EA Unlocked

Dr. Eric Mazur, Harvard University's Balkanski Professor of Physics and Area Dean for Applied Sciences and Engineering, recently visited campus to work with EA faculty during a professional development day. Dr. Mazur is an educational innovator known for his work with interactive teaching and peer instruction with the goal of better engaging students in the classroom. He shared some of his experiences and insights with EA Unlocked host Dr. T.J. Locke.

Through the generosity of the Lilley Fellowship Fund, Episcopal Academy students are offered the opportunity to pursue research and create a capstone project. Fellows are selected for their scholarly passion, academic curiosity, and intellectual rigor. This year's fellows, along with program director Lorie Harding, spoke with host Dr. T.J. Locke about this unique opportunity. Guests: Lorie Harding - Director of Libraries & Lilley Fellowship program director Ashley Kim '23 Caroline Sewell '23 Elizabeth Boruff '23 Shawn Wang '23 Roh Tsundupalli '24   

Host T.J. Locke talks with EA Grounds Supervisor Matt Kerns and the team that keeps EA's nine athletic fields in tip-top shape, along with the lush Clark Campus Green. With the spring season underway, the grounds crew is hard at work. Guests: Matt Kerns - Grounds Supervisor Joe Marchozzi - Turf Manager Kelly Edwards - Varsity Softball Coach Tom Grandieri - Varsity Baseball Coach

Throughout this season of EA Unlocked, host Dr. T.J. Locke has been talking with alumni about their EA experience and how it helped shape their careers and adult lives. After graduating in 2007, Meghan McCormick attended Georgetown University and launched her career in the Peace Corps in Guinea. After graduate school, Meghan founded a mobile platform that helps small business owners in Africa make data-driven decisions to promote growth and increase capital. She spoke with Dr. Locke from her office in Ghana.

Each year an Episcopal Academy junior is selected for the prestigious Benjamin H. Read '43 Scholarship. During the summer, the scholar conducts research and then presents a final project and lecture during their senior year. Senior Riya Mukherjee shares details of her project, with Develop Africa, with EA Unlocked listeners and host Dr. T.J. Locke. Her advisor, History Department Chair Steve Schuh and Upper School History Teacher Chuck Bryant joined in on the conversation as well.

There has been a lot of excitement on campus with the arrival of EA's new Anatomage Table. This new piece of equipment is best described as a giant iPad that is a 3D visualization and virtual dissection tool that is changing the way students learn and teachers teach. They are most commonly used in medical school. EA Unlocked host Dr. T.J. Locke talks with Upper School Science teachers Jenn Jones and Sharon Gooding-Reynolds about this incredible teaching tool, along with senior science students Ishan Bhattacharyya, Lydia Nawrocki, and Brooklynn Smith.

The sounds of the holidays filled EA's Class of 1944 Chapel and Carrafiell Family Theater as Lower, Middle, and Upper School students shared their singing and musical talents. Enjoy some of the highlights from EA's winter concerts.

It has been an incredible season for EA's record-setting Boys' Cross Country Team. The squad is now ranked #1 in Pennsylvania and for the first time in school history, the team earned a coveted spot at the Nike Cross Nationals championship race in Portland, Oregon. Coach Jim Farrell, and members of the team, stopped by to talk about a season they will never forget. Guests: Aidan McHugh, Dakin Ebmeyer, Connor Hanrahan, Dawson French, Michael Woolery, Eli Engleman. Ethan Zhou and Coach Tony Herman were not able to attend the recording.

Throughout Season 3 of EA Unlocked, host Dr. T.J. Locke is talking with alumni about their experiences at EA and how those experiences helped shape their lives and careers. After graduating in 1992, Alanna Wren Shanahan attended the University of Pennsylvania where she played lacrosse, worked as an intern, coached, and served in several positions in the athletic department. She was named the first female Director of Athletics and Recreation, and Vice Provost, at Johns Hopkins University. In 2021, Alanna returned to her college alma mater for her "dream job" as Penn's Director of Athletics and Recreation.

Spirit Week is underway at EA and the excitement is growing for the much-anticipated EA/Haverford/AIS Weekend. With the coveted Sweater and Banner on the line, EA Unlocked host Dr. T.J. Locke recently spoke with some of the team captains to get their thoughts, strategies, and memories about the long-standing rivalry weekend. Student-athlete guests: Aidan McHugh, Dakin Ebmeyer, Maya Naimoli, Lex Ventresca, Charly Bruder, Reese Bufala, Alec Tsaturyan, Shawn Wang, Maggie Lo, Riya Mukherjee, Eddie Jones, Jack Bonner, London Pettibone, Alex Gobran, Louie Beardell, Grayson Jakuc, Riley Thibodeau.

Second graders spent the first few months of school getting to know each other better by sharing special items in their BEE ME Box.  Host Dr. T.J. Locke recently visited 2nd grade to learn more about the activity that has students and their teachers buzzing with excitement. Discovering new things about their peers is teaching students to care about each other through learning about each other. Guests: Lisa Guzzo, Kristen Calderon, Jenn Tierney

Throughout Season 3 of EA Unlocked, host Dr. T.J. Locke is talking with Episcopal Academy alumni about how their years at EA helped shape their lives and careers. New York City fashion designer Mindy Menkowitz Scheier '89 is shaping the fashion industry through her Runway of Dreams Foundation and adaptive clothing designs. Her company, GAMUT Talent Management, connects companies and people with disabilities. Mindy shares her personal story about what led her down the path of designing adaptive clothing and how her Episcopal education inspired her. Mindy and her team of models recently hit the runway during New York Fashion Week.  

After a two-year hiatus, EA freshmen ventured to North Carolina for the annual Outward Bound School experience. During the trip, students hiked, learned to scale rock walls, and camped in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Host Dr. T.J. Locke talks with students and class advisor Zach Richards about the adventure that still has students smiling and sharing stories.

Plans are underway to break ground on a new playground for the Lower School over the summer. Research shows that play is an important component of early childhood education. Host Dr. T.J. Locke talks with Head of Lower School Dr. Terry Malone, Director of Institutional Advancement Jen Fifer, and Chief Operating Officer Mark Notaro about the project.

It has been a record-setting season for EA's cross country, indoor, and spring track & field teams. The boys and girls have set an astounding 22 school records this year! Seniors Mekhi Rodgers, Bryce Cooper, Kathryn Lynn, and junior Dakin Ebmeyer, stopped by to talk with host Dr. T.J. Locke and share their thoughts on the success of EA running. Additional guests: Coaches Jim Farrell, John Goens, Laurie Finnical

This year's Walter W. Buckley, Jr. '55 American History Lecture Series featured Dr. Joanne B. Freeman. The noted historian specializes in the politics and political culture of the revolutionary and early national periods of American History. She is also a leading expert on the life of Alexander Hamilton. During her day on campus, Dr. Freeman also met with students and EA Unlocked host, Dr. T.J. Locke.

EA student musicians shared their talents and provided some beautiful music for this year's Easter celebrations. Student pieces are performed by Ashley Kim '23 (flute), Sejin Park '20 (viola), and Michael Zhou '21 (piano).

Middle School students jump into learning the Classics at EA with the introduction to Latin in 7th grade. One of the highlights for 8th graders is the Emperors Project. This project stretches through all three trimesters and culminates with A Night with the Emperors. Classics Chair Steve Bosio talks about EA's hands-on curriculum and the success and growth of the department.

Seniors Juliette Loor and Ned Meisel, co-presidents of the Install It club, talk with host Dr. T.J. Locke about their experience curating the school-wide art collaboration and installation of Into the Light. The exhibit includes cut-out designs made by PreK-12th grade students, faculty, and staff. The project was inspired by artist Anila Quayyum Agha. Additional Podcast Guests: Upper School art teachers Hilary Hutchinson, David Sigel, Woodworking & Design teacher John Binstock, Gallery Coordinator Susan Coote, and 2nd and 4th grade students.

The Middle School boys' A (Division 1) and B (Division 2) squash teams won the 2022 National Championship- for the first time in school history. The team was seeded #1 heading into the tournament which was hosted at the newly opened Arlen Spector US Squash Center at Drexel University. Two players, and EA Squash Co-Director Lyall Paterson, talk with Dr. T.J. Locke about the experience. Guests: 8th graders Rubens Schwarz & Brandon Bin, EA Squash Co-Director Lyall Paterson.