When the long steamy days of summer get too much to bear, head to the porch with a cool glass of water and the Clapham School 2021 summer reading suggestions. Each year we suggest a list of books to read to keep your children engaged in reading and...
The winter doldrums set in during February, a month that feels so long despite it being the shortest month. This is a great time to find a great book to curl up with on the couch. It is often most difficult to find good books for Middle School...
It is that time of the year again: cold snow turns into humid days, dark mornings turn into long, bright days, and strenuous school hours turn into carefree leisure time. Every year the Clapham community put their heads together and come up with a...
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...
From time immemorial artists and musicians, poets and playwrights have claimed that their artistic productions came not from themselves or their genius, but from some power or divinity outside and beyond them. They were inspired and became the...
As spring slowly approaches, and students begin to feel the February blues, there is one thing that has faithfully brightened up the middle school...
One aspect of a Clapham education that sets our school apart from many is our focus on narration. Why have students narrate? One cannot narrate well, unless one has listened and digested the information given. Narration requires the habit of...
