Dana Hall’s hybrid model is only one of many
Before the 2020-21 school year could begin, Dana Hall and surrounding independent schools were tasked with a complex challenge: creating a learning model that would be successful for all community…
Technology
Dana Hall says farewell to Schoology, welcomes Canvas
For over six years, Schoology has been the app most teachers and students at Dana Hall have used to view and submit assignments, but soon we will bid it a…
Gamers find company at Dana Hall
Dana Hall has a new club dedicated to video games. Meeting every Wednesday, club members play different video games with each other, collaborate, and teach each other new skills and…
Baking together, from a distance
Baking can bring comfort, enhance a culture, and bring people together. Many throughout the pandemic have found comfort in baking, such as banana bread and sourdough bread, and found it…
Dana Hall Admissions goes hybrid
Until Covid-19 hit in March 2020, visiting students started their campus tours and had their interviews in the Admissions Office at Beveridge Hall. However, no visitors were allowed on campus…
Dana Hall adjusts to Canvas
The transition from Schoology to Canvas has been an adjustment, especially for returning teachers and students who used Schoology for years. Linda Derezinski, head of the Upper School English department…
Cell phones and the mental health crisis in kids
Children and teenagers have been experiencing a mental health crisis which spiked in 2012, according to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Natalie Zervas, the Director of Counseling at…
Dana Hall returns to REACH to monitor boarding students
With the return of all boarding students, Dana Hall restarted using the REACH app to monitor boarding students’ locations and permissions. Through REACH, students can update their location during the…