INSPIRING OUR FUTURE / EVENTS
VIRTUAL NORTHWOOD The pandemic has forced typical inperson activities to shift to digital formats. Many activities from campus tours, events and meetings are now virtual, and we have developed new ways to promote and share the Northwood experience. These include Northwood360, student virtual tours, virtual open houses, virtual events, and a series called Private School Guidance available on Soundcloud podcast and YouTube playlist video.
WORKSHOP WITH WRITER RUSSELL BANKS Award-winning novelist and short story writer Russell Banks met virtually with Northwood School students on September 28, 2020. Mr. Banks, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, is the author of Continental Drift, The Sweet Hereafter, and Cloudsplitter, among other books. Students were a part of an all-school presentation, and two groups attended workshops with Mr. Banks.
ALUMNI EXCHANGE: A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION Created in 2019, these tele-town hall style meetings hosted by Head of School Mike Maher and introduced by the Alumni Council take place once each trimester. These virtual talks aim to provide alumni with school updates and a forum to ask questions of the Head of School. All alumni are welcome to join online.
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DISENCHANTED! Northwood students performed the musical comedy Disenchanted! in virtual format on campus during Family Weekend, October 9-11, 2020, while families tuned in from home.
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS EVENT Northwood alumnus Rick Shaw ’68, dean of admissions and financial aid at Stanford University, joined a virtual college counseling event last September along with the University of Notre Dame and Yale University deans. This was an opportunity for Northwood students and local area students to learn about the admissions process during the COVID pandemic.
Rick Shaw ’68
