Students at The Seattle School choose again and again to wade into the difficulty and pain of their own stories in hopes of fostering healing change in the lives of others and the world around them. Here, Heather Casimere, first-year MA in Theology & Culture student, writes about the perseverance required to choose the hard […]
Last month, Heather Casimere wrote about the long, complex journey of coming to The Seattle School and learning to tell her story with integrity and care. Here, Heather continues that story by reflecting on the person she is becoming in this new city and new community. In the midst of the wilderness, Heather writes that […]
On June 25, 2016, we celebrated The Seattle School’s 18th Commencement ceremony at Seattle’s historic town hall. It was a day that was at once festive and solemn as our entire community gathered to honor the hard work of the graduating students in our Master of Divinity, MA in Theology & Culture, and MA in […]
This weekend we are celebrating our 18th annual Commencement ceremony, joining the 71 students who are marking the end of their time in our Master of Divinity, MA in Theology & Culture, and MA in Counseling Psychology programs. Among those students is Ruth Wiley, who has completed her studies at The Seattle School alongside her […]
The Seattle School has reserved a portion of its public space on both the second and third floors to display and honor art created by students, staff, faculty, alumni, and artists from the greater Seattle area. These gallery spaces are curated by students in conversation with faculty and seek to represent an experience of our […]
The path to The Seattle School is a time of transitions and changes that can feel abrupt and jarring. As we look back on who we were years ago, or maybe months ago, it can be difficult—even impossible—to reconcile those versions of ourselves with who we are now becoming. Here, J Rourke, a first-year student […]
Student Leadership at The Seattle School is facilitated by four individuals—three students and one spouse or partner of a student—who lead four distinct realms: Anamchara, Sacred Space, Student Council, and Mosaic. Emily McBroom is the 2015-2016 facilitator of Anamchara, which also includes Page DeVere, Gretchen Krumwiede, Kenzi Roberson, Erin Schmoll, and Alisa Westover. Emily is […]
On June 27, Dr. Pat Loughery, Adjunct Professor of Spiritual Formation, delivered the Commencement charge to The Seattle School’s 2015 graduates. This week we are thrilled to share the text from that charge, in which Dr. Loughery challenges students to find and cultivate beauty in the world and in themselves. This text also appeared on […]
Recently, The Seattle School community marked the end of another academic year at the 15th annual Spring Banquet. This year’s theme was Come Tell the Story, an evening of weaving individual narratives into the collective story of who we are. In case you missed it, we’re sharing several of the stories that were read at the […]
Last week, The Seattle School community marked the end of another academic year at the 15th annual Spring Banquet. This year’s theme was Come Tell the Story, an evening of weaving individual narratives into the collective story of who we are. Over the next few weeks, we will share several of the stories that were […]
There is a certain type of life that can only come after a journey through death. Here, first-year Master of Divinity and MA in Counseling Psychology student Kelsey Paulsen likens the difficult, frightening, and often lonely process of telling her story and pursuing healing to a journey into the wilderness—which looks far different than she […]
At the Spring Banquet last year, a few weeks before I graduated from The Seattle School, I was asked to pray for the returning students. I had a lot going on for me that weekend, including an impending breakup with my boyfriend, but at the forefront of my mind was I don’t want to leave. […]