THE Collaboratory

This fall, the opening faculty meeting was held at Longwood Gardens. The day included welcoming new faculty and staff and a review of the year’s institutional goals, along with plenty of time to enjoy the gardens and behind-the-scenes tours of different aspects of the facility’s operations.

In August, Tower Hill faculty members attended the fourth annual Tower Hill Educators’ Collaboratory—a day of professional development organized by teachers for teachers. The day included a keynote lecture about fair grading practices, followed by colleague-led seminars.

International Trips

In the spirit “of Wilmington and of the world,” international trips are an important learning opportunity for our students. This year Upper School students participated in a Danish exchange (fall 2022), an Australia exchange (spring break 2023) and a trip to Italy (spring break 2023). Middle School students went to Puerto Rico (winter 2023) and Quebec (winter 2023).

Black History Month Celebration

The event on Feb. 9 was a tremendous evening and a testament to our community. A total of 110 people joined including students, parents, alumni and trustees from all different cultures and backgrounds. It was special to be able to gather over a wonderful meal for the first time in three years. The panel speakers were informative, honest, funny and thoughtful.

(L-R): Louise Cummings Co-chair PAATH, Anthuan Maybank speaker, Nicole Homer speaker, Abundance Child speaker, Jea Street Jr. Co-chair PAATH. Not shown speaker

“Grouchy” Greg Watkins who joined via Zoom.