Our ninth annual Baltimore Fishbowl Guide to Baltimore Independent Schools is out! Over the next few weeks, we’ll share on Baltimore Fishbowl stories you’ll find in the guide about the students, teachers, administrators, and programs that make up the independent school community. Check out the digital version above, and read our Letter from the Editor, below, to learn more about this year’s guide.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
DEAR READERS,
Welcome to the ninth edition of the Baltimore Fishbowl Guide to Baltimore Independent Schools. Each year, we celebrate our local independent schools, and in particular the administrators, teachers, families and students who consistently strive for excellence.
We know that excellence doesn’t happen by accident. It requires hard work, passion, caring and an ability to embrace challenge and change. We also know that teaching, inspiring and learning require enthusiasm and joy, and that’s what we are celebrating in this issue. For one article, we asked parents how they went about choosing an independent school for their children. We loved hearing how they winnowed down their choices when there are so many excellent schools in the region.
For another article, we asked teachers and media specialists to tell us which books they most often recommend to their students. We were bowled over by their enthusiasm for these beloved volumes, and the joy they described in sharing their love of reading with their young charges.
We also talked to leaders of schools and programs that were created for students with learning differences. Again, we found enthusiasm and joy from people who devote their careers to helping students succeed. We were particularly inspired by their unwavering conviction, expressed again and again, that students with learning differences are just as capable as their peers.
Yes, education is a serious endeavor. Choosing a school for your child can be daunting. The power of books can be frightening. A learning difference can seem like an insurmountable barrier. The parents, administrators and teachers we met while reporting these articles reminded us of the joy and inspiration found in the campuses and classrooms of every independent school.
We are very enthusiastic about our job of giving you as much information as possible about Baltimore’s independent schools, presented in easily digestible chunks meant to inform, educate and inspire you. We hope you enjoy reading this edition as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
KAREN NITKIN
