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 […]
I’m sitting in the valley as I write this, coffee steam billowing from my cup next to me, the mountains loom before me in their magnificent gentleness, my calves and feet ache. Yesterday I completed the through-hike of The Enchantments, an ~18 mile trek that careens upwards of 4800 feet through Asgaard Pass in the […]
Every year at Commencement, a faculty member delivers a charge to the graduating class as they prepare to go and live into their callings. Here, Dr. Angela Parker, Affiliate Faculty for Biblical Studies, charges graduates to leave their career as students here with a changed voice. You can also view the entire Commencement ceremony here. […]
Every year at Commencement, the graduating class and faculty select three students—one from each degree program—to offer words of blessing and calling. Here, we’re sharing the full video and text of the speech by Sarah Steinke (MA in Counseling Psychology), about celebrating the continuous faithful choice to serve others.. You can also view the speeches […]
Every year at Commencement, the graduating class and faculty select three students—one from each degree program—to offer words of blessing and calling. Here, we’re sharing the full video and text of the speech by Cameron Carter, MA in Theology & Culture, about transitioning from the death of an ending into the resurrection of hope and […]
Every year at Commencement, the graduating class and faculty select three students—one from each degree program—to offer words of blessing and calling. Here, we’re sharing the full video and text of the speech by Stephanie Johnson, Master of Divinity, about bearing witness to the painful marks beneath our skin. You can also experience the speeches […]
With Commencement coming up next week, we asked alumni to share advice, stories, and resources for what to do after graduation.
The Seattle School community will gather at Town Hall Seattle on June 29 to celebrate 59 graduating students at the 2019 Commencement ceremony.
Gabes Torres presents on her integrative project about the impacts of colonialism in the Philippines, and how hospitality is perverted to maintain power.
Heather Casimere shares, “You Make My Feet Like the Hind’s,” her words of blessing and calling to fellow graduates at Commencement 2018.
Alex Mrakovich speaks at Commencement 2018 about his time at The Seattle School and the call to be a singing people in a world of fear and heartache.
Matthias Roberts, speaks at Commencement 2018 about the work of reconciliation and the death and resurrection of whole-hearted, embodied, glorious healing.