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Ron Halbright, a good friend of the school for many years, came in for a special conversation today. Ron was a community worker and used to live in Baltimore but has lived in Switzerland for the last 34 years. There he is engaged in social justice work including work with refugees and other disenfranchised people.

Ron’s work is influenced by his family’s persecution and losing many relatives during the Holocaust and that his parents were refugees themselves as they came to the United States. His work today includes facilitating dialogue between Jews and Muslims. Ron attended our current events class and joined in the conversation about the news of the day.

It is always a pleasure to have Ron visit the school when he is in town and we appreciate him sharing his work with us.

Electrical wiring was the focus of this week’s seminar run by the Done Construction. The students continued to work on constructing their lamps and did they electrical wiring. They learned about wire gauges, how to use wire strippers, wiring electrical plugs and assembling the electrical parts of the lamp.

The students are excited with their progress as this project nears completion. Thank you Done Construction!

We had a unique International Women’s Day event. Mothers of students and other women who are student sponsors were invited to be part of a special “Conversation with…” the students.

The purpose of the session was to learn about how the roles, laws, rights and opportunities for women have changed over the years and to explore what challenges still exist. It was interesting to hear from women from different backgrounds, cultural experiences and generations talk about both their common and unique experiences. We heard about growing up in Zambia, Mali and Kenya on the African continent as well as El Salvador and the United States in the AmerIcas. Everyone spoke about the positive changes for women as well as concerns about reversals in women’s rights. Several talked about problems at school and at work because of their gender from harassment to unequal treatment and opportunities. They also talked about the challenges of raising both young women and men in today’s society.

The discussion was very rich and the many questions of the students and their responses led to a very engaging and meaningful conversation. Everyone walked away a bit wiser and wanting more of this kind of interaction.

We are so fortunate to have such great women as part of our school community! Thank you Carla, Miriam, Kadidia, Leah, Kate, Jenae, Tyrice, Shawn and Penina!

As the 2nd trimester came to a close and students have entered into their final grading period of the school year, students, families and sponsors met together.  A brief update report was given and then there was a lively discussion about the school going forward and the need and opportunity for everyone to be positively engaged.

All of the students were honored with special commendations going to Rhys, Karla, Ruth and Quinn for reaching the challenging goal of being on the Honor Roll and Danny, Ethan, Karla and Ruth having perfect attendance.

 

Who committed the murder? This was the problem to solve in the special biology lab conducted by Morgan University Biology Professor Dr. Yuejin Li. This special 2 hour lab began with a presentation on genetics and blood typing before getting into the crime solving. The students learned how to test for blood type and Rh factor on materials from the “crime scene.” They emerged with strong circumstantial evidence that it was the electrician.
Professor Li talked about her life and educational journey. She was born in China and studied both there and in the United States. She has been at Morgan University since 2017 where she both teaches and is a research scientist into the cardiovascular system. Dr. Li generously shared her time and knowledge with us. Her thorough, clear and accessible teaching style was greatly appreciated by all of the students.
Last month, we reached out to the Morgan University Science Department in hopes of building a relationship that would bring science labs into TCS. Professor Li quickly and eagerly replied and has pledged to continue to help us build these ties. We are very thankful for her and look forward to the future.