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September 12, 2023

Ms. Peggy Lashbrook returned for the school year to teach her American Sign Language (ASL) courses this week. Driving all the way down from Delaware for her weekly ASL I & II seminars. Ms. Peg is a fixture in the school. She has been involved in the school for nearly 20 years and her weekly lunches are legendary! We started off with the new students introducing themselves to Ms. Peggy followed by Mr. Tom talking about the impact Peggy has had and continues to have in the school besides what's visible to all. She was instrumental in having the school recognized as a state certified high school by the Maryland State Department of Education and her tireless resource development work over the years has been a cornerstone to keeping the school operating. Peggy talked about her lifetime of work with young people with severe disabilities, how she entered into the profession, her career path and her important perspective on the potential and importance of people with disabilities as part of our greater community. Ms. Peg adds so much to our community and we are thankful for all of her hard work and sacrifices for our students....

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September 11, 2023

Everyone was excited to have the Women of Done Construction back at the school for another year of monthly seminars. Beth, Sarah Senior, Kristin, Sarah Junior and Catesby first gave each of the new students a fully equipped tool bag to match the ones they gave all of the continuing students. After going over each of the tools in the bag, there was a class on the measuring tape and how to read it. The students will build two projects this year. The first is to build and finish a bookcase that they can take home. This will come in handy because the students get a copy of each book we read in the school. The second project will be to build and wire aa lamp. Beth and crew talked about how they each entered into home renovation work and the unique culture of their company. We are fortunate to have Done Construction as part of our school community....

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September 8, 2023

For nearly 2 decades Don Riesett has been an inspirational teacher and mentor to the students of The Community School. His weekly creative writing seminar and one-on-one sessions with the students are always a highlight of the week. Today was no exception, as the students reflected and wrote introducing themselves. Mr. Don, as he is known to the students, encourages the students both to think and to express themselves n ways both deep and creative. As he introduced this first seminar of the year, Don spoke about how this class will sometimes make you laugh and other times cry because students have shared both deeply personal stories from their lives and hilarious stories from their imagination. We are so fortunate to have Don as part of the community of The Community School. Here are a few unedited excerpts from the students' writings this week: "I am Danny. I am 65% Oxygen, 18% carbon, 9% hydrogen, and 3% nitrogen. I’m a hominid primate, a bipedal great ape capable of critical thinking and complex processing speed. 2 million years ago, people just like me discovered that if you rub 2 sticks together, the thermal energy will excite the carbons in the sticks, which will cause the carbon to bond with 2 oxygens. And with the discovery of combustion, out of thin air, we have our first instance of science. If you know me, you would know that my favorite thing is science." "I grew up starting to love everything my brothers love, whether it was the shows they watched or the...

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September 6, 2023

We are excited to welcome TCS graduate Janiah Tillery as a teacher for the 2023-2024 term. After graduating from TCS, Janiah went on to Roanoke College where she earned her Bachelor's Degree with honors. She was a history major with a concentration in East Asian Studies. Janiah studied Chines Mandarin both at Roanoke and then continued her language studies in Taiwan. Following graduation from Roanoke, the U.S. State Department awarded Janiah a Fulbright Assistantship followed the second year by a Fulbright Flagship to teach in an Indigenous school in Hualien County in Taiwan. During the past year Janiah also served at Secretary and member of the TCS Board of Trustees. A native of Baltimore, Janiah attended Robert W. Coleman Elementary School, Mother Seton Academy for middle school followed by the Institute of Notre Dame before transferring to The Community School for 11th and 12th grade. Janiah's familiarity with our unique methods of teaching, along with her college and international experience is a welcome addition to the educational experience offered at The Community School. Welcome aboard Janiah!...

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May 25, 2023

Student zombies in the house! At least it looked like it at this week's Theatre with The Lyric seminar. The students learned about stage makeup as part of this last class of the season. Thank you Denise Gantt and Ebony Evans and The Lyric for this year long seminar enhancing our students creativity, acting, writing and performing. We can't wait for next year already!...

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May 22, 2023

We had a wonderfully enlightening "Conversation with.." author Thanhhà Lai this afternoon. The students just finished reading her lyrically written book "Inside Out and Back Again." It is historical fiction based on her family's emigration from Vietnam to the U.S. when she was 10 years old in 1975. The wide ranging conversation with the students went far beyond the novel and into the immigrant experience and the writing process. Our thanks to Martha Marani of The Ivy Bookshop for arranging for Thanhhà's visit and also providing a delicious lunch. We appreciated meeting Xandi Egginton also from The Ivy Bookshop and having him join us. Our deepest gratitude for Thanhhà Lai's generous sharing of time and story with us. ...

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May 20, 2023

What a terrific time we had tonight! We were able to experience the performance of TCS 9th grade student Hector's play tonight as part of the Young Playwrights Festival at Baltimore Center Stage. Each of the plays was an enjoyable experience and the actors, set designers and directors were masterful. Our congratulations to Hector and all the young playwrights with soecial thanks to Center Stage for providing this opportunity for young people in Baltimore....

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May 19, 2023

We had a wonderful Conversation with Joe Manko, Kashanae Simpson and Liz Tung today. They are all from The Abell Foundation. They each spoke about their educational and career backgrounds and then had a great back and forth with the students about education, the effects of COVID on schooling, and what works about The Community School. The Conversation ended with a tour of the classrooms, greenhouse studio and pantry. We deeply appreciate our long term relationship with The Abell Foundation and the important sharing of information that has been its hallmark since their President, Bob Embry, first came to the school nearly 20 years ago. ...

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May 18, 2023

The students experienced the play Life is a Dream at the invitation of the Learning and Social Accountability Department of Baltimore Center Stage.  This play was directed by Stevie Walker-Webb who just visited the school this past fall after we watched another of his productions. It was at times tragic, other times hilarious and other times just fantastical. Thank you to Janal Daniel, Director of Learning and Social Accountability and all the folks at Baltimore Center Stage for this kind invitation....

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