Last Monday, Lorenzo and I had the privilege of taking a trip down memory lane to teach at Polytechnic’s Lower School. We spent a whole day teaching three classes of second grade students all about fly-fishing and watershed ecology. Throughout the entire lesson, we prioritized starting with small, easy-to-understand chunks…

Tonight, Polytechnic School and the Pasadena Literary Foundation hosted their first Young Adult Open Book event, featuring Sabaa Tahir in conversation with Sehba Sarwar. …

As a Global Scholar, I had the unique opportunity to write a grant proposal for up to $5,000 to give to a 501(c)(3) organization of our choice. In this program, we examine many global challenges: including race and identity, refugees and displaced peoples, economic disparity and poverty, war and conflict…

Last Monday, February 6, Polytechnic hosted the most impactful GIP events I have attended thus far, titled, The Uyghurs in China. This event was the culmination of months of efforts from Mr. Caragher, Global Scholars, and of course three keynote speakers, Dr. Bill Clark (Poly Class of 1975), Dr. Nurnisa…

Poly’s Mandrin program ran an immersive celebratory experience for students in Poly’s lower, middle, and high school last Thursday. For the last ten years, with a brief pause over the pandemic, Ms. Chung (锺老师) has single-handedly oversaw this entire event. Being the founder of Poly’s Mandarin program and still being…

Last night, Torin Boyd visited Polytechnic School to share his career as a photographer and now filmmaker. Boyd’s commitment to this art, even as a young man, was clear when he uprooted his life and traveled to Japan for 29 years. …

Human Rights Day is observed annually on December 10th to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. …

Last week, Reza Aslan, an Iranian-American historian, theologian, writer, and Poly parent, visited Poly as a keynote speaker. With an audience of high school and middle school students from both Poly, Westridge, and other neighboring schools, parents, faculty, and other members of the community, Aslan described some of the history…

Masauko Chipembere, a graduate from Poly’s Class of 1988, recently visited the Global Scholars cohort. We spent our morning listening to his journey from a Poly high schooler to a current Malawian musician, and all the struggles he overcame throughout. I was most intrigued by his use of music to…