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The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
The student news site of The Archer School for Girls

The Oracle
Sara Gil Sáiz gives advice to one of her eighth grade French 1B students. Gil Sáiz has taught at Archer for two years. She said when she first read Archer's mission statement, she fell in love with the school immediately. "I loved it instantly," she said. "I saw [a job opening], so I applied, and here I am."

Q&A with trilingual teacher on triumphs of teaching language

By Katie Ray McKillop, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2024
Chinese teacher Pei-Ying Gosselin teaches parents introductory Chinese phrases during the Archer School for Parents language learning event. She said the lesson gave parents a similar experience to connect to their child when their child has questions or struggles in class.

Archer School for Parents brings guardians into the classroom

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
February 21, 2023
Head of School Elizabeth English teaches the origins of visual design elements in her seminar American History through Architecture. She said teaching has made her more connected to the class of 2023 and faculty.

Building blocks of connection: Head of School teaches senior seminar about architecture

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
October 31, 2022
Senior Daisy Marmur performs in the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Over the summer, Marmur represented the United States in the Olympic sanctioned event in rhythmic gymnastics.

Summer spotlights: Students pursue passions over break

By Lizette Gonzalez, Features Editor
September 13, 2022
History teacher Beth Gold teaches her ninth grade students about Ibram X Kendi's children's book, "Antiracist Baby." The class dives into a multitude of difficult topics throughout the year through units on race, religion, gender, government and gender and sexuality. "Difficult knowledge" often comes up in these units, and the curriculum has changed over the years due to new research or social movements.

‘There’s always going to be something missing’: Archer’s community practice unpacks difficult knowledge

By Lucy Williams, Voices Editor
April 26, 2022
Dance teacher Andrea Locke gives dancers notes after a run-though during a Night of Dance tech rehearsal. This year, Locke organized the Night of Dance to take place in the main courtyard at Archer, Feb. 23, 24 and 25. She chose the theme, "Transformation," as an ode to the impact the pandemic had on people all around the world and the return to in-person life. "No matter what's being created on stage, even what the intention might be, the audience [brings] another intention or another perspective or another kind of feeling that connects," Locke said.

Spotlight: How Andrea Locke danced her way to Archer

By Nina Sperling, Senior Reporter
March 27, 2022
Joe Feldman wrote Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms in 2018 in response to the inconsistent grading amongst educators and its implications on student performance. Every summer, the Archer faculty read a book relevant to their professional development both as teachers and learners. "The easiest thing to do is fail students or give them A’s," Assistant Head of School Karen Pavliscak said. "It’s the nuances in between."

Grading for equity: Faculty, students reflect on summer reading

By London Sinclair, Senior Reporter
October 4, 2021
Bahedry poses in the courtyard with her history teacher, who had dressed up as an Archer student. Bahedry graduated in the class of 2005 and later returned to teach at Archer.

Former student Lauren Bahedry teaches English, draws on Archer experience

By Chloe Richards, Staff Writer
March 27, 2019
In order to make Archer as safe as possible, students must stand together to prevent sexual misconduct. Archer's prevention protocol is forward thinking, but students need to know more about it. Illustration by Kisa Rozenbaoum.

Editorial: Local sexual misconduct cases illuminate Archer’s continued efforts, call for more education

By 17-18 Editorial Board
October 1, 2017
Allison Kays is the new teaching fellow at Archer. She took a break from getting her PhD to teach at Archer.

New teaching fellow Allison Kays finds Archer girls ‘phenomenal’

By Nelly Rouzroch, Multimedia Editor
January 30, 2017
Jason Ahmadi facilitates an organizing meeting in New York City. He was an active political organizer before becoming a math teacher. Photo courtesy of Ahmadi.

Ahmadi shares passion for social justice, experience as ‘political organizer’

By Alexandra Chang, Managing Editor/Culture Editor
December 9, 2016
Karen Pavliscak reads resumes. "It's hard; often what you see on paper doesn't communicate what the candidate's really like," Pavliscak said.

Making an Archer teacher: exploring the hiring process

By Cybele Zhang, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2016
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