From the Horse's Mouth

On this episode of From the Horse's Mouth, host and lifetime doodler Jay Barron talks visual arts with Lower School Fine Arts Teacher, Gabe Devereux, and Upper School Fine Arts Teacher and AP Art History Teacher, Sydney Sheaffer. Tune in as they discuss their origin stories, teaching art vs. making art, and dispel any notion that art is the "easy class!"

Japan, Jordan, and Kyrgyzstan are just three of the destinations that Providence Day School's faculty have visited to fulfill their Global Educator Certificates. Hear from art teacher Richard Dewey; English teacher Kristin Santo; and science teacher Amy Jordan about where they went, why they went, and what they're bringing back to their classrooms for students' benefit.

In a politically-polarized era, is it possible for two politicians on opposite sides of the fence to have a friendly disagreement? We put that question to the test by inviting two Charlotte City Council members to have a discussion with the officers of the nonpartisan SPAM (Students for the Political Advancement of Mankind) club. Hear from Democrat Braxton Winston, an at-large member and PD parent, and Republican Tariq Bokhari, whose District 6 includes the campus of Providence Day, in a discussion with students moderated by host Jay Barron. There was so much to discuss, it took up TWO episodes! In Part 1, the student questions tackle COVID-19 pandemic response, health care, and election security.

Providence Day was the first school in the nation to create a Global Studies Diploma. With a global perspective woven into the school's entire curriculum, is it possible that we're over-using the word? Host Jay Barron tackles that question with Jeremiah Rosenfels, coordinator of the Global Studies Diploma program, along with two seniors earning their diplomas, Spencer Wood and Kayla Furney.

Providence Day School hosts one of 18 Freedom School sites in Charlotte for the Children's Defense Fund, and remains the only independent school in the nation to host one. Guests Katie Carmichael, Jackson Sicard '19, and Marisa Alam '18 talk about what it is, why we do it, and how it benefits our own students - plus how you can help by contributing to our year-round school supply drive.