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Celebrating Horace Mann School’s 125 Years of Preparing Great and Giving Lives, past, present, and future Honoring Hm’s past, educating its current generation, and building a future of preparing “a diverse community of students to lead great and giving lives” THE PAST… THE PRESEnT… THE FuTuRE… “IfthereisanythingforwhichI wouldgobacktochildhood,and livethis…lifeoveragain,itisfor theburning,exalting,transporting thrillandecstasywithwhichthe youngfacultiesholdtheirearliest communionwithknowledge.” “Aseachgenerationcomesintothe worlddevoidofknowledge,itsfirst dutyistoobtainpossessionofthe storesalreadyamassed.” “Everyadditiontotrueknowledgeis anadditiontohumanpower.” “Thegreatheartofhumanityis heavingwiththehopesofabrighter day.Allthehigherinstinctsofour natureprophesyitsapproach;and thebestintellects…arestrugglingto turnthatprophesyintofulfillment.” – horace mann, american education reformer, 1796–1859 orace Mann School is now in its 125th year of pursuing outstanding education. Throughout the 2011-2012 school year the entire HM community is celebrating the past and present of this school, while looking toward its future. At HM students and teachers in each Division are observing this anniversary by engaging in their studies with the passion for learning exemplified by earlier generations of students, who were inspired by their dedicated teachers. Simultaneously, Horace Mann’s administrators, guided by Head of School Dr. Tom Kelly and Board Chair Steve Friedman ’72, are working to assure HM’s future—one that is rooted in its powerful tradition, its current strength, and its embrace of thoughtful innovation. The vision for Horace Mann is of a school that fulfills its mission of preparing “a diverse community of students to lead great and giving lives” through a curriculum that grows with its students, as they progress from Nursery through grade twelve. The vision is of a school equipped with the facilities to respond to the demands of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. This school must also be pioneering in its approach to educating young 6 Horace mann magazine Winter 2012 H citizens of a global society, while grounding current and future generations of students in traditional knowledge, deepened by experiences in athletics, arts, and civic participation. With eyes on the past, focus on the present, and excitement for the future Horace Mann School is celebrating its enduring core value of “The Life of the Mind.” oBSERvinG THE 125TH annivERSaRy in cLaSSES Upper Division students are connecting the dots of Horace Mann School’s history as they listen to alumni whose visits to the school have added the dimension of real-world experience to their lessons. Among those visitors in the first weeks of the school year were London School of Economics Prof. Keyu Jin ’00, who met with economics students, and photographer Ben Lenzner ’99 who described his work documenting populations around the world to over 200 students, notably including HM’s new AP Geography class. Noted authors, including Robert Caro ’53 and Prof. Howard Wolf ’58 are scheduled to speak to students in English and history classes in upcoming months. In the Middle Division, the entire sixth grade learned to do historical research based on primary sources to help

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Horace Mann - Winter 2012

Horace Mann - Winter 2012
Contents
Letters
Greetings from Dr. Tom Kelly
Greetings from Melissa Parento ’90
Horace Mann School’s 125th Anniversary Observances Begin
Strategic Thinking
New Initiatives in Institutional Research and Admissions
HM's New Director of College Counseling
Timothy HO and Monica Merlo are 2011 Tina and Dave Bellet Teaching Excellence Award Winners
Langfan Oratorical Contest, 2011
Horace Mann School Graduates 178 in June, 2011
Alumni Council Corner
Bookshelf
Class Notes
Memorials
Philanthropy and You

Horace Mann - Winter 2012