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Wrapping up the 2010-2011 School Year |
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As we send out this issue of the Snapshot, we can hardly believe that June is around the corner and we will graduate a wonderful new group of "Owls for Life." I know I speak for all of us here at SBS when I thank you for your part in the multitude of successes we have experienced since September. Congratulations to everyone on a terrific year!
Sally Mixsell
Head of School |
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The Class of 2011! |
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 Can you believe it? Graduation is next Friday, June 3! Another great year at SBS is coming to a close. Our seniors will be going to colleges and universities around the country or taking a year break before they embark on further education. The Class of 2011 has made amazing contributions at our School and have exciting paths laid before them. Some of our grads are are making bold choices in terms of locations and programs. They are heading to Florida, Connecticut, South Carolina, Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Illinois, Maine, Pennsylvania and Ohio. |
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World-Renowned Human Rights Advocate to Deliver Commencement Address |
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Karen Tse, a world-renowned advocate for human rights and founder and CEO of International  Bridges to Justice, will deliver our 142nd Commencement Address this year! We are thrilled to welcome her to our campus. Her incredible career and dedication to international human rights reflects the mission of our School, especially as we look forward to our first year as an International Baccalaureate World School. We believe the work of International Bridges to Justice will resonate with our graduates as they leave the safe harbor of our School to take on new challenges in college and beyond. As a United Nations Judicial Mentor in the 1990s, Tse trained judges and prosecutors, and established the first arraignment court in Cambodia. After witnessing thousands of prisoners of all ages being held without trials, Tse founded International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) in 2000 to promote systemic global change in the administration of criminal justice. In the early years of IBJ she negotiated groundbreaking measures in judicial reform with the Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodian governments. Since then her organization has expanded programming to twenty-four countries including Rwanda, Burundi and India. IBJ is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization with a vision to end torture and ensure due process rights in the twenty-first century through the just implementation of criminal laws. Tse is a graduate of UCLA Law School and Harvard Divinity School. She was named by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best Leaders in 2007. She has been recognized by the Skoll Foundation, Ashoka and Echoing Green as a leading social entrepreneur. Tse received the 2008 Harvard Divinity School’s First Decade Award and the 2008 American Bar Association’s International Human Rights Award. To learn more about International Bridges to Justice, visit www.ibj.org. |
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From the Dean's Office |
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Senior parents are reminded that this week is the
deadline to register for the Senior Family Reception and Dinner to be
held on Thursday, June 2nd from 5:00-6:45 p.m. This celebration is an
opportunity to join your daughter, her classmates, their families and
SBS administrators at a special dinner. You may register by calling
Sharon Weyers at (413) 774-2711 x248, by returning the registration form
by mail or by clicking on this link.
For the full end of
year calendar, click
here.
Summer vacation begins on Friday, June 3rd at 1:00 p.m. following
graduation. Dorms close at 4:00 p.m. and all students depart campus by
that time. See you in September!
Spring term grade and progress reports will be mailed home the week of June 13th. This mailing will include a letter from your daughter's advisor, Honor Roll certificates for Upper School students earning that distinction, and a packet of forms for students returning in 2011-2012.
For next year's calendar, click
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Bollywood Dancers to Perform in Boston! |
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 On Wednesday, June 1, Dance Instructor Ann Sorvino will escort Advanced Dance and Dance 8 classes to Boston for a very special performance. Tufts Insurance Company has invited them to present their Bollywood dances at a cultural celebration of India. Over 3,000 people will be in attendance to see our great dance students show their stuff! We are so pleased to be able to take some of our excellent performing arts on the road. Our dancers will surely be great ambassadors of the School.
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Upcoming Events |
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May 28 Norfolk Hunt Show
May 31 Middle School Plays
June 1 Middle School Last Day of Classes Senior Class Banquet & Vespers June 2 Middle School Moving Up Ceremony Awards Ceremony Senior Family Reception & Dinner
Dance Concert June 3 Commencement Summer Break Begins
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Request from the International Office |
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We occasionally receive requests from families for year-long homestays for international students. In effect, they become day students while attending Stoneleigh-Burnham School.
Typically, the international family pays day student tuition and fees to SBS and pays a specified amount to the homestay family, which can be utilized by the host family in any way it prefers. We have done this in the past and it has worked very well. In fact, we have one possible request now. If anyone would like to discuss the opportunity of hosting an international student for the 2011-2012 year, please let me know. I would be happy to discuss the possibilities with you!
Andrea Patt, International Program Director apatt@sbschool.org or 413.774.2711 x 242
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