Connection, inspiration, and action were the themes of College Summit 2012, organized and sponsored by TMCYouth, The Mother Church’s “youth community” and outreach program.
For Upper School students, these leitmotivs were a perfect complement to their everyday school experience—in which educators, staff, and learners strive to foster a sense ...
This summer offered a remarkable experiential learning opportunity for junior biology majors Hilary Frandsen and Brent Bennett through the Marine Sciences Education Consortium (MSEC) at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina.
Principia College is a member of MSEC, developed by Duke to provide curriculum in the ...
Over the summer, both campuses upgraded athletic facilities, with some projects still underway.
The College baseball field is getting new dugouts, and lights are coming to the outdoor tennis courts at the College.
Already complete and being put to good use is the College’s new gazebo near the ...
This summer, Shannon Carney, the College's women's tennis coach, won singles and mixed doubles at the Dwight Davis Championships in St. Louis. To make the victory even sweeter for Principia, Carney's doubles partner was Terry McNabb, the Principia Upper School girl's assistant tennis coach.
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Summer is a great time for learning—at the beach, in the countryside, on the road, or simply from the comfort of home. You can take Principia Lifelong Learning (PLL) online courses anywhere in the world as long as you have Internet access.
PLL online courses offer adult learners the ...
Actually, a better title for this piece would be “The Little College That Could” because Principia’s solar car team has done it again. Last month, the team not only captured third place in the 2012 American Solar Challenge (ASC) race but also won its sixth safety award!
The College’s ...
If you’re trying to make sense of the Greek debt crisis (like most of us!) or want to know a little more about what impels Europe’s key leaders, Professor Brian Roberts’s class on Contemporary European Politics is a great place to start.
Now, even for those not enrolled in ...
Don’t let summertime keep you away from the (virtual) classroom! Learn at the beach, in the countryside, in the mountains—and from the comfort of home.
You can take Principia Lifelong Learning (PLL) online courses from anywhere in the world, so as long as you have Internet access, there’s no ...
Soon after completing her freshman year at the College, Karina Olsen, from Wilton, Connecticut, was honored at a ceremony for young women who had earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the top award available from the Girl Scouts. One of the requirements for the Gold Award is that recipients put ...
For thousands of graduates across the country every year, “Pomp and Circumstance” is both literally and figuratively music to their ears, signaling the end of—or at least a break in—their long, academic march. (In fact, the music is literally a march, part of a series of military marches composed by ...
