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Day School Well-Represented at TedX 2016

The 2016 TEDx Evansville event, entitled “Pause. Play. Fast-Forward.” was held  on Saturday, October 1 at the Evansville Museum’s Koch Immersive Theater.  The Day School community was well represented among the featured speakers including, Head of School Jarin Jaffee, current parent Jill Griffin (Greta, class of 2025), and current parent Omar Atia (Jennah, class of 2024).  Additionally, trustee and current parent Jenn Schultheis (Will, class of 2021, and Peyton, class of 2016) was a member of the TEDx Executive Committee.  Parents Lori Sieboldt (Max, class of 2017, and Abi, class of 2021) and Heather McNabb (Logan, class of 2023, and Audrey, class of 2019) also served in leadership roles for TEDx Evansville.

Mr. Jaffee delivered a talk entitled “Taking the Extra out of Extracurriculars.”  His message suggested mainstreaming “extracurriculars” into the regular school day (and relegating some current “core” material) will help to integrate deep, experience-based learning while focusing on the development of “future proof” skills rather than rote memorization and test prep.

Mr. Atia’s message was entitled “The Patriotism Roadblock on the Path to Greatness.”

He presented the idea that now more than ever, we are summoned as a people and a nation to answer what it means to be a "patriot". Defining this key word and concept in a passionate, just way is the difference between empowering our path to greatness or blocking it. Sharing a narrative as a nation anchored in what patriotism truthfully is, and galvanizing our peers and the young men and women of this nation to work for that balanced patriotism is what we must strive to do with the urgency this moment demands of us.

Mrs. Griffin spoke about “Changemaker Math and the Art of Critical Doing.”

The focus of Jill’s TEDx talk was on empowering young people to make positive social change in the world. In her talk, she shared stories of young Changemakers who started a business to create “smart trash cans” that reward recycling, created an innovative and sustainable way to help recovering addicts in Guatemala through art, and helped bring about the Upgrade bike share program in Evansville. She highlighted the role of schools in providing opportunities for kids put critical thinking into action as they practice the art of “critical doing.”

The Day School community is very proud to have parents and faculty sharing innovative ideas to make positive changes in our global society.