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The Week @ Webb - Jan. 23-29, 2012
by Scott Nichols
The Week @ Webb is a photojournal of the previous week's events both on and off campus. The weather was so beautiful this past week the orchestra practiced outside, Webbies took a ski trip on the weekend, and the VWS soccer team posed in field of daisies. In addition to the great weather, International Night was a HUGE success and the Gaulbots went to Vegas and showed the world a thing or two about robotics!
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Mowjood Collection's 20th Anniversary
by Ron Hastings
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Dr. Muhammad Rizvi Mowjood Memorial Collection on Islamic Studies at the W. Russell Fawcett Memorial Library of The Webb Schools. Webb will be celebrating this milestone on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
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Webb - Hot Off The Press
There is always something to celebrate at Webb. In just the first half of the school year, we’ve seen: the installation of Taylor Stockdale, Head of Schools, the “grand” re-opening of the Hall of Life, fantastic early admission news from the college guidance office along with alumni profiles and, of course, news from your classmates in NewsNotes. All of this is highlighted and celebrated in the latest edition of Webb magazine.
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First Families of the American West - Fleishhacker
The Fleishhacker family enjoys a long, rich history in the State of California. The family was deeply philanthropic and responsible for many of the area’s cultural and landmark institutions including the the Fleishhacker Zoo, which later became the San Francisco Zoo and the Fleishhacker Pool in San Francisco, famed as the world's largest saltwater swimming pool, which remained in operation until 1971.
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Early Admission College News!
by Taylor Stockdale
It is my great pleasure to be among the first to congratulate the Class of 2012 for its amazing early college admission results. Each member of the class has worked hard and dedicated themselves to doing their best—and now they’re being rewarded for it with one of the most impressive early admission records in years.
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The Assassin Game
Today marks the beginning of an unofficial student-led tradition, the game “Assassin.” Obviously, writing a blog about students attempting to “kill” and/or “assassinate” each other might be the third-rail of independent school blogging, and I’m sure I now have the attention of every potential student going through our admission process. But I have to say, this has been an uproariously enjoyable day from my perspective.
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The iPad Potential
As an historian, I’m not easily impressed by pronouncements of dramatic change in education. Yes, the World Wide Web, hand-held digital devices, and multimedia software have the potential to truly alter learning, but the key word here is “potential.” After all, the lecture should have died soon after the printing press was invented in the 15th century, yet, as we all know, it is still used in college classrooms. Why lecture when students themselves can read information in books? People have also predicted the demise of traditional classroom teaching with the explosion of the Internet. What does it mean to teach when students can find all of the answers online?
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Top 1% and the College Major
The New York Times
January 18, 2012
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Early Admits to College in Challenging Times
The New York Times
January 13, 2012
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Attack of the Think Tank
National Affairs
January 4, 2012
Sunday
- Feb 5
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Evening Study
Fine Arts: Blair Maffris, Art Studio
Foreign Languages: Cynthia Garcia, Old School House
Humanities: Donald Ball, Library North
Math: Sarah Lantz, Mudd 1027:30pm - 8:45pm
Looking Ahead
See More EventsWednesday
- Feb 8
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Junior College Mtg
12:30pm - 1:15pm
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WSC Honor Ceremony & Formal Dinner
5:30pm - 7:30pm