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Spring 2022 Web Extras

Birding

Enjoy Head of School Sheila Culbert’s daily bird photographs on Instagram @culbertsheila.

Planning for a New Head of School

Read Head of School Sheila Culbert’s email announcing her plans to retire in June 2023.
Read the letter from Chairman of the Loomis Chaffee Board of Trustees Duncan A.L. MacLean ’90 to the community regarding Sheila’s announcement.
Visit the Head Search section of the school’s website for information and updates.

Paul Mounds ’03 To Speak at Commencement

Follow Commencement events on our website.
Read about Paul’s presentation for Loomis Chaffee’s COVID-19 Speakers Series in May 2020, when he discussed the response of the Connecticut state government and its citizens to the pandemic.

MLK Week

View galleries of photos from the student performances and the poetry slam.

Brain Hacks for Brainiacs

Watch a video of faculty member Andrew Watson’s talk with Loomis Chaffee parents about the most effective ways to study and learn, based on research into learning and the brain.

Artwork That Asks Questions

View the online version of Deconstructing Constructs, an exhibit by art faculty member Melanie Carr.

Melanie Carr Deconstructing Constructs