Episode 4: Ep. 3: Melissa Branigan on Awards, Summer Camps, and Good Changes

11/21/23 • 23 min

Hear Melissa Branigan talk about the changes coming to 2024 summer camps, the importance of after-school programs, and about picking up a recent award for being the "Best of" Indy.
She is a longtime elementary teacher who moved into her role as Director of Extended Program as Sycamore four years ago.
We conclude the show with the always exciting "Quick Questions/Short Answers" game.
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website: sycamoreschool.org
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Episode 3: Ep. 2: Inside the Inspiration Fund Teacher Trip to Galapagos Islands with Jennifer Hendry

An inaugural recipient of the Borgmann Inspiration Fund award at Sycamore, 4th grade teacher Jennifer Hendry traveled to the Galapagos Islands in the summer of 2023

Hendry’s project was titled “Community, Culture, and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands” and included visits to four of the 13 islands in the Galapagos, with opportunities to explore the local culture, wildlife, and conservation efforts.
"When my students leave my classroom at the end of the year, I want them to view themselves as members of a global community,” says Hendry, who has taught for 11 years at Sycamore. “I want them to recognize that they have a responsibility to care for and support this community.
We talk to her about what she experienced and how she can bring what she learned back to the classroom at Sycamore School

“The wildlife we experienced was jaw-dropping. The local people were so kind and passionate about their islands and protecting their natural resources,” she said.
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"When I tell people about Sycamore and the Borgmann Inspiration Fund, they simply cannot believe what they hear. First, to hear that a school like Sycamore exists to serve the amazing, unique kids that we do. Second, that the school and its community believe so strongly in their teachers that they would create a fund like we have."
website: sycamoreschool.org
email: [email protected]
Borgmann Inspiraration Fund: sycamoreschool.org/inspirationfund

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Episode 5: Ep. 4: Q & A with John Huber, Head of School at Sycamore

We sit down with John Huber, who became Sycamore's Head of School in July, 2023. It was a chance to let him talk about his first few months at Sycamore, what his other schools were like, what he likes to do when he's not at Sycamore, and what he has been reading, listening to, and thinking about.