This week concludes the fourth week of Advent according to the church calendar. Advent refers to the four weeks prior to Christmas and has historically been a season of expectation and contemplation of the coming of the incarnate God. While we are very acquainted with the national and cultural calendar of America, its seasons and holidays, we are less…
Read MoreQuote from Martin Luther’s Letters of Spiritual Counsel, 1530. Follow “The Bell Tower” for more Commonplace quotes from Chapel Field’s students and faculty.
Read MoreJust a couple of weeks ago, a handful of faculty and I had the privilege to chaperone the Juniors and Seniors on a field trip to Plymouth and to Boston. What an incredible feeling it is to stand where the pilgrims stood as they entered this strange new world filled with hopes and fears, but most of all with resolve, strengthened by their faith in the Triune God. We stood there with…
Read More“I’m just not a math person. I don’t get math. When will we ever use this stuff?” Throughout my 25+ years of math instruction, I have occasionally caught wind of these student phrases. You may have heard them too, or even uttered them yourselves. Understandably, the mental acrobatics…
Read MoreIf you’ve been around Chapel Field for any length of time, chances are you’ve heard snatches of something called the “Non Nobis.” You’ve probably heard it sung, too, because one of the distinctive things about a Chapel Field education is that Chapel Field students sing…
Read MoreIt is the danger of any school to think that education is a mechanical process that students move through on their way to inevitable maturity. As such, classes are taught with the short-sighted goal of “getting through the material” and simply preparing the children for the next grade. At Chapel Field we…
Read MoreExcerpt from a speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr at a Philadelphia middle school. Follow “The Bell Tower” for more Commonplace quotes from Chapel Field’s students and faculty.
Read MoreExcerpt from The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis. Follow “The Bell Tower” for more Commonplace quotes from Chapel Field’s students and faculty.
Read More“I don’t like to read.” More often than I’d like to admit, I hear students (even my own children!) exclaim, “I don’t like to read.” (If we’re honest, many of us sympathize with this statement). Sure we “know” that reading is important. We’ve skimmed through…
Read MoreExcerpt from The Merchant of Venice, Act IV Scene 1. Follow “The Bell Tower” for more Commonplace quotes from Chapel Field’s students and faculty.
Read MoreIn the book of Proverbs, Solomon guides his son to maturity by passing on his wisdom to him. In Chapter 2 Solomon challenges his son to set out on a hunt for wisdom as if he were searching for silver or for gold. “Cry out for it” he tells him…
Read MoreOn September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring "that all persons held as slaves […] are, and henceforward shall be free." The Proclamation changed the legal…
Read MoreEvery academic year at Chapel Field centers on a spiritual theme. Chapels, morning assemblies, discipleship groups and our book studies bring us back to these themes and help…
Read MoreMark Twain is credited with challenging parents not to let schooling get in the way of their children’s education. Of course, for many people, education and schooling are…
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