Faculty Notes

In February JAMIE BREIWICK, Instrumental Music Teacher, held a release party for his new coffee table book Sound Museum at The Ivy House in Milwaukee. The evening also served as a release party for the new album from the jazz trio KASE, of which Breiwick is a member with Jordan Lee and John Christensen.

The group’s improvisational album Live At The Opera House is, as The Shepherd Express calls it, “a byproduct of the slew of virtual concerts that were prevalent at the beginning of the pandemic, with a unique experience that was captured while performing at the Stoughton Opera house for a broadcast.” [A]

In November KELSEY CASSIDY, 1st Grade Teacher, attended a wellness retreat in Carefree, Arizona, hosted by Deepak Chopra. The focus was developing an understanding of Ayurvedic Healing.

“Through meditation, yoga, workshops and educational sessions

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I learned how to incorporate naturalistic health and wellness practices into all facets of my life: mind, body, and soul,” she says. “This is an ever continuing journey of self care and connection I am always practicing and even enjoy sharing with my students through yoga and mindfulness.” [B]

This fall DR. JOHN FRENCH, Upper School History Teacher, was chosen to participate in Forward 48, a Milwaukeebased leadership development program that pairs the city’s “most influential professional and civic leaders with today’s rising stars” as a way to share their wisdom, experience, and inspiration. This fall’s faculty included, among others, Barry Alvarez, Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Joan Prince, Vice Chancellor of Global Inclusion and Engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Julia Taylor, President of The Greater Milwaukee Committee. [C]

In October CHRISTINE HENKE-MUELLER, Middle School Teacher, attended the annual Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Conference and presented on the role teachers play in fostering Health, Equity and Peacebuilding. The PJSA is a non-profit organization focused on Peace Research, Education and Development, and Peace Studies. Her paper, Empathetic Citizens: The Role of Service-Learning, builds on her research as part of her doctoral dissertation. [D]

SUSAN HOLUM, Head of Primary School, completed the fourth of four classes to earn her Certificate in School Management and Leadership (CSML) through a collaboration between Harvard Business School and Harvard Graduate School of

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Education. Bridging business and education, the CSML program for PreK-12 leaders focuses on the management of teams and providing school leaders with the skills and knowledge to effectively lead and effect change in their institutions. The four classes are Leading Change, Leading School Strategy and Innovation, Leading People, and Leading Learning.

BILL REID ’73, Artist-in-Residence, and one of the custom creations for which he’s known – a pedal car – appear in the new Wisconsin art history book A Creative Place, co-authored by Thomas D. Lidtke and Annemarie Sawkins. Later in the book the reader also finds references to Prairie, “a progressive private preparatory school” in Racine, plus mentions of Imogene P. Johnson, Willie Hilpert, Kent Ipsen, Dave Drewek, and Prairie’s glassblowing studio, art library, and visiting artist series. [E]

Visit cedarburgartmuseum.org/a-creative-place for more information.

HOLLY WOLF-MATTICK, Fine Arts Teacher and Glassblowing Manager, was selected to receive an Art Education Leadership Award from Artsonia, the world’s largest collection of online student art portfolios.

Says Artsonia CEO Jim Meyers, “The Art Education Leadership Award honors pioneers in the art education community who continually inspire their peers through their online school gallery on Artsonia. Mrs. Wolf-Mattick’s digital gallery exhibits true innovation, creativity, and dedication. Her students are fortunate to receive such a high-quality art education and her peers look to her for guidance. Artsonia strives to provide art educators a platform to inspire one another. We could not thrive without the commitment and ingenuity of teachers like Holly Wolf-Mattick. We applaud your school’s commitment to providing young minds a quality art education.” [F]

LYNN ZOBEL, Primary School Assistant, is undergoing training to become an Episcopal Deacon. She will be ordained in May.

IN MEMORIAM

On February 23rd, Maureen Pape, former Prairie School Math Teacher, passed away suddenly at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was 73 years old.

Maureen taught at Prairie from 1985 until 1996 when her family relocated to Scottsdale.