From the Desk of the Head of School: The pursuit of excellence at Ransom Everglades

Whether taking advantage of myriad opportunities in sports, the arts or academics, or joining in on-campus festivals and learning expeditions on Biscayne Bay, our students often seem to illustrate Newton’s First Law: an object in motion stays in motion. When the school day ends, many remain on campus. The end of classes signals the beginning of additional explorations. Many experience RE as a community center and second home. 

In recent weeks, drama students have prepared for performances on both campuses. RE swimmers and golfers wound down their fall seasons with district titles. Student musicians offered a scintillating Jazz and Guitar Concert. Our speech and debate, robotics and academic teams won an assortment of competitions. During the school day, our community celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival and Diwali, and students in our Pathways Scholars and Young REsearchers Program immersed themselves in projects. Upper school students conducted marine field research on the bay and inside the classroom, and went canoeing, exploring and sailing. When visiting humanities classes from Spanish 1 to Literary Theory and STEM classes from Math 6 to Physics, it becomes easy to see excellence in the classroom – from faculty and from their inspired students. 

There is much, much more to come.

Rachel Rodriguez
Head of School