Articles by: Calvin Walker '21

For Student Wellbeing, Start School Later

For Student Wellbeing, Start School Later

October 26, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

As children enter puberty, their biological clocks — which tell them when to sleep and wake up — shift forward. They start going to bed and waking up later. It isn’t because it’s cool to stay up late or sleep in, or that it’s an excuse to frustrate parents. Rather,Read More

New Streaming Service Provides Access to Over 25,000 Films

February 2, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The staff of the Andrew Mellon Library have recently introduced the Kanopy Streaming Service to the Choate community. This online service contains over 30,000 free films, including many of the works of Ken Burns and PBS documentaries. The process of introducing the service started six months ago when Ms. CourtneyRead More

Hour of Code Introduces Students to Coding

Hour of Code Introduces Students to Coding

January 19, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Sunday, December 17, the Hour of Code — a worldwide, 60-minute introduction to programming — was held on campus. Will Wu ’19 has organized the event for three consecutive years. During his freshman year, he was surprised that the Science and Math Departments were not already administering the event,Read More