TMI Episcopal Panthercast

Panthercast Community Update: March 2, 2020 (E66)

In today's Panthercast Community Update, we take a look at some of the classroom projects happening in art, geography, and history as well as some of our student and team accomplishments. 

A few key dates coming up:

• March 3, 2020 – Latin students to arrive at school at 8am
• March 3-5, 2020 – Earth Science Coast Trip
• March 6, 2020 – No school for students
• March 9-13, 2020 – Spring Break
• March 18, 2020 – Medical School Forum
• March 20, 2020 – $5 Intercultural Dress Down Day
• March 21, 2020 – Intercultural Festival

Sneak Peek: On March 4, Fr. Scott and Tracy Carter will be shadowing students to get a first-hand look at what it's like to be a TMI student. They'll be joining me on the podcast after their experiences to share some insights and what they'll do with the information next!

Daily Chapel with Fr. Nate - What is Love? (E65)

In today's episode, we invite you into Daily Chapel with us as an opportunity to experience this part our community first-hand. You'll be hearing Father Nate's sermon from last Monday on love. What is love? How do we live into love? Fr. Nate asks these questions and shares the importance of love in our lives.

Featured clips in this podcast:

10 Signs You Have a Toxic Friend
https://youtu.be/XET6Kdn7qS0

Love Takes Action | :60 Commercial | New York Life Insurance
https://youtu.be/-3LTR32dMgI

Don't forget to share your feedback with us; email us at: panthercast@tmi-sa.org

Panthercast Community Update: Feb 17, 2020 (E64)

In today's episode, we're launching a new format for the Panthercast episodes. This bi-weekly community update will bring you into our classrooms by highlighting individual projects and updating you on achievements, upcoming events, and campus updates. 

Today, we take a look at Mrs. Claudia Clark's 6th grade culture projects and Mrs. Kate Faulk's CPR, AED, and First Aid Training as part of her Anatomy and Physiology class. Upcoming reminders are included for course registration, team spirit orders (baseball and golf), new Summer At TMI camps, and Upper School student government changes for 2020-2021. 

Finally, we give you a an update on the Walker Innovation Center; the foundation is scheduled to be completed in mid- to late-March and the steel beams will begin to go up immediately after. We ask for your continued cooperation and understanding during and around the construction site to prevent delays and keep everybody safe.

TMI Bands and Choir Annual Holiday Concert (E63)

Today's episode features the audio from the Annual Holiday Concert of the TMI Bands and Choir on December 12, 2019. Have a Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season!

Alissa Moya & Roxanne Bond, TMI Fund Parent Co-Chairs

In today's episode, TMI parents Alissa Moya and Roxanne Bond share the parent perspective on the TMI Fund. The talk about the importance of the fund, what it means to them, and why they chose to serve as this year's co-chairs.

Tracy Carter, Dean of Community and Wellness

In today's episode, Dean of Community and Wellness Tracy Carter talks in depth about some of the new initiatives this year designed to care for the heart of our school. She shares what's in store for the Parent Education Labs, the new iCare form for students, and Social Emotional Learning at TMI.

Anne Schaefer-Salinas, Associate Head of School

In today’s episode, Associate Head of School Anne Shaefer-Salinas talks about academics here at TMI. She shares her love of education, why she became a passionate advocate for students with different learning styles, and why it’s so important for our teachers to continually evolve and collaborate as they prepare our students for a constantly-changing world.

Justin Kutscherousky, Innovation & Design

In today’s episode, Justin Kutscherousky talks in depth about innovation and design here at TMI. He shares some of the student projects that are happening in the classroom and how the design thinking mindset guides them throughout the process. We also touch on the new Walker Innovation Center coming to TMI and how it will serve as a hub for the community from science to the arts. Justin also shares what ideas he hopes his students will carry with them for life and what inspires him to teach.

Head of School Social with Fr. Scott

Today's episode features the audio from our fall Head of School Social on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. TMI Head of School, The Rev. Scott J. Brown, dives deep into budgets, planning, and what lies ahead for our community. 

Fr. Scott talks in depth about many of the campus updates taking place, from capital improvements and new vehicles to the groundbreaking of the Walker Innovation Center. He introduces some of the new positions of our faculty and staff this year and highlights how the focus on our students' wellness is supportive of the excellent educational program that TMI offers.

In addition to academics and wellness, Fr. Scott covers some new student-focused policies for the Corps of Cadets and athletics and also introduces the new German American Partnership Program that TMI is participating in this year. 

For questions or suggestions, email us at panthercast@tmi-sa.org

 

Padrecast: Kicking off 2019-2020

The first Panthercast episode of the 2019-2020 school year is out today! We kick off with a Padrecast episode with Fr. Scott Brown, Head of School, who shares his theme and goals for the year ahead. Opening with 484 students, TMI is celebrating its highest enrollment in history. We invite our TMI parents to come learn more about what lies ahead for TMI by attending the upcoming Head of School Social on September 11. 

2019-2020 Theme: See the Light in Each Other

Head of School Social: 
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
6:00 pm
TMI Campus, Alkek Refectory
RSVP To Attend

Episode 56: Community Engagement Council announcement and final Senior Chapel Talks by Kyle Nevitt, Annie Notzon, and Manaal Salman '19

In his #SeniorChapelTalk, Kyle Nevitt reflected on the many accomplishments of his grandfather–his hero–ranging from pole vaulting to becoming a Navy Seal, and shared the wisdom he passed down. “The real heroes,” his grandfather told him, “are those who spend time getting an education and use that education to make the world a better place.” Education is a platform for making a long and lasting impact. Help one or help many, but leave the world better than you found it. “Use your education,” Kyle encouraged his peers, “and be a hero.”

In her #SeniorChapelTalk, Annie Notzon spoke about how iron sharpens iron…how members of a community–family–can strengthen one another. Through childhood memories, she painted the picture of her own family and how they work together as a team. But, outside of that, she was afraid to open up and be vulnerable. It wasn’t until a close friend needed her that she realized friends always see the best in you. Letting people help you is what makes you strong, she said. “Our community, constantly sharpening each other, is our strength…open up when you are hurting and be there for someone that is.”

In the final #SeniorChapelTalk of the year, Manaal Salman spoke about the power of the brain and the importance of learning–how we are constantly learning, everywhere and every day. She shared why we must never take an opportunity to learn for granted and why we need to share the knowledge we have; teaching others and leading by example. “The great power that you possess is the ability to learn,” she said. “Use it to it’s full potential…Live as if you were to die tomorrow, but learn as if you were to live forever.”

Episode 55: Head of School Spring Social address

Listen to last week’s Head of School Spring Social on today’s podcast episode. Head of School, Fr. Scott Brown, talks about everything from Annual Giving to Innovation and Design.

Fr. Scott updates the community on the TMI Fund goal, Stars Over TMI, the pillars of our school (Academics, Athletics, Military, Spirituality), personnel, and capital improvements that will happen this summer. He also introduces both the Corps of Cadets and our TMI school video that were just created by The Film Guys.

As we work to incorporate innovation and design thinking into our entire curriculum, starting in the 6th grade, the faculty and staff will be reading LAUNCH: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student this summer. If you want to read it with us, grab a copy of the book by John Spencer and A.J. Juliani and give it a read this summer!