History

Join us for six weeks as we celebrate our vibrant history. Each week we will release one video and one Seacrest value.

To participate in our journey each week, watch the video and complete the values challenge at the bottom of the page.

Enjoy the Videos Below

"Stay curious Seacrest," is a phrase coined by Mrs. Erin Duffy.

This week as we travel along our 40-year journey we adjust our sails to the year 2003 when Mrs. Duffy arrived on campus preparing to open our Upper School in 2004.

Along with Dr. Lynne Powell, Dr. Caron Staples, Howard Schott, John Heers, Daniel Menelly, and Patrick Duffy, she designed the Seacrest Upper School where “Rigor, relevance, and relationship,” are the instructional footprint on which all programs and work should be based. These principles encourage transformational, rather than transactional, learning.

Her team applied the Socratic method of teaching in all classes in order to engage rigor. Rigor encourages students to question their assumptions and think deeply, rather than to simply memorize and recall information.

Relevance, in the world, local environments, and current events, was a tool brought into lessons to keep information closely connected to students.

Relationship, between peers, teachers, students, families, and communities deepend the critical thinking and relevance of lessons taught.

Thank you Mrs. Duffy for teaching us to be curious, to ask questions, to think deeply, and to find our passions so that we can truly live our lives with significance.

This week we challenge you to "Stay curious Seacrest."

As we reach the present chapter of our 40-year journey, we say, "Well Done Seacrest." Respect for our school is the anchor between our past and our present. As an anchor balances a ship, respect for our mission and our community balances our present and future.

Respect has brought a strong and committed community of faculty, staff, parents, students and volunteers to our campus. Respect in our mission and values help us solidify our foundation and prepare us for the future.

Under the steerage of Mr. Steven Caruso we have created a new strategic plan which helps us work better as a team in the areas of curriculum, finance, communication, and facilities. He has worked with his team to align our curriculum from preschool through twelfth-grade, making sure that the "Seacrest" model of teaching remains strong. This ensures that our children learn all of the fundamentals, and then dive deeper into learning to connect with the subject.

Truly a child-centered educator, Mr. Caruso believes that the best way to be successful as a school is to invest in teachers and programs which directly impact our children. His love and respect for our children can be witnessed every day as he greets them in carline and the front office.