Losing the Nametags

Part of building a community requires people to get to know one another. Everyone at Eaglebrook, really everyone, wears a nametag when the school year begins so that we can all at least know each other’s names.
 
About two weeks into each school year, there is usually enough collective knowledge to warrant getting rid of the nametags. In the past there has been a test, which involved a group of students representing all Forms walking around the dining hall at lunch, naming each person sitting at each table. This year we did things a bit differently. Sixth Form Student Council members lined up outside of the Learning Center on the second Friday of the school year and greeted each student by name. After that, we were released from wearing the tags. Watch a quick video of the morning exercise here (and no, we are not sure why the Sixth Formers are wearing hardhats).

The 2016-2017 school year is still new, and we have a lot more work to do to fully grow into it, but one step at a time, we are building that community. At least we have a good handle on one another’s name.
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