Clapham Blog

"The teacher says my child isn't paying attention well in school." 

Such a thought has put fear into the heart of many a parent. We instinctively know that paying attention is what students are supposed to do in school. When we hear that they...

Every year the Lord brings Clapham School incredible new faculty and staff to serve the students and school community. This year is no different!

It is summer. The sun is hot, the air is warm and the shade is where you'll find my children... reading! After a long and difficult year of learning and focusing and testing and math, my kids just want to kick back with a good book and a tall...

It’s the time of year that’s packed with graduation ceremonies and parties! To ease the minds and calendars of Clapham School parents, we’ve packed a number of important graduation moments into one event we call Recognition Night.

Does your child struggle to spell? Does he work on memorizing words and forgets them ten minutes later? Does she spend all afternoon learning word families just to fail the test the next day? Keep on reading because you might be dealing with...

The third week of May is an important time for Upper School graduates at Clapham School. This is the week faculty has picked for the defense of their Senior Theses. This one event is the culmination of a yearlong project where students met with a...

The wonder of studying Shakespeare was brought home to me again during a recent field trip to the Museum of Surgical Science.