Each fall for the last half decade, I’ve gotten a precious half hour of time with our new 9th graders just as they are arriving at Common Ground. I get to hear each of their names for the first time, and see them warm into their first week of high school. It’s an incredible gift. Together, we watch a quick video of one of Common Ground’s first students, Nichole Wells, talking about what...
Posts from School
Joel Tolman June 14, 2019
Teaching Our Cities -- a network of urban public high schools with a shared focus on the environment and social justice -- is welcoming applications from teams of teachers, students, and others to join in a curriculum design institute, taking place August 5 to 7 at Common Ground High School in New Haven, Connecticut. We are seeking: Teams of students, teachers, and potentially...
Joel Tolman February 18, 2019
Teaching Our Cities -- a network of urban public high schools with a shared focus on the environment and social justice -- is seeking proposals for presentations for our April 5th Teaching Our Cities School Summit at Connecticut River Academy in East Hartford, Connecticut. Proposals are due by Monday, March 11. We are seeking: Teams of students and staff Sharing work...