Headmaster's Blog

After a busy morning studying Giotto's frescos in the Upper Basilica the boys are now enjoying lunch.  Some are playing cards by the glow of the warm sun filtering through the restaurant's window while others are enjoying conversation, journal writing and sketching in the company of their friends. And the teachers too. 

The boys at chapel atop Assisi. Fresh breeze. Sunny. Umbria is spectacular this morning. After chapel the boys will climb to the basilica using the very streets Francis did in the 1200s.  Without humility you are unable to learn.  Francis reminds Saint David's boys of the necessity of the soft skills. 

Pranzo a Roma

Beautiful day. Boys are sitting in the piazza embraced by Bernini's arms, sketching in the glorious sunshine.   It's morning and the North Wind is blowing a hard, fresh one to be sure.

Last Friday's PA Benefit Auction and Dinner Dance was a beautiful, fun-filled, festive gathering of our parent body, faculty and staff to celebrate our theme for the year, "Ideas and Ideals."   From the beautiful invitations and the "bookish" decor to the lighting and spirited auction bidding, to the dancing (and singing) at the after party--everything about the evening was superb. It was also, I know, the culmination of a tremendous amount of creative energy, leadership, organization, and effort on the part of the PA's Benefit Committee, under the leadership of Elizabeth Villar, Benefit Chair, and Lisa Abel, PA President. I am grateful to all who worked to make the evening such a success, and am always thankful to be a part of such a dedicated, committed, and caring community.

Guest Speaker from Wounded Warrior at Saint David's Each year our Eighth Grade Student Council leads the student body in a school-wide fundraising project in support of a cause or organization of their choice. This year, the boys are working to support The Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that offers free programs to our veterans who were wounded during their service. The project kicked off last week when a guest speaker from Wounded Warrior met with the boys in Grades Three through Eight. The boys were inspired by the veteran's story and his resilience. That same day our eighth graders held a soccer tournament to raise funds.  Today, Student Council officers sold Warrior Project t-shirts, lapel pins, and wrist bands for a voluntary donation in the front lobby.  Wounded Warrior Project Soccer Tournament Taking action for the common good is an ideal at Saint David's; it is the way our spirituality pillar is made concrete.  This year our ...