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July 31st, 2025

What I learned from building a model ship

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

“I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky.” With these words, John Masefield begins his best known poem, “Sea Fever.” They capture the draw that...

July 29th, 2024

Some things I learned along the way

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

If it’s true that the biggest surprise you’ll ever have is to realize that you’ve grown old, then the second biggest is to believe that you have learned something useful...

January 7th, 2022

Head of the Landmark School reflects on 51-year tenure

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Not many people spend their entire careers working for only one organization. Half a century is a long time to stay in one place but when the work itself rises above...

May 7th, 2020

Psychologist shares her experiences working in Haiti

By New England Psychologist Staff

Like many psychologists now, I am spending my time at home, focused on a computer screen. I am talking with people I know well and care about tremendously, who are at a...