Living Lovett

S3E6 For the past ten months, a trio of students— Anna Mefford, Copeland Stukes and Kennedy Crane —along with a combination of teachers, administrators, parents, and a trustee have been exploring the question, "How might we broaden the definition of success at Lovett?" On this episode of Living Lovett, you'll get to hear from these students as they speak with Jessica Sant , Chief Engagement Office...

S3E5 Purpose.   No matter the Lovett alum, it's almost always the first of our values that comes to mind when meeting a Lovett graduate. It's impossible to miss how connected they are to why they do what they do. Regardless of the life path they've chosen, Lovett alumni live fully into our community's vision of leading lives guided by deep and clear collective purpose. On this episode of Living Lo...

S3E4   Adam Nelson has quite the list of bona fides: he's a Lovett grad; he was a Lovett athlete; he was a professional athlete; and he's an Olympic gold medalist . Add to that: he's now a Lovett dad and Lovett's Athletic Director . Athletics has a lot to do with the whole child promise, and educational based sports offer different opportunities than club sports. Mr. Nelson and Living Lovett host...

S3E3 Culture is sometimes hard to define: it's all around us yet, if we aren't careful, it's easy to take the culture of a place for granted. When we're mindful of culture, it has the potential to connect us to the best of what Lovett strives to be. Dr. Tommy Welch, Lovett's Chief of Culture and Community joins Chief Engagement Officer, Jessica Sant on Living Lovett. Listen in as Dr. Welch shares...

S3E2 If you are searching for a spot on campus that reflects the best of our community, you need not look any further than the Lovett Cafe . Before you even cross through its doorway, you'll be certain something good is (literally and figuratively) cooking inside.  Living Lovett host Jessica Sant is the Chief Engagement Officer at The Lovett School and number one Cafe super-fan . On today's episod...

S3E1 The Head of School is not just any administrator. They're the driving force behind the success of an independent school community responsible for leading the vision strategy and day-to-day operations of the school. Like many things Lovett , our Head of School is uniquely challenged to steward and guide our whole child promise . On our first episode of Season 3, you'll meet Meredyth Cole, Love...

S2E9 Just over a decade ago, the  O. Wayne Rollins Foundation created an endowed award to attract, retain, and develop teachers at The Lovett School , and in 2021 the recognition was modified to recognize some of Lovett's most expert faculty. The faculty named will hold the chair for as long as they remain at our school.  Throughout season two of Living Lovett, you've heard from Ben Posten, Amy St...

S2E8 A core value of  The Lovett School , faith is considered a fundamental dimension of our students' growth personally and educationally. There is no other department on campus that is more directly responsible for that effort than our Chaplaincy program . Lovett's chaplains work to cultivate spiritual formation in our kids by providing students with opportunities for religious learning and deve...

S2E7 Reading is a fundamental skill on which so much learning relies– just as Lovett equips students to succeed in a variety of fields and pursuits, resources and helpful staff are dedicated to the success of our student's literacy . Enter the ARC– the Academic Resource Center and Ally Wickman . Ms. Wickman is a Lovett Lower School Reading Specialist and spends her days coaching our K-5 learners t...

S2E6 "Art is considered the domain of the heart." This is how Sarah Kaufmann and her colleagues at the Washington Post put it in a 2017 article entitled, This is Your Brain on Art . This idea is likely why the arts at The Lovett School are a dimension of most of our students' journeys.  After all, when we think about whole child learning, our values, and our mission, the heart, in partnership with...

S2E4  Lovett is one school made up of three: the Lower School, the Middle School, and Upper School. On this episode of Living Lovett, host Jessica Sant speaks with the leaders of each school: James Choi, Head of the Lower School ; Joseph Moody, Head of the Middle School ; and Patrick Boswell, Head of the Upper School . Many parents comment that depending on where a child is at Lovett, the experien...

S2E3 The student experience takes center stage at an independent school like Lovett, but that's not the only element that makes the  Lovett a thriving community . Our school needs the involvement of parents and families that dedicate their time and talents to helping the activities and events of Lovett come to life. Parent volunteers help Lovett thrive. Meet Mia Rogers and Ashante Gilstrap (Co-Pre...

S2E2   When we hear the words "philanthropy", "fundraising", or even "charity", most of us default to the act of financial giving . And while development offices on independent school campuses certainly prioritize fundraising, there is no question our community deeply honors the sentiment that we are asked to offer something even greater - to make an investment of the heart . On this episode of Li...

S2E1   Experiential learning shows up in opportunities all over Lovett's campus. It is just one strategy our faculty utilize to move our students closer to the practice of skill building and further from mere content acquisition. One shining example of this effort is in Ben Posten 's classroom. Ben has been a Middle School social studies teacher at The Lovett School for the past 40 years. He's tau...

S2E0  We are on the edge of launching Living Lovett Season 2 , and to get listeners excited for what's coming up, we're turning the tables on Jessica Sant , Chief Engagement Officer at The Lovett School . On this episode Living Lovett host Jessica Sant is interviewed by producer Catherine O'Brien. What is in store for Season 2? What's the best thing and what's the biggest challenge about being at...

S1E5  Humbling – the work of a parent is just that. No sooner than you think you've got the hang of this gig, your child goes and changes once again. Being a parent in 2022 is simply not for the faint of heart. On this season finale of Living Lovett, host Jessica Sant , Chief Engagement Officer at The Lovett School speaks with two Lovett parents-- Kerry Izard and Alethia Love . Both Alethia and Ke...

S1E4  Springtime on a high school campus is often filled with excitement and optimism, but there is much to do before the summer officially arrives, particularly for seniors. At The Lovett School, celebrations can't begin for some until senior projects and diploma distinctions are officially submitted. Two Lovett seniors, Caki Staton and Margaret Hare, join Living Lovett host, Jessica Sant, to dis...

S1E3 The College Counseling team at The Lovett School is often called upon to discuss the latest in applying to college, especially as the admission process seems to grow evermore mysterious and mercurial. Anita Hua , Director of College Counseling joins Living Lovett host Jessica Sant to talk about the challenges (and joys!) of engaging the journey to college, keeping in mind the unique needs of...

S1E2 What does a school counselor do? Maybe this is a school administration role you might not have thought a lot about, but at The Lovett School , school counselors are here to be resources to students and parents alike. Sara Friedman is Director of K-12 Counseling at Lovett and she joins host Jessica Sant ( Chief Engagement Officer at The Lovett School) to talk about skills, emotional developmen...

S1E1 Welcome to Living Lovett: Stories from the Riverbank , a podcast of The Lovett School , a leading independent school in Atlanta, Georgia. On this inaugural episode, we meet Sandra Switzer who has taught at Lovett for the last 26 years. Ms. Switzer embodies the whole child promise championed by Lovett in many ways. Learn about Ms. Switzer's journey to being a teacher and why she chose The Love...

S1E0 For nearly a century, The Lovett School has educated students by dedicating ourselves to the  whole child promise . It takes parents, faculty, staff, and of course, students for this special community to fulfill that commitment and to continue to grow and thrive. Introducing Living Lovett: Stories from the Riverbank , a podcast of The Lovett School , a leading independent school in Atlanta, G...