Scott's Blog
Sharing our first year together as new Head of School
FAIS families, students, staff, supporters, and alumni -- it's an honor to be joining this community as your new Head of School.
I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about sharing our first year together. That's where I'm hoping this blog comes in. And what better way to launch this journey than tagging along for the second half of the 5th graders' trip to France (my first!)?
![Musée d'Orsay interior]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1561163335/faispdx/pfx2hv1la6wczang6pr5/museedorsay.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1561163335/faispdx/pfx2hv1la6wczang6pr5/museedorsay.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1561163335/faispdx/pfx2hv1la6wczang6pr5/museedorsay.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1561163335/faispdx/pfx2hv1la6wczang6pr5/museedorsay.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1561163335/faispdx/pfx2hv1la6wczang6pr5/museedorsay.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1561163335/faispdx/pfx2hv1la6wczang6pr5/museedorsay.jpg","width":2200}])
Today was my final day in Paris with our students, and it began with me getting quite turned around in the métro on my way to meet everyone at the Musée d’Orsay....
![Day 3: Visiting the Memorial de la Shoah, reflecting on history through perspective and empathy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560980556/faispdx/wsmxzlaf0nngyalyaif2/IMG-0481cropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560980556/faispdx/wsmxzlaf0nngyalyaif2/IMG-0481cropped.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1560980556/faispdx/wsmxzlaf0nngyalyaif2/IMG-0481cropped.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1560980556/faispdx/wsmxzlaf0nngyalyaif2/IMG-0481cropped.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1560980556/faispdx/wsmxzlaf0nngyalyaif2/IMG-0481cropped.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1560980556/faispdx/wsmxzlaf0nngyalyaif2/IMG-0481cropped.jpg","width":2200}])
Today was another great day here in Paris. I was able to join the students at the Memorial de la Shoah...
![Student performance in France]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560898278/faispdx/mtxniykrihn1ub66rmra/StudentperformanceinFrance2019.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560898278/faispdx/mtxniykrihn1ub66rmra/StudentperformanceinFrance2019.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1560898278/faispdx/mtxniykrihn1ub66rmra/StudentperformanceinFrance2019.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1560898278/faispdx/mtxniykrihn1ub66rmra/StudentperformanceinFrance2019.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1560898278/faispdx/mtxniykrihn1ub66rmra/StudentperformanceinFrance2019.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1560898278/faispdx/mtxniykrihn1ub66rmra/StudentperformanceinFrance2019.jpg","width":2200}])
Today was a quieter day here in Paris. I had the pleasure of watching two performances this morning at school...
![Omaha Beach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1560806471/faispdx/dxqaefa9zyo0hzbryzfi/OmahaBeach.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1560806471/faispdx/dxqaefa9zyo0hzbryzfi/OmahaBeach.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1560806471/faispdx/dxqaefa9zyo0hzbryzfi/OmahaBeach.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1560806471/faispdx/dxqaefa9zyo0hzbryzfi/OmahaBeach.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1560806471/faispdx/dxqaefa9zyo0hzbryzfi/OmahaBeach.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1560806471/faispdx/dxqaefa9zyo0hzbryzfi/OmahaBeach.jpg","width":2200}])
The opportunity to see the Normandy History museum and Omaha Beach does not come often, or maybe ever...