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Contents Madeira Today WINTER 2020, Number 201

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OBSERVAT IO NS ON T HE OVAL

Published by The Madeira School 8328 Georgetown Pike, McLean VA 22102

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Editor: Karen Joostema Design: LucidCreative.co

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C AM PUS C ANINES

Photography: James Kegley & Blake Tippens BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2019–20

Jaylaan Ahmad-Llewellyn ’96 Kara Bell P’21,’23 President, Parents’ Association Leadership Council Missy Baker Boney ’79 Gregory Wenzl Brown P’19

NEW BUILDING PLANS

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Pilar Cabeza de Vaca Head of School Rene E. Chaze P’22 William Eric Clark P’18 Lee Carol Cook P’19

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ARTS SPOT LIGHT

Gaither Smoot Deaton ’88 President, Board of Trustees Alex Christine Douglas ’99 William F. Dunbar P’17 Anne Faircloth ’87 Vice President, Board of Trustees Richard P. Hall Carrie Southworth Johnson ’95 Heather Muir Johnson ’77

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DEVELOPING LEADERS

Joy Johnson ’77 Vice President, Board of Trustees George Kaczmarskyj P’19,’22 Harry J. Klaff P’12,’13,’17 Treasurer, Board of Trustees

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Louise Stillman Lehrman ’58 Pamela J. Mazza P’15,’19 Avery Swing Miller ’86, P’19 Nancy Miller Montgomery ’60

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ALUM NAE EVENTS

Michelle Malek Olson ’86 Reena Lawande Pande ’92 Tracy G. Savage ’66 Kumea Shorter-Gooden ’70

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Catherine Rosenthal Stuart ’73 Anita Patel Tolani ’91 Secretary, Board of Trustees Nancy Rodwell Tuohy ’88 Kate Wisniewski Weir ’02

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Audrey Baxter Young ’80 Madeira Today is published for alumnae, parents, and friends of the School.

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COVER IMAGE: Black Pond shot by Blake Tippens

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THE MADEIRA CAMPUS IS TRULY SPECTACULAR. As I approach the end of my tenure, with an international move on the horizon, I want to share how pivotal this campus has been for me by revisiting some of the places that have played a significant role in my day-to-day living.

Please join me as I travel once again around this campus that has been my home and my workplace for the past ten years, and accompany me on this journey of rediscovery, and yes, of nostalgic reminiscing.

That initial drive into the campus ushers one from the world of urban business into a place of total calm. While the entire campus is beautiful, nature and seasonal change is what I will miss most about it. I particularly love the trees lining the entrance. The blossoming dogwoods in the springtime, the entrance road festooned with yearbook pictures of those coming back to celebrate reunions, and the fresh green of pastures and fields renewing after a long winter make the campus awaken from its winter slumber. The lush green of summer, alas, comes with the high temperatures and humidity typical of the area and hints that behind every green leaf there is a bug or a spider web, a good reminder that at heart, I continue to be a true city girl! Autumn paints the landscape in bright reds interspersed with glowing yellows and oranges. Once I saw a tree that shed all its yellowed leaves around it like a discarded gown that it no longer had use for. Madeira is magnificent as well in its winter splendor: snowbanks, branches bowing under the weight of wet, heavy white magic, and girls sliding down the embankments on colorful sleds.

Walking down Meyer House Road I often hesitate between the proverbial fork to take, and I have the choice of Black Pond or going around to the back of the stables. I often take the former. No matter the season, the rock formations

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around the pond mirror the sunlight in a way that makes me wish I were an artist. Sometimes they are reflected in the still pool of water, doubling their impact in a play on vision.

I have come to learn that this formation is the oldest of its kind in the Chesapeake area. In the springtime I have felt transported into a paradisiacal landscape when the bluebells bloom. I love hearing the chirping of birds break the silence as I make my way down the paths that take me across to the pond and to the river. Along the way, startled deer often leap into the woods, reminding me of ballet dancers as they gracefully move across a stage. Arriving at the pond, there is a large beaver which sometimes comes out of its dam to flap its tail at strangers.

These visions are etched in my memory.

Madeira’s campus is magical.

F R O M T H E E D I TO R On Madeira’s social media sites, we often use the hashtag #NotYourAverageCampus when we post photos. Madeira is definitely NOT an average campus, and that thought serves as the inspiration for this issue. Not many schools can boast the combination of on-site riding facilities, a pool, turf field, sports center, and tennis courts that Madeira offers. Even fewer can claim exhilarating river views and access, acres of trails, outdoor challenge courses, and breathtaking scenic views.

KAREN JOOSTEMA Send comments to KJoostema@Madeira.org

As you flip through these pages, I hope you will see places that inspire you with sheer beauty, that bring back nostalgic memories, and that make you proud of the bold path Madeira continues to chart. With this issue of Madeira Today, we celebrate the fact that our campus, the School, and Madeira graduates are anything but average.

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Campus Canines We asked a few of our furry campus residents to tell us a little

about themselves and found that Madeira’s beloved on-campus dog community is as diverse as our student body! From belly rubs and nose kisses, to snuggles and snacks, these four-legged friends have lots of love to offer.

Kai

LOVED BY:

Sean Brunett, Assistant Director of Communications & Marketing FULL NAME: BREED: AGE:

Kaikoura

Siberian Husky

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her birthday with her pawrent–Kristin, not her birth mom. She is named after a town in New Zealand, where her owners met. Hollywood star—recently featured in Madeira Unexpected. @kaikourathehusky (instagram)

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Napoleon

Sassy

Murray

Pilar Cabeza de Vaca, Head of School

Malinda Grice, Riding Instructor

Glen Russell, Math Department Chair

BREED: Pembroke Welsh Corgi (The Queen’s dog)

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Beagle/Basset mix

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Poodle Mix

Guangzhou, China

FUN FACT: He has been to the Great Wall, and highly recommends it.

When he howls, it reverberates around campus and through the woods.

She loves snow! It makes her crazy excited!

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Chief

Eve & Henley

Audra Krupp, Director of Academic Support

Kelly Chandler, Assistant Athletic Director & Assistant Dorm Director, North

Ali Southworth, Assistant Director of Communications & Marketing, and Hunter Southworth, Director of Residential Life

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BREED: 1/8 Chow Chow, 1/8 German Shepherd, 1/8 American Fox Hound, and 5/8 other AGE:

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Labradoodle

Oakton, VA

FUN FACT: Reese’s favorite activity is to sit on a kitchen chair by the window and watch everyone walk around the Oval. You can tell his mood based on his ear positioning.

He loves to roll down the hill behind the C/A when it is sunny.

Eden Farms–Berryville, VA

His favorite haircut is the Mohawk. He has the uncanny ability to look like fried chicken in photos.

His trainer described him as a “misbehaved attention seeker,” which we have mostly fixed. During the day he sleeps and talks to his friends upstairs, Eve and Henley. At night he dreams of chasing squirrels.

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Eve 6, Henley 10

Henley was born in Ohio and Eve is from DC Shiba Inu Rescue, born in Pennsylvania.

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FUN FACT: Henley was born with the name Brutus; Eve sleeps on her back with her belly exposed! @henleyandeve (instagram)

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NEW ACADEMIC FACILITY TO SUPPORT ROBUST PROGRAM

Campaign to make the vision a reality

Proposed renderings not final and are subject to change.

Madeira’s tradition of honoring our natural landscape remains consistent in the plans for this project. According to Chad Floyd of Centerbrook Architects, “The building will interact with North Dorm and Schoolhouse I to form a new quadrangle. Its architecture harmonizes with Madeira’s Georgian style, except for a long north wall that overlooks the amphitheater, out of sight of the rest of campus.

A dramatic three-story continuous wall of windows looks out over the wooded hillside.”

As the world becomes more interconnected, competitive, and complex—and as new

technologies are adopted almost daily—the expectations placed on young people are higher than ever. Positioning students to succeed in today’s world requires an education that builds interdisciplinary connections—an education that reflects myriad ways of thinking and creating required of professionals in nearly every field. That education must link abstract concepts with practical applications and demonstrate how new technologies can transform lives.

It is essential that Madeira’s academic facilities meet the needs of our program. The new academic building that will house our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) program will not only satisfy this basic need but also will transform Madeira’s campus. As the only new academic construction in the last 45 years*, the new facility will honor our longstanding commitment to deliver an ambitious and comprehensive educational experience that prepares girls to thrive and lead. In addition, it will serve as a community space that will impact the way Madeira girls move across campus and the way that we teach, learn, and grow.

A hub for innovative, creative, and collaborative learning, with the ability to foster interdisciplinary work, the new academic building will allow Madeira to fulfill the promise to launch women who change the world by enhancing an already robust program with the facilities to support this learning.

The building was purposely designed to integrate well with the existing architecture of the campus and to take advantage of the natural site. At the same time, it signals a bold future. Integrating the STEAM disciplines under one roof will ignite deep engagement, facilitate cross-collaboration, and promote student and faculty engagement that enhances learning and relationship building.

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“The new building will have more space to explore passions and lay out projects, and I can’t wait to take advantage of it!” RENN GUARD ’22

STUDENTS WIN GOLD MEDAL AT THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MACHINE GIANT JAMBOREE Seniors Hailey Ho ’20 and Maria Lyons ’20 earned a gold medal at the 2019 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Giant Jamboree, a premiere student competition in synthetic biology.

“I’d always viewed genetic engineering as something sinister that could only be performed by highly trained scientists in mysterious laboratories,” said Maria. “It turns out high school students can participate in iGEM.” After finding out about the competition at a workshop at the Baltimore Underground Science Space (BUGSS), Maria recruited classmate Hailey to join her on the Baltimore BioCrew team, that worked for six months with a kit of biological parts to build and test biological systems in living cells, then present their project and compete for medals at the competition in Boston. BioCrew’s impressive gold medal project engineered bacteria to repopulate the microbiome after antibiotic treatment and fortify the gut against bacterial disease.

“Coming to iGEM, I was excited to gain research experience and to apply what I learned in school toward addressing real-world problems,” said Hailey. “Six months with the BioCrew was a roller coaster. Sometimes, we would go for weeks without much progress. Then, all of a sudden, good news just flooded in!”

Maria and Hailey enjoyed learning from other teams at the competition who created genetically engineered organisms to fight disease, manufacture drugs, and clean up the environment, sparking new ideas for next year.

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The new building will house classrooms for math and studios for painting, drawing, ceramics, digital arts, photography, robotics, making, and fabrication.

HESTON FRIEDRICHS ’20 DEVELOPS VIDEO GAME TO AID IN UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS For an independent study during her senior year, Heston Friedrichs ’20 worked to develop her own video game to combat the stigma surrounding mental illness.

“I designed a game about mental health with the goal of helping people who don’t suffer from mental illness empathize with those who struggle with it.”

Using several high-end computers and the Unreal Game Engine, Heston teamed up with Educational Technology Specialist Ms. Tippens on the project.

“It’s amazing what we’re able to do now that we have the proper machines in place,” Ms. Tippens remarked. “I envision more independent studies like the one Heston did. Five weeks is not enough time to fully complete a video game. However, it’s enough to get a great start and have fully completed game design documents.”

Heston explained a bit more about the mechanics of the game, “The player opens the game in a world where they are going about their normal life. Soon after, they start falling into their mind where they have to confront common but misunderstood forms of mental illness, including anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder.”

Heston plans to present her game development at the upcoming MadeiraED Conference April 17. Go to www.madeira.org/madeiraed for details.

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Science will be taught in five labs plus a sixth equipped for students to conduct advanced research.

STEAM CLASS DESIGNS WATER FILTER TO AID SYRIAN REFUGEES How can we help Syrian refugees maintain drinkable water on their journey to another country? This is the question students set out to answer during their time in Topics in STEAM class, an investigative, project-based course, where students bring together science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics as a broad framework for discovery and analysis of the world around them.

Given recent world events, the class chose to focus on creating a cost-effective, mobile, and long-lasting water filter for Syrian refugees.

“The biggest challenge was trying not to solve too many problems at once,” said Caroline Cruze ’20.

“The project began with seeking a way to collect, contain, maintain, and clean water for refugees who are traveling on foot. We decided on a filter that we knew we could build upon.”

After researching a variety of filtration methods from water purifying tablets to solar radiation, the group began to develop a prototype based on the use of activated charcoal. With guidance from instructors Mr. Tracey, Ms. Scott, and Ms. Roy, they experimented with everything from coffee filters to felt. After five prototypes, they ended up with a filter that combined charcoal, sponges, glass beads, felt, and a thin mesh screen.

The screens, sponge, and felt catch solids in the water, while the charcoal removes organic contaminants, pesticides, and herbicides. The beads break down the bonds of anything connected to the water, and those substances connected to the beads. The lightweight filter can travel anywhere.

STEAM projects are often linked to solving real-world problems. The next Topics in STEAM class will be studying the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ emergencies list and choosing a new issue to solve.

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“My favorite part about STEAM is being hands-on and pushing myself.

I look forward to more STEAM electives that will be created with the new building.” MAYLYNN RODRIGUEZ ’23

A dramatic lobby will connect all three floors while providing lounge spaces for study and student collaboration.

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A large Flex Room will accommodate informal study, meetings, and special events, such as lectures, films, and receptions. It will include a catering kitchen, and opens onto a large terrace.

YOUNG ALUM DEVIN WILLIAMS ’13 CREDITS MADEIRA FOR HELPING LAUNCH ENGINEERING CAREER Designing drones to deliver blood and medical supplies. Developing the iPad Pro. Graduating from MIT. These are just a few of the accomplishments of Devin Williams ’13 since her days at Madeira.

“Madeira’s Physics with Trig class was the first time I realized engineering was interesting and something I may be good at!” Devin shared.

Currently a mechanical engineer at Zipline, a supply chain and logistics company that delivers blood and medical supplies via autonomous drones to health centers and hospitals in Rwanda and Ghana, Devin credits Madeira with providing her a strong foundation. “Madeira definitely gave me my work ethic. It was a safe space to explore disciplines that I wasn’t always confident in. I not only had a strong foundation in physics and math before MIT, but I also knew how to write a research paper and create a compelling argument to express my ideas. Madeira also showed me the importance of strong female friendships. I have kept in touch with my classmates who have been some of my closest friends and confidants.” Devin is the only woman on Zipline’s mechanical engineering team. She is designing a system to increase the overall “smarts” of the drone to allow Zipline to serve more urban markets.

Co-Curriculum internships and connections were valuable to Devin’s career. “During my K2M internship, I learned how to use standard lab equipment that I still use today and how to document and run experiments in an engineering environment, and even got to see a cadaver lab where the products K2M designed were used by doctors to understand pain points and benefits. I continued my internship after Co-Curriculum ended and worked at K2M for a summer during college.”

Devin recognizes a hands-on approach is critical to nurturing engineering talent. “Madeira is a home for curiosity. My biggest advice when I meet young engineers is to start doing. Take ideas off a page and into a physical form, take things apart to see how they work, question why things are the way they are and see if you can make them better.”

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“Madeira definitely gave me my work ethic. It was a safe space to explore disciplines that I wasn’t always confident in.” DEVIN WILLIAMS ’13

Replacing Madeira’s current science facility is a critical need—and not only because our curriculum has outgrown it. We are limited by our current building, constructed in the 1970s, which is extremely costly to maintain, has an insufficient number of classrooms, antiquated laboratories, structural flaws, and inflexible spaces. The new building will elevate the program for Madeira’s engaged students and signals a bold new standard.

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This is Our campaign ends June 30th and we are committed to achieving our goal on time. Together, we’ve made major strides building the athletics program and renovating the dorms.

But we have more to do for our girls.

Enhancing STEAM and endowing Co-Curriculum still require your help. You are the difference.

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Lucy Madeira was on to something when she moved her school from Dupont Circle in Washington, DC to McLean, VA in 1931.

Spanning 376 acres, Madeira’s campus is more like a national park than your average high school campus. Recent additions and continued innovation enhance the beautiful acreage and differentiate Madeira. In the following pages, we invite you to take a tour of some of the best that Madeira has to offer.

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ICONIC WHITE FENCES The Madeira white fences greet visitors and define the horse pastures. One difference that Madeira can boast, particularly in an urban area, is that the barns are located on campus, just a short walk from student dorms.

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VIRTUAL REALITY With our ever-expanding VR gear, students can be transported to distant lands and historical times.

HEART OF CAMPUS Beyond the natural beauty of the campus, Madeira offers ambitious academic programs.

FAB LAB With 3D printers and a laser cutter, the Fab Lab has become a favorite of many students.

PODCAST STUDIO Students have a professional podcast studio at their disposal, complete with audio equipment and editing software. The podcast studio has allowed Gate literary magazine to add music to their publication.

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MAKERSPACE The intersection of innovation, determination, and creativity on campus, the Makerspace hosts classes and activities that push students to build their own meaning, discover their own path, and experience STEAM through the lenses of design-thinking and authentic problem-based learning.

The space immerses girls in the process of ‘Try, fail, improve, try again.’

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MAIN TERRACE With a beautiful new terrace on Main, students and staff can take a break…with a view!

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NEW VIBRANT HUBS TO LOVE Thanks to generous campaign donations, both Maynard Quad and Main Terrace have been transformed into popular gathering spots, complete with renovated spaces and new furniture.

MAYNARD QUAD Perfectly situated between North and South Dorms, the newly renovated Maynard Quad is now a lively hub for students.

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THE OVAL As Madeira’s most iconic spot, the Oval greets students and visitors in majestic tradition. First built in 1930, the Oval was recently renovated thanks to campaign gifts.

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PLACES OF TRADITION Memories have been made, stories shared, and traditions celebrated around iconic spots on Madeira’s campus.

AMPHITHEATER Generations of Madeira girls, wearing white and carrying 13 red roses, have graduated in the magnificent natural setting of the outdoor amphitheater.

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NATURE AND WELLNESS The natural wonders of Madeira’s campus complement our ambitious academic program. From physical adventures and challenge courses to restorative walks and peaceful views, Madeira’s campus supports wellness.

MADEIRA IS A TRULY UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING.

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DIFFICULT RUN Not far from Great Falls National Park at the intersection with the Potomac River, Difficult Run is lesser known but no less magical, and the view is well worth the hike.

CHALLENGE COURSES Outdoor adventures await, with zip lines, rope courses, rock climbing, and water activities.

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Family Weekend

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ARTS SPOTL IGH T: FALL PLAY

Stage Combat, Giant Dragons, and a Fantasy Game This fall Madeira’s theater program embarked on a quest to produce a fall play of epic proportions. She Kills Monsters—Young Adventurer’s Edition took us into the 1990’s world of the fantasy role playing game, Dungeons & Dragons (D&D)! It told the story of high schooler Agnes Evans as she dealt with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. As Agnes learned about her sister’s life, struggles, and love of D&D, the game came alive onstage, where she battled monsters both real and imagined. Beautifully choreographed moments of stage combat paired with flashing LED lights, larger-than-life puppetry, and a dramatic sound score completed the production.

Over the ten weeks of rehearsals, students learned stage combat from master fight choreographer Casey Kaleba. Kelsey Meiklejohn, the show’s director, tackled sensitive subjects, such as bullying, loss, and identity with the actors, serving as their guide through the journey to performance. Actors learned to trust each other, work together, and think outside the box as they addressed these issues and performed exciting fantasy fights.

Arts Department Chair Sasha Newman and Production Manager Adalia Tonneyck led the stagecraft class in creating unique costumes, giant dragons, and even a twelve-foot-tall 20-sided die. Students took on roles of Assistant Costume Designer (Sydney Marenburg ’20), Master Carpenters (Caroline Potter ’20 and Addison Callaghan ’21), Assistant Set Designer (Angela Zheng ’20), and Puppet Master (Malena Cecchi ’21). Students were challenged to step outside their comfort zone, learn new skills, and create something epic, magical, and unlike any theater production they had done before.

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T H E AT E R P R O D U C T I O N C U R R I C U L U M C H A N G E S With the goal of diversifying and promoting a variety of opportunities for students across all experience levels, backgrounds, and interests, the Arts Department has developed a new Theater Production curriculum as a guide for show selection. Over the course of four years, students will be exposed to plays and musicals from a variety of style categories. These styles include everything from contemporary female playwrights to Shakespeare, and rock musicals to classical Gilbert and Sullivan. We began this year with our fall play.

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HEADS OF GIANT DRAGONS CREATED IN STAGECRAFT CLASS BY STUDENTS

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ATHLETIC S Leadership: Breakfast of Champions A strong benefit of an all-girls education is that every leadership position, every club head, and every elected position is held by a girl. Supporting Madeira’s bold mission of “launching women who change the world,” the School incorporates leadership training and experience in a variety of classroom, workplace, and team settings. A Madeira education includes vast opportunities for progressive leadership responsibilities, from grade level committee chairs to club heads to team captains to dorm resident advisors, as well as student government leaders. With over 150 leadership opportunities annually, Madeira students are well mentored and supported in leadership roles.

One example of Madeira’s leadership education that ventures beyond traditional training for elected leaders is the biweekly community-wide leadership breakfast program hosted by the athletics department. Driving home the point that anyone can lead because leadership starts with leading oneself and building relationships, the breakfasts outline the virtues, characteristics, and attributes that embody a leader in the classroom, on the field, on the court, and on stage.

“Leadership breakfasts have debunked the notion that a leader is the loudest, most extroverted person in the room or the most athletic. For example, two students presented on being the ‘Quiet Power,’ and showed ways they had a large impact on their team even though they are more introverted,” noted Assistant Athletic Director Kelly Chandler.

Activities and discussions range from establishing one’s values to outlining the qualities of a good person and teammate to identifying one’s individual ‘why.’ Athletic Director Katie LaRue shares, “Younger athletes attending leadership breakfasts have made an impact and allowed our programs to grow, and have taught upperclasswomen to consider how younger girls can contribute.”

Emelia Marshall ’21 reflects on her experience,“Leadership breakfasts have been integral in teaching me about types of leadership and have opened my eyes to possibilities. The activities aid me in honing my ‘positive mistake response’ so that, when things happen with a teammate, I can respond in a way conducive to growth. The breakfasts provide an opportunity to connect with people I may not otherwise, and I am unendingly grateful for the skills I have gained through my attendance.”

A strong benefit of an all-girls education is that every leadership position, every club head, and every elected position is held by a girl.

Leadership Topics GROWTH MINDSET: To embrace challenges and difficulties as something that will make one better, and not as a reflection of one’s identity/value.

POSITIVE MISTAKE RESPONSE (PMR): The physical act of responding to the challenge, setback, and mistake. Helps build a growth mindset by making students more aware of how they respond to the challenge or mistake, and changing their response to be more positive, productive, and growth-oriented.

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ALUMNAE AUTHORS

ON BECOMING NEIGHBORS: THE COMMUNICATION ETHICS OF

THE SOLDIER?

BY HIMSELF: SELECTIONS FROM HIS LETTERS, JOURNALS, DRAWINGS,

FRED ROGERS

PHOTOGRAPHS, AND AN

ALEXANDRA KLARÉN ’98

UNFINISHED MEMOIR

Fred Rogers is an American cultural and media icon, whose children’s television program, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, ran for more than 30 years (1967–2001) on the Public Broadcasting System. In this highly original book, communication scholar Alexandra Klarén shows how Rogers captured the moral, social, and emotional imaginations of multiple generations of Americans. She explores the nuanced complexity of the thought behind the man and the program, the dialogical integration of his various influences, and the ethic of care behind the creation of a program that spoke to the affective, cultural, and educational needs of children (and adults) during a period of cultural and political upheaval. Informed by newly available archival materials, On Becoming Neighbors chronicles the evolution of Rogers’ thoughts on tv, children, pedagogy, and the family through a rhetorical, cultural, and ethical lens.

WHO IS SAM

JEROME ROBBINS,

AMANDA VAILL STEWART ’66

The titanic choreographer, creator of memorable ballets, master of Broadway musicals, legendary show doctor and director, Jerome Robbins’ life is now revealed in his own words—the closest we will get to a memoir/ autobiography—from his voluminous letters, journals, notes, and diaries, never before published. Edited, and with commentary by Amanda Vaill, author of Robbins’s biography, Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins.

SUNRISE IN FLORENCE KATHLEEN FLOOD REID ’82

We all have dreams and sometimes they lead to the most amazing discoveries...

Rose Maning longs to wake up every morning in Florence, Italy to a view of the Duomo and terra cotta rooftops dancing in the sunrise. So she flies across the pond with her best friend Zoey for a fun-filled house hunt.

For the first time in her people-pleasing life, schoolteacher Rose uses her savings to do exactly what she wants to do: buy an apartment and pursue painting. Rose is passionate about the life and works of the great sculptor, Michelangelo, or “Il Divino,” (The Divine One). She experiences her own personal renaissance abroad as she embraces everything Italian.

She meets Lyon, who is sophisticated and adventurous, challenging her to see herself in a new light. A mysterious discovery changes Rose’s destiny by revealing the character of the men in her life. Does Rose find something that will alter art history as we know it today?

ERIN MORRIS-STEARN ’01

Ever wonder what a soldier actually does?

Why does he dress that way? Could I be a soldier one day? Private First Class Sam Smith is a soldier in the US Army.

Come along with Sam as he tells all about what it’s like to live, work, and (even) relax like a soldier.

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A LU M N A E E V E N TS W IN S TO N -SALEM, N ORTH CARO L I N A O CTO B ER 5 , 2 019 Lunch and tour of Reynolda House Museum of American Art HOSTED BY: Barbara Babcock Millhouse ’52

WATC H H I L L , R H O DE I S L AN D AUG U S T 8 , 2 01 9 HOSTED BY: Warren Moore Miller ’68 & Bill Miller at their home

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U P COM I NG EVENTS New York, NY FEBRUARY 5, 2020 The Georgian Suite ALUMNAE COUNCIL RECEPTION, WA S H I N GTO N , DC O C TO B E R 2 5, 2019 1.

The Metropolitan Club of the City of Washington

6:00 P.M.– 8:00 P.M.

MODERATED BY: Larry Pratt,

Madeira Campus

History Teacher

McLean, VA

MadeiraEd/ Reunion Weekend APRIL 17– 18, 2020

TOPIC: Facts Matter:

madeira.org/events

The Vital Role of Journalism

AVERY MILLER ’86

GAYLE SHAFER TROTTER ’89

WHEMBLEY SEWELL ’11

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