening Assembly as we announced the newest members on to the Green and Gold teams. Dating back over … Continue reading

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Kathleen McNamara, Head of School Tuxedo Park School

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