Mr. Broberg
COMEBACK COUNTDOWN
I was told there would be better days ahead in 2021. I was – at least for the first two weeks – badly misled. Sorry. That’s my...
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Mr. Broberg
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
PULLEYS, LEVERS AND AXLES, OH MY!
When it came to the three Rs, I was a reasonably bright kid. Maybe not Seabury bright, but I earned my share of gold stars at Concord...
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Mr. Broberg
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
THE MAGIC OF SHARING
Tealights twinkled on desks draped in linen as the Ladybugs returned to their darkened classroom from recess. Unusually hushed and a...
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Mr. Broberg
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
TIS THE SEASON TO BID FREELY
Seabury’s annual auction is a critical source of funds and – under normal conditions – one heck of a lot of fun. But allow me to channel...
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Mr. Broberg
- Nov 15, 2020
- 2 min
LADYBUGS LIGHT THE WAY
My favorite philosopher, former baseball great Yogi Berra, coined the perfect phrase to describe the past week. “It’s like deja vu all...
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Mr. Broberg
- Oct 31, 2020
- 2 min
HIP HIP BOO-RAY!
Halloween is so Seabury. Think about it. Creativity. Imagination. Expression. So many of the things we celebrate at Seabury are also part...
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Mr. Broberg
- Oct 25, 2020
- 2 min
COOL FRIDAY WARMS HEARTS
Friday was the coolest day of the school year – not because of the chilly weather but because of the smiling faces we hadn’t seen in...
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Mr. Broberg
- Oct 16, 2020
- 2 min
ADA ALWAYS MAKES OUR DAY
Nobody sells Ada Lovelace Day cards. Nobody lights fireworks. Nobody gets the day off from work. Ada Lovelace Day comes and goes without...
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Mr. Broberg
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
WE. YOU. US.
The week before school starts defines bittersweet. Summer is almost over. Wah, wah, waaah. We get to see our friends again. Yaaaaay! This...
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Mr. Broberg
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
NOT THE NEWS WE HOPED TO HEAR
The question hanging over our heads all summer – will school begin in person or remotely – was answered this week when the Tacoma-Pierce...
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Mr. Broberg
- Jul 31, 2020
- 3 min
KEEPING BOREDOM AT BAY
The switch to distance learning this spring blurred the boundary between the end of school and the start of summer vacation, causing an...
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Mr. Broberg
- Jun 29, 2020
- 3 min
BRIDGES PASSES PANDEMIC TEST
What makes Seabury special? That’s a tough question. Not because it’s hard to name something special, but because there are so many...
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Mr. Broberg
- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
A CLASS TO REMEMBER
The hugs and tears that typically mark graduation were not as freely and visibly shared this year, but Seabury sent our eighth-graders...
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Mr. Broberg
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
PUTTING THE DISTANCE INTO DISTANCE LEARNING
Nobody is happy about being stuck at home for the last three months, but there have been plenty of things to feel good about. Example:...
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Mr. Broberg
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
ENJOYING THE ELEMENTS
Watching faces pop up on a computer screen is not the same as seeing kids walk through the classroom door, but you wouldn’t know it by...
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Mr. Broberg
- May 10, 2020
- 2 min
THE APPRECIATION IS APPRECIATED
Last week was Staff Appreciation Week at Seabury. Normally celebrated at school in a variety of ways, the tradition transitioned to our...
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Mr. Broberg
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
WITH LOVE, FROM SEABURY
The coronavirus lockdown tests our ability to remain connected to one another. Thank goodness for technology, right? But a Zoom meeting...
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Mr. Broberg
- Apr 26, 2020
- 2 min
ART ALWAYS FINDS A WAY
With most businesses in lockdown due to the coronavirus, many storefronts are boarded up. But where some people see plain sheets of...
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Mr. Broberg
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
CRIKEY! THAT'S A LOT OF CASH
Anything that happened before the coronavirus lockdown feels like ancient history, but it was only a few months ago when the world...
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Mr. Broberg
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
MOVE OVER, BILL NYE
Move over, Bill Nye. Montgomery is in the house. Monte’s got beakers and isn’t afraid to use them. Everyone who knows Montgomery knows...
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