Principal's Blog

The Principal considers the phenomenon of school food, relates his own experiences, and talks frankly about the BSM lunches, including what the future might hold.  

The Principal outlines the school’s position on Generative AI, assessing its benefits and risks, and setting a framework for its use within the school.

The Principal considers the recent pollution in Milan, and explores how individuals can make a difference by making better choices.

The Principal looks at the ‘crisis of sleep’ in our society, particularly among young people. He examines why sleep is important, considers the impediments, and explores possible solutions.

The Principal reflects on a cluster of experiences over the Christmas break that seemed to gather into an urgent and important message.         

The Principal chooses 25 favourite short quotations, sharing them in the hope that you find them both witty and wise.

The Principal shares twelve of his favourite personal photographs, recording Italian moments and chronicling his time in the country, while exercising a belief in ‘seeing’ the world.  

The Principal explores the concept of holes - medical, financial, educational - before considering a bureaucratic black hole currently frustrating the school.

The Principal explores the phenomenon of colour, its cultural history, how it affects human behaviour, and the critical prism students must acquire to fully see the world.

The Principal explores the idea of an island, contrasting the self-reliance of Robinson Crusoe with the notion that no man is an island, and the implications that has for how we conduct ourselves as human beings.

In his last blog of the year, the Principal sounds a personal note as he reflects on the swerves that shape a life, the challenges of the past, and the prospects for the future.

The Principal laments the use of QR code menus in restaurants,  and considers the implications for education posed by generative AI programmes such as ChatGPT.

The Principal marks the coronation of King Charles III, reflecting on his own memories of the former Prince and what the institution of monarchy might mean in a modern context.

The Principal considers how playing games is a fundamental human instinct, explores why so many games involve overcoming an obstacle, and why learning through play is a key part of education.

The Principal considers the phenomenon of lists, ranging from personal and professional to-do lists to literary and historical lists, finding them helpful, often beautiful, and a useful aide-memoire for students.