SCECE Release VI: The Coming Year
Sophia Becker and Sophie Gilbert
May 26, 2020
As the founders of SCECE, we are incredibly excited to announce that Lucy Kelley ‘22 will be replacing us as the leader of SCECE for the 2020-21 school year. Throughout the year, Lucy has shown outstanding initiative and passion for education and cultural awareness. She has expressed a desire to c...
How to SCECE from Home: Media Recommendations from SCECE’s Past, Present, and Future
Sophie Gilbert and Sophia Becker
April 20, 2020
We get it. When you found out we were moving to distance learning for the rest of the year, your very first thought was How am I going to survive the rest of the year without SCECE? We wondered the same thing. But fear not! SCECE has you covered. And now that you may have a bit more time on your han...
SCECE Release IV: A Brief Introduction to Current US-Iran Tensions
February 12, 2020
On the news, in your instagram feed, and in the hallways, lately, there’s been no escaping talk of the looming “world war three.” But what started it all? What’s actually going on? And who’s saying what about it? SCECE did the research so you don’t have to. Below, we explore the roots of ...
SCECE Release III: Malik’s Work as Private Investigator
December 4, 2019
On Friday, October 29th, SCECE held its first Lunchtime Teacher Exploration with Malik Mubashshir, the Upper School Religious Studies & History teacher. Lunchtime Teacher Explorations are a newly-launched monthly SCECE project intended for teachers to impart their knowledge and expertise to stud...
The SCECE Release II: Art History isn’t as Boring as We Thought!
Sophia Becker and Sophie Gilbert
November 5, 2019
Among the hundreds of college emails clogging up our inboxes every week, one email stands out. Yes, this email is from a college, and it’s very similar every week, but “Upcoming Events at the UPenn Middle East Center,” is our favorite email. As we open the email each week, we can’t help but ...
The SCECE Release I
Sophie Gilbert, Sophia Becker
October 15, 2019
We get it. Really, we do. None of the burning questions you have about SCECE have been answered. That’s why, to kick off the biweekly SCECE release, the members of SCECE got together to answer all of the questions you have, and some you probably didn’t. What does SCECE stand for? SCECE stands for...
Annie Rupertus, Peter Ryan, and Izzy Ebede
June 4, 2020 • No Comments
Dear Readers, As we approach the end of a turbulent school year, The Falcon would like to pause and appreciate a positive take away from our last nine months together:...
May 27, 2020 • No Comments
This year, every 11th-grader researched a topic of public policy for the Modern Issues Project. For one component, students created infographics for a mixed-grade audience...
May 22, 2020 • No Comments
It’s two months into iSelectLearning, and some Friends Select students feel exhausted to the point of disengagement and listlessness. The monotony, screen-dependency, and...
May 27, 2020
The Last Dance, ESPN’s ten-part documentary series detailing the life of NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, has dominated public conversation in recent weeks. On Monday,...
May 15, 2020
One of the more noticeable (yet relatively trivial) casualties of the Coronavirus pandemic has been the cancelation of all professional sports across the world. No major live...