Nobles News
Blog Spotlight: The Head of School
Jan 15, 2013
Nobles' blogs reveal much—everything from campus candids to deeper musings about our community and the world around us. Click here for Head of School Bob Henderson's entry about life lessons in the face of challenge.
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Nobles Welcomes KYP
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Jan 14, 2013
On Mon., Jan 14, longtime Nobles friend Thulani Madondo and 11 South African teenagers and young adults from the Kliptown Youth Program (KYP) stood on the Assembly stage as the community welcomed them with warm smiles and resounding applause. The group is here for a two-week visit, during which they will stay with Nobles host families, spend time in classes and experience student life.
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Winter Concert Wows
JAZZ/BLUES/GUITAR AND PERCUSSION CONCERT Jan 11, 2013
The winter jazz/blues/guitar and percussion concert featured many talented students playing great music—from Duke Elllington to The Allman Brothers to Martha Reeves, plus, an original piece composed by music faculty member and drummer Marty Richards.
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Modern Language Oral Assessments
ACADEMIC Jan 1, 2013
The modern language department takes an active approach in instruction, encouraging students to speak a language as often as possible. Their goal for all students, regardless of grade level, is oral proficiency.
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Commitment to Diversity Work
STUDENT LIFE Dec 14, 2012
In early December, 10 faculty and staff members and six students joined more than 3,000 people at the 25th annual People of Color Conference (PoCC) and the 19th annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) for an invigorating three days of workshops, affinity groups, featured speakers and networking.
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The Making of a Holiday Assembly
STUDENT LIFE Dec 14, 2012
The well-anticipated annual holiday Assembly arrives just before assessments. Each year Class VI students rehearse and perform The Power of Light: Eight Stories for Hanukkah and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
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Advanced Projects in Physics
ACADEMIC Dec 6, 2012
Students in Chris Pasterczyk's Advanced Projects in Physics class spent the semester working together to create a Rube Goldberg-inspired project—a machine (in this case several machines) that accomplishes a specific task through a series of complex chain reactions.
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Debate/Model UN Success
ACADEMIC Dec 5, 2012
The school's Debate/Model UN Club took part in the first EagleMUNC (Boston College Model UN Conference). Ten Nobles students participated: Rachel-Lea Fisherman (Israel UNEP), Nick Hunnewell (New Zealand SPECPOL), Akshan DeAlwis (British Cabinet), James Paolella (Israel SPECPOL), Whitney Hazard (New Zealand UNEP), Sarah Harthun (Ireland SPECPOL), Dakota Fenn (New Zealand IAEA), Ava Brignol (Ireland IAEA), Fiona Splaine (Ireland UNEP) and Ryan Kelley (Israel IAEA).
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The Winter Choral Concert's Unique Performance
ARTS Dec 1, 2012
“Baba Yetu” was the rousing finale to December’s Choral Concert. The piece, composed by Grammy Winner Christopher Tin, was performed by the combined choruses and the Nobles Orchestra, and featured soloist Nolan Thomas ’14. Not only was the text sung entirely in Swahili, but the performance was synchronized in real time to the original video.
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The Song of Achilles Author Visits Nobles
LONG ASSEMBLY Nov 28, 2012
Author Madeline Miller visited Nobles on Wed., Nov. 28, to discuss her New York Times bestselling novel, The Song of Achilles, a project 10 years in the making. Her day began in Long Assembly, where the author and Classicist talked about her long-standing love for ancient Greece, and its profound influence on her work. She traced her fascination back to when she was a child and her mother would read excerpts from ancient texts like the Iliad (which would become the primary inspiration for her novel) instead of traditional bedtime stories. She loved the epic adventures, and decided there was more story to tell.
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The Nobles Minute: Middle School Pie Drive
THE NOBLES MINUTE VIDEO SERIES Nov 20, 2012
The latest video in the Nobles Minute series showcases the annual Middle School Pie Drive. Each year, students roll up their sleeves to assemble, bake and box hundreds of apple pies. This year more than a hundred pies were donated to Single Parent Family Outreach and the Dedham Food Pantry. In addition, proceeds from a community pie sale were donated to the Kliptown Youth Project in South Africa.
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Nobles Night: A Celebration of the Castle Project
COMMUNITY Nov 16, 2012
Nobles Night marks the official celebration of the newly expanded and renovated Castle for the Nobles community. In honor of this remarkable campus project, we invite you to watch a series of Castle videos.
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Political Pundits Share Views on Election
ASSEMBLY Nov 14, 2012
Long Assembly on Nov. 13 featured a panel of political experts analyzing the recent Presidential election. New England Cable News reporters Allison King and Peter Howe ’82, WBUR political analyst Todd Domke, and Carmen Fields, a longtime figure in the Boston journalism community, shared perspectives on why President Obama won, how the Republicans failed to win voter support, and what they think the citizenry should be thinking about now.
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Jumpstarting the Season of Giving
COMMUNITY SERVICE Nov 13, 2012
On Nov. 10, the Nobles Graduates Council, along with students, parents and faculty, packaged 10,000 meals for Meals of Hope, a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 to combat food insecurity in the U.S.
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Congratulations, NTC Cast and Crew
ARTS Nov 12, 2012
Congratulations to all involved with the fall mainstage play, The Importance of Being Earnest. The show ran from Wed., Nov. 7 through Sat., Nov. 10, in Vinik Theatre, and had rave reviews from Nobles audiences.
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Instagram Challenge Success
GO NOBLES! Nov 10, 2012
In honor of this year's Nobles-Milton Weekend, the Office of Graduate Affairs issued the school's first Instagram Challenge. The entire Nobles community was invited to share photos "that capture the spirit and tradition of the rivalry."
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AP Environmental Science Class Works In the (Nobles) Field
ACADEMIC Nov 5, 2012
Earlier this month, Deb Harrison's AP Environmental Science class met with Buildings and Ground staff member Peter Thibeault—affectionately known as the "Nobles Turf Czar"—for a hands-on lab.
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The Nobles Minute: Halloween Costume Fun
STUDENT LIFE Oct 31, 2012
Almost everyone gets into the Halloween spirit at Nobles -- especially staff member Julie Guptill, who takes pride in both crafting and wearing an original, homemade costume each year. Guptill, who works in the school's Communication Office, let the camera capture reactions to this year's creation for the latest video installment of the Nobles minute.
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Nobles Blog Spotlight: Experts on Adolescence
Oct 19, 2012
The "Experts on Adolescence" blog (noblesadolescence.wordpress.com) is a forum for adults in the Nobles community to share insight, advice and research developed from years of experience working with young people.
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A Lesson in Scene Studies
ARTS Oct 19, 2012
There's a lot to be done before the curtain rises on opening night of a performance. Students in Todd Morton's Acting I class start at the beginning—taking "sides," cuts from a larger play, for scene studies so students can analyze both the dramatic structure and relationships among characters long before they hit the stage.
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