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Rob van Nood

Elevate with Spark! @ Catlin Gabel

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Elevate with Spark! @ Catlin Gabel

Rob van Nood

Elevate with Spark! @ Catlin Gabel

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Elevate with Spark! @ Catlin Gabel

Rob van Nood

Elevate with Spark! @ Catlin Gabel

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With the approach of Homecoming, Catlin Gabel is transitioning back to the sporting events that are so special to our community. Part of that transition is the new team that is leading the CGS Athletic Program.  Rob and Matt sat down with Athle
As this year of remote and socially distanced learning comes to an end we wanted to talk with students about the types of experiences or learning environments they think the school should consider holding on to in the future.  In this two secti
Following our previous podcast where AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) students shared their stories, Rob joined Upper School and Middle School teachers Kenny Nguyen, Beining Hu, Traci Kiyama, and Michele Hoang for a wide-ranging conversat
As part of our year-long exploration of anti-racism work here at Catlin Gabel, Matt and Rob sat down with three Upper School students and two Upper School faculty who identify as Asian or South Asian.  Math teacher Traci Kiyama and English teac
When Damien Geter took a leave of absence as the Upper School Music Teacher in June of 2019 to pursue an opportunity at the Metropolitan Opera in New York he never thought that his singing and composition life would take a major leap forward.  
Teaching and learning in a pandemic has forced all of us out of our comfort zones and required us to be in a constant state of re-invention.   Jodie Ricci knew a lot about living in that ambiguity even before Covid-19.  As the Performing Arts C
Matt and Rob decided to do something a little different for this year’s 11th episode of Elevate.  Rather than covering a story, a project, or a person they held a conversation about the new social media platform called Clubhouse.  They invited
As the school gears up to return to in-person teaching and learning Matt and Rob thought it would be a good idea to sit down with someone who has been doing on-campus, in-person teaching and learning for quite a while this school.  Alison Ward
As John Harnetiaux stepped into the role of Upper School Dean of Students this summer, after 4 years as the Director of Outdoor Education, he began to understand that it required many of the same skillsets that he had acquired over years of sup
Since the 1940s  Catlin Gabel has put on a theatrical production of Not St. George each December.   This Middle School tradition is always accompanied by the rumor that this year it just might not happen.  Well, this year it really didn't happe
Malala Yousafzai, the well-known human rights activist and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, said "some people only ask others to do something...Why should I wait for someone else?  Why don't I take a step and move forward."  The four members
In September Catlin Gabel's leadership made a clear and decisive commitment to becoming an anti-racist school.  In this fifth episode focusing on anti-racism Head of School Tim Bazemore, Director of Inclusion and Outreach Jasmine Love, and Head
While K-12 students are learning from home and interacting with their teachers through Zoom, preschool students at Catlin Gabel come in each day to learn and play in the Beehive and throughout the school's 67 acres. Classroom teachers Diana Pos
In this moment of collective reckoning since the death of George Floyd, Catlin Gabel, like many educational institutions, has had to examine the ways in which racism exists within our school. Black students, families, employees, and other Peopl
The Office of Inclusion and Outreach at Catlin Gabel plays a pivotal role in helping the community think about and expand the culture of the school.  In her new full-time role as the Assistant Director of Inclusion and Outreach Erica Babino bri
Most people know Matt Woodard as a go-to man when dealing with all manner of digital and audio issues.  But as Matt moves into his new role as Media Arts teacher in the Upper School Rob wanted to take the opportunity to chat with him so everyon
In the middle of the literal firestorm that is September 2020, we are all looking for ways to feel hope and ways to feel connected to others and our world. In this first episode of Elevate's third season, Rob van Nood and his new co-host Matt W
Over the past 33 episodes, Elevate has covered a wide variety of topics and people, but there has always been one constant, Rob has always been the voice of the interviewer.  In this 34th episode, we are changing things around by sharing out a
What does it feel like to be on the threshold of leaving the nest during a worldwide pandemic, an economic recession, and a large scale revolt against police brutality and centuries of systematic racism?  The four graduating seniors I spoke wit
What happens when you bring together a group of students from the Portland metro area and a group from Josephine County in Southern Oregon for a two-week cultural exchange?  At a time when our country seems more and more factionalized the Excha
We hear over and over how challenging our current situation is.  With work and school disrupted, and all of us feeling isolated in one way or another, issues of mental and emotional health are on everyone's minds.  In this week's two-part episo
About a year ago, on May 3rd, 2019,  the inaugural episode of Elevate was launched with a conversation about the treehouse that was built from scratch through the ideas and vision of Beginning School students.  For this 30th episode, Rob wanted
As the realities of this long term quarantine set in Rob reached out to students and parents to hear about how they were coping.  In this extended, two chapter episode of Elevate middle school students Erik, Maya, and Mira, upper school student
In the last episode of Elevate, Rob had the chance to interview 3 teachers about their experiences during the quarantine.  This week he interviewed both students and parents for an upcoming episode,  One thing that was very clear from all those
As Catlin Gabel ends its second full week of remote learning because of the Covid-19 pandemic Rob was curious about what kind of magic teachers were observing in their Zoom classes.  He really wanted to share some examples that might inspire or
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