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Friday Letters
Every Friday since St. Albans began offering distance learning, Lower School Head Fred Chandler and Upper School Head Ben Labaree have written a letter to parents offering insight into the week past and offering hope for the weeks ahead. Enjoy this collection of their Friday missives:
Dr. Labaree’s Letters
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Dr. Labaree’s Letters
Week 1: April 3, 2020 — Distance Learning Begins
Week 2: April 10, 2020 — The Glue that Binds Us
Week 3: April 17, 2020 — The Sounds of Spring Unheard
Week 4: April 24, 2020 — Studying the Great Depression
Week 5: May 1, 2020 — “It’s the People.”
Week 6: May 8, 2020 — Maintaining the Rhythms and Rituals of St. Albans
Week 7: May 15, 2020 — Lunch Announcements
Week 2: April 10, 2020 — The Glue that Binds Us
Week 3: April 17, 2020 — The Sounds of Spring Unheard
Week 4: April 24, 2020 — Studying the Great Depression
Week 5: May 1, 2020 — “It’s the People.”
Week 6: May 8, 2020 — Maintaining the Rhythms and Rituals of St. Albans
Week 7: May 15, 2020 — Lunch Announcements
Week 8: May 22, 2020 — Moments of Serendipitous Humor
Week 9: May 29, 2020 — The “Collective Rituals” That Draw Us Together
Week 9: May 29, 2020 — The “Collective Rituals” That Draw Us Together
Mr. Chandler’s Letters
Week 1: April 3, 2020 — We Made It!
Week 2: April 10, 2020 — Finding Ways to Lighten the Load
Week 3: April 17, 2020 — Spring Is Upon Us
Week 4: April 24, 2020 — Phases of Growth
Week 5: May 1, 2020 — Feeling Incomplete
Week 6: May 8, 2020 — Taking St. Albans with You
Week 7: May 15, 2020 — Finding Space for Uncertainty
Week 1: April 3, 2020 — We Made It!
Week 2: April 10, 2020 — Finding Ways to Lighten the Load
Week 3: April 17, 2020 — Spring Is Upon Us
Week 4: April 24, 2020 — Phases of Growth
Week 5: May 1, 2020 — Feeling Incomplete
Week 6: May 8, 2020 — Taking St. Albans with You
Week 7: May 15, 2020 — Finding Space for Uncertainty
Week 8: May 22, 2020 — How Do I Capture My Experience of School Life?
Week 9: May 29, 2020 — Watching These Young Men Grow
Week 9: May 29, 2020 — Watching These Young Men Grow
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Located in Washington D.C., St. Albans School is a private, all boys day and boarding school. For more than a century, St. Albans has offered a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4 through 12. While our students reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievements, as an Episcopal school we place equal emphasis upon moral and spiritual education.