“A blank page is terrifying…” “The last time I wrote a paper, the year started with a 19 not a 20…” “Friends often ask me to proofread their papers; I love helping people’s ideas come through the written word…” “Am I supposed to already know what Chicago Style means?” Are any of these thoughts familiar? […]
It is important to find ways to rest this summer, knowing that when autumn arrives, your desk will be plenty full with books to read and papers to write. We also know that many in our community enjoy curling up with a good book in the sun to read and reflect. So, we asked students, […]
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 […]
We can feel it in our bones that the fall has come. Not only have we been back in classes for weeks now, but the colors around us have deepened as the deciduous trees have begun their sacred ritual of release. The chill has returned to the air, as has the rain, days of blustery […]
As we welcomed a new cohort of students to our community, Dr. J. Derek McNeil called upon these new and returning learners to deeply consider the question: How can you come to graduate school and serve? Watch Dr. J. Derek McNeil’s address to our incoming cohort: “text.soul.culture is a vehicle. The purpose clause is to […]
“In the US, race takes a particular form. Indians in the US and more broadly South Asians have, like every other cultural group that is raised upon migration, a framework for understanding race. More often than not these frameworks are less visible and more likely to be dismissed by notions of immigrants as people who […]
Dan Allender shared these convicting words during Convocation on September 14, 2019, at St. Mark’s Cathedral. Read his full address as he calls upon each of us to be open, humble, and to come into a better love. For us all this is a phenomenal beginning, and a gracious gift of God to have you […]
In an increasingly fragmented and complex culture, we at The Seattle School are renewed in our mission to train people to be competent in the study of text.soul.culture in order to serve God and neighbor through transforming relationships. Since our founding we have been compelled by multi-modal, practice-oriented learning and service in the world. In […]
There are many important rhythms taking place throughout the year here, but few leave the building looking and sounding as beautiful as the Artist Residency. The Artist Residency is an annual opportunity for members of our community to spend a week in the building, making the space their own as they create art both individually […]
Check out some photos from two recent classes that invited students into transformative learning beyond our building (and beyond Seattle).