The Seattle School has reserved a portion of its public space to display and honor art created by students, staff, faculty, and alumni, as well as artists from the greater Seattle area. This winter, two student groups – the BIPOC group and LIT – co-sponsored “Underrepresented Voices,” a student art gallery on the second floor […]
As a learning community, we follow rhythms through the year that help us serve God and neighbor. Together, we steward practices that have grown and developed throughout our history. Our seasonal events and rituals guide us to gather, remember, and celebrate. These collective rhythms shape us deeply, and have formed us as a community that […]
The Writing Center is a digital space that supports Seattle School students in their development as writers and is the primary resource for accessing writing resources, such as paper formatting guidelines and citation help for APA and Chicago Turabian Style. (You’ll be using both, whatever degree you do.) The Writing Center offers free one-on-one consultations […]
In 2022, Convocation served as the sacred culmination of our Orientation, (Re)Orientation, Residency, and Community Week events. Alumni, faculty, staff, and returning students gathered to commit themselves to a new year together, formally welcoming new students into our learning community with liturgy, prayer, and song. Watch our community’s gathering at St. Mark’s Cathedral, and hear […]
We shake with joy, we shake with grief. What a time they have, these two housed as they are in the same body. –Mary Oliver Being human is complex—especially being human in a body. There are moments in life when the tensions we hold are simply overwhelming, disorienting, and beyond language, like losing someone we […]
Just like you, we staff and faculty are anticipating and preparing for the arrival of fall and the learning journey on which we will embark together this year. Here at The Seattle School, as we tend to the learning and formation that our students and alumni experience, we talk about the Student and Alumni Lifecycle. […]
At The Seattle School, (S)ending is a season of events and conversations supporting graduating students in their final year. During this transition process, students are invited to thoughtfully engage with their own story, examining both vocational and personal growth and plans. Starting in the fall term, the Office of Students and Alumni (OSA) provides opportunities […]
“Learning takes your whole body. ” – Dr. J. Derek McNeil, President & Provost Many of you have been drawn to this learning community at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology by the conviction that the fullness of your being should be heard, met, and taken seriously. Along with this conviction comes a core […]
Matriculate | transitive verb: to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university Introducing Matriculate, a special series on our Intersections blog, where our admissions team, faculty, staff, alumni, and current students come together to welcome and resource incoming students navigating the liminal space between enrolling and fully matriculating. […]
The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology will host the 2022 Integrative Project Symposium on Thursday, June 23, when students from our MDiv and MATC programs will share the projects that serve as a capstone of their time in graduate school. With a compelling blend of research methodology and The Seattle School’s unique lens, the […]
Counseling Through the Pandemic: Grief and Lament Became Hourly Companions by Cindy Brosh MACP ’05 It was a heartbreaking morning two years ago today as I sat with clients, knowing my dear friend was two miles away at Legacy hospital. He had been living with inclusion-body myositis for fifteen years, and recently had been terrified […]
Few students who complete a Master of Divinity graduate program at The Seattle School remain unchanged. A natural consequence of a program that integrates theology with psychology and culture, our students become uniquely equipped to enter communities with greater depth and understanding of who they are in the story of God, how to practice faithful […]