Category Archives: 21st Century Skills

The College Admissions Game!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

“No word yet on what it means for long-term happiness to find out your parents lied to get you into college in the first place.” Alyssa Nadworny, Anya Kamenetz, NPR This latest news about the College Admissions Scandal sends the … Continue reading →

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Simon Sinek at NAIS

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

“We have to learn to lead for the game we are in.” How do you lead in the infinite game? you advance within the infinite game, you do not win. Simon Sinek’s message: What does it mean to live an … Continue reading →

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Shiza Shahid: finding the path of your own greatest impact…

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Shiza Shahid is a force! She, too, has a compelling personal story that had an unplanned and amazing intersection with Malala. What an inspiring speaker and thinker who is focused on making an impact in the world, and making sure … Continue reading →

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Tearing Down Walls: Building Leadership Capacity for Women.

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Listening to three female educators and one consultant discuss women in independent schools. This is a conversation about internal conversations and self-doubt that is important for women. “Ask for open feedback about your challenges and how you can get mentoring … Continue reading →

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The Connection between Innovation and Diversity… Frans Johansson

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

My favorite FRANS JOHANSSON quotes: Schools have to prepare students for a world that is constantly innovating and challenging We tend to think that deep expertise is the key to success. All new ideas are combinations of current ideas. What … Continue reading →

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So we do not have Anderson Cooper! But we have an upgrade to Viola Davis as our opening speaker!

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

My top 13 Viola Davis quotes. “It was the sort of poverty that makes you feel invisible. I left home for school every day either hiding or angry.” “You find and become yourself when you find who you were messily, … Continue reading →

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Heading to NAIS in Long Beach this week!

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

  The Annual conference for NAIS is slated to begin this week. It’s usually a combination of “old home week” seeing colleagues and friends from schools across the country and sensory overload, with exhibitions and many sessions to attend, more … Continue reading →

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Helping children with the social struggles of social media…

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

We’ve just concluded our winter grade level roundtables at Seven Hills, and some of our parenting conversations have been very similar to the advice shared here.

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Sometimes, a good parenting article enters my orbit…

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

This would have been helpful to me as my own children were navigating not only their elementary and middle school years, but my own expectations of what those experiences should look like… Parenting from Boston Globe Magazine

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Which skills really matter? Forbes 2018

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Kathleen McNamara Head's Up!

Amity Millhiser was our keynote speaker last week for our Career Pathways event in San Francisco. She’s a great resource for us at Seven Hills. https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitymillhiser/2018/12/06/tech-skills-are-in-demand-but-companies-cant-lose-sight-of-soft-skills/#73e772211c2b

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