Conservatory Lab
Charter School
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| Family Notes
April 10, 2015
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Dear Families,
Thoughts of the importance of building strong community have been uppermost in my mind.
A sense of community is vital for any organization. It brings a sense of identity and pride. It brings about the possibility of accomplishing goals together.
Community is built on strong relationships that have trust at their core. Trust comes from regularly and persistently doing a variety of simple things together which practice gives the participants a chance to connect with each other.
A strong community makes bigger joint ventures possible and strengthens resilience as the organization goes forward. At the annual Spring Fling! this week-end, we will demonstrate the strength of our community to the larger community.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Warmly,
Diana Lam
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Don't Miss Tomorrow's Spring Fling!
Tomorrow's the day! Our school has been abuzz with activity this morning as everyone prepares for Spring Fling. The students have been practicing, the conductors have been finalizing, and the staff and parents have been organizing; everyone is excited for the grand concert tomorrow.
Spring Fling is not only our biggest event of the year, it's the one for which our community works the hardest. Our parents have been tirelessly committed to this effort for months, organizing the venue, marketing, volunteers, and raffle gift baskets, among the myriad of other things that Spring Fling requires. Our Resident Artists and students have been practicing their music since January. Our staff has been propelling everything forward, to ensure the event will be a truly fantastic one. Through all this, our community has come together in a great effort to make something fabulous. We don't just hope Spring Fling will be a wonderful concert - we know it will be.
This is the first year Spring Fling has been brought to a venue as historic and large as John Hancock Hall. We are honored that our school will be included in the legacy of this Hall, and we know our contribution will be talked about for years to come.
So please, join us for this day of celebration. Come celebrate the fruits of our students' and our community's labor. Be a part of not just our history, but the history of arts in Boston.
Get your tickets now! bit.ly/springfling_2015 They will be more expensive at the door.
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Spring Fling! 2015 Reminders
Buy tickets online or at school before the day of the event! bit.ly/springfling_2015
Make sure to tell your friends, family, and neighbors about the event.
At 11:00, grades K1-3 will perform
At 2:30, grades 4-8 will perform
Drop-off will be at the stage door on Stuart Street around the corner from 180 Berkeley Street. After dropping students off, parents are encouraged to explore the sights in Copley Square and then return half an hour before the performance. Parents will not be allowed to come into the theater until half an hour before the performance.
No cameras or iPads will be permitted to be used during the concerts. The concerts will be videotaped and made available on YouTube and Vimeo.
There will be a specific dismissal process after each concert, which will be announced from the stage and which must be followed.
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4th Grade Prepares to "Free America"
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Conservatory Lab Volleyball Team Is Exemplary on the Court  This Tuesday, our school volleyball team had yet another amazing game.
They have been playing enthusiastically all season, and famously interjecting their gameplay with demonstrations of their rad dance moves.
Our team has also demonstrated great sportsmanship and cooperation.
Keep up the good work, Conservatory Lab Volleyball!
Games are held on Tuesdays at Orchard Gardens. For more information, contact Coach Kay at kjacobson@conservatorylab.org |
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Parents Invited to Meet Third Principal Finalist
All parents are invited to attend the meetings this Monday, April 13 from 4-5 pm at 2120 Dorchester Ave. to interview our third finalist for the new school principal.
Nicole Michna Bradeen is a well versed teacher, educational coach and administrator whose experiences have helped form the belief that all students can succeed if they are provided with a student-centered, multi-modal, and collaborative learning environment that uses data to drive results.
With a Master's Degree in Education from Lesley College in Cambridge, and a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Columbia University, in New York, Ms. Bradeen has come to believe that: teaching and learning is a continuous process and that students should have opportunities to reflect on their own growth to problem-solve with their peers; teachers should have time to share best practices and use a variety of data/assessments to drive results; and administrators should set high standards and goals, giving and receiving constructive feedback and making data-driven decisions.
Ms. Bradeen has been, since 2010, the Academic Program Manager, 2nd -10th Grades at the Esther B. Clark Nonpublic School in Palo Alto, CA. In this role, she has hired, trained and supervised 15 teachers, teaching assistants and educational specialists on curriculum development, differentiated instruction, learning disabilities, diversity and classroom culture. She has also lead professional development workshops, parent and district communications and parent workshops and had oversight of curriculum, IEP goals, reports, state assessments and school-wide outcomes data.
In previous positions, Ms. Bradeen has been Dean of Instruction for 6th thru 9th grades at Coliseum College Preparatory Academy in Oakland, CA.; Director and Teacher for 4th thru 8th grade at Breakthrough Collaborative, a summer and after-school program in San Francisco CA; and a middle school teacher and coach at Julia Morgan School for Girls in Oakland, CA., at Thayer Academy in Braintree, MA and at Buckingham Browne & Nichols Middle and Upper School in Cambridge, MA.
Also, as a former clarinetist and pianist she understands the power of discipline, creativity and teamwork that comes from making music.
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