Celebrating Our Foundations

At Friday evening's PA Benefit at The Pierre, we celebrated not only the new foundations of our new building, but also the philosophical foundations upon which Saint David's is based.

Everything was spot on: the Michelangelo-inspired design, the phenomenal auction items, the dinner and dancing, every detail perfectly rendered, in the perfect fashion of our parent community.

Thanks to Benefit Chair Rita Kitt who employed her boundless creativity and exuberance in leading a most talented Benefit Committee Team and to our always inspiring PA President Linda MacKinnon.

From the beginning, Saint David's boys have been guided to be all that they can be in academics, the arts, athletics, and spirituality. In each of these pillars, they are taught to seek "the good." That is the reason why we are here and what we were celebrating on Friday.

Come September our "new" school will allow our boys, their teachers, and our community to be all that we can be and all that we will be. The foundations of this unique school have never been stronger.

Below is the video, produced for the evening by Cyn Rossi, Ashley Gramins, and Renata Xatart, which speaks to how our exciting expansion is underpinned by Saint David's enduring philosophical foundations.

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OLIVER!

This morning our fifth graders continued a great year-end tradition at Saint David's, The Fifth Grade Musical. The boys performed Oliver! and they were fantastic, providing impressive performances and demonstrating great vocal ability. They have been mastering the dialogue and musical numbers for weeks, and clearly gave it their all. Congratulations to the cast on a job well done, and to their Producers/Teachers James Hubbard and Jamie MacNeille, Director Phyllis Clark, Musical Conductor Jeff Moore, and the Parent Committee of Cynthia Chapman, Susan Kissane, Tara Neumann, Joyce Restituto, and Ann Roberts. Musical theater is alive and well at Saint David's!

Fascinating Art Talk by Michelle Marder Kamhi at Grandparents Event

Yesterday evening, independent scholar and critic Michelle Marder Kamhi ( www.mmkamhi.com ), co-editor with husband Louis Torres of Aristos , an online review of arts; author of Who Says That's Art? A Commonsense View of the Visual Arts ; and grandmother of two Saint David's boys, gave a thought provoking talk on art for our grandparent community. An advocate of objective standards in arts scholarship and criticism, Ms. Kamhi focused her talk on the ways in which art critics such as Clement Greenberg promoted the shift from representational art to abstraction. Kamhi argues that the abstract and post-modern art prevalent today, which often requires explanation by docents in order to be understood, goes against art's purpose. Taking issue with Greenberg's contention that representation is an expendable convention of painting, she quoted the late art critic John Canaday: "Art is the tangible expression of the intangible values that men live by." ...

NE Patriot Tom Brady at Saint David’s

Last night, Saint David’s was honored to have one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, four time Superbowl champion and three-time MVP winner Tom Brady, as the guest speaker for our Alumni Parents Council Lecture Series. Tom, who is the father of one of our Saint David's boys, addressed a standing-room-only audience in Hyman Hall comprised of our eighth graders, alumni, alumni parents and faculty. Friendly, introspective, witty, and wise, he directed his talk to the delighted eighth graders in the front of the room, and focused on the topic of leadership. “You are the young men and leaders of Saint David’s,” he noted. Tom debunked the perception that leaders are born not made, and credited his leadership abilities to “standing up to and facing fears” and to “cultivating a mental strength,” which he cited as “more important than being physically strong.” He also stressed the importance of working hard, honoring teamwork, believing in oneself and being a good lis...

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