Katherine Marsh, author of Nowhere Boy and other novels, spoke to Chapin students about her writing process, how she found the inspiration for some of her books, and the plight of refugees, which is the theme of her Nowhere Boy, her latest. It was a truly thought-provoking and entertaining presentation. Thanks so much Katherine !

Discovery classes are opportunities for students to widen the scope of their curriculum, allowing them a broad selection of classes and groups where they can discover interests they have been cultivating or didn’t yet know they had. This year their Discovery classes—which meet once a cycle—named First Lego League, Classic Movies, Virtual Stock Market, Graphic Design, Visual Story Telling and Visual and Performing Arts. It’s so fun to try new things!

This summer Chapin teachers attended conferences, took classes, created book groups, worked at camps and generally never stopped trying to gain knowledge that will help in and out of the classroom.