Books and Other Resources
Reference materials for our parent community.
Created September 2026
2026 All-School Faculty Summer Reading
Upgrade Your Teaching: Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience
by Jay McTighe and Judy Willis M.D.
McTighe and Willis merge the Understanding by Design framework (planning backwards from long-term goals) with modern neuroscience, providing practical guidance on how a brain-friendly classroom operates.
Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education
by Glenn Whitman and Ian Kelleher
One of the resources referenced in the 2026 Brain Science FACA, this book helps teachers understand how the brain receives, filters, consolidates, and applies learning for both the short and long term.
Hopes and Fears: Working with Today’s Independent School Parents
by Robert Evans and Michael Thompson
In 2025, our Lower School faculty read this publication by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) with a focus on strengthening bonds in communities following the significant disruptions of the early 2020s.
by David Yeager
The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better
by Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop
In 2025, our Upper and Middle School faculties read these two books focusing on supporting young people during emotionally fraught stages of development.
by Jonathan Haidt
Our all-school faculty summer title in 2024, this book is essential reading for both our teachers and our parent community.
More resources to come!
