FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Finding Joy

What does joy look like? What does it sound like? Everyone at SCDS has their own answer to this question, and I certainly have mine.

I can see joy at work as Intermediate School students build their own mini-golf course, and I can hear it during a game of Lower School freeze tag in the courtyard. Sometimes, joy is quiet — a student curled up in a corner, reading the book they just found at the book fair; sometimes, joy is about concentration, the total focus a student applies to an art project or a math problem.

Although joy can spring to life suddenly and surprisingly, joy is often the reward of exploration and effort. As you will see in this issue of Wonder magazine, our community is finding joy in a multitude of places. These include the Antarctic, the baseball diamond, and the classroom, where we seek excellence, foster teamwork, and even share difficult truths.

And as we seek it, we find it. I hope you find some joy in reading this issue.

Wonder

Seattle Country Day School’s Magazine Spring 2023

Kimberly A. Zaidberg Head of School

Head of School

Kimberly A. Zaidberg

President, Board of Trustees

Ryan Schofield

President, Parent Council

Kristie Pate

DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION

SCDS actively seeks to increase the breadth of diversity and inclusion in our entire community: the gifted children at the center of a dynamic learning process, their families, and our faculty, staff, and Board of Trustees. We aspire to include a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives; to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of differences; and to cultivate diverse thinking essential for creative problem-solving.

We recognize that diversity encompasses all socioeconomic, ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds, family structures, gender and sexual identifications, and religious communities. In the spirit of true inquiry, we embrace this journey as an essential learning opportunity.

Editor

Delia Ward (deliaward@seattlecountryday.org)

Design/Production

Christa Fleming Design

Photography

Christian Hagenlocher

Libby Lewis Photography

SCDS Photographers

Printing

AAA Printing

Thank You

To Polly Freeman and the many people in the SCDS community who contributed to this issue

This magazine was produced with recycled, FSC-certified paper.

We affirm our belief that increasing and sustaining diversity and inclusiveness helps us to fulfill our mission of inspiring gifted children to reach their potential through inquiry, curiosity, and wonder. In support of our mission, we believe in continually examining all aspects of our school, including our curriculum, hiring practices, admissions procedures, communications, outreach, and professional development.

We pledge to attract, embrace, and support a diverse community; to foster an environment of authenticity and inclusion; to empower compassionate problem-solvers and risk-takers; and to inspire one another to better the world for all.