I had a lot of fun at the YMCA Camp Colman retreat with the 9th grade at The Hatch School. My favorite activity was...

When my great friend, Sarah Peterson, said she was thinking about starting a girl centered High School...

I say this with only love for myself: I am remarkably bad at most sports. After realizing as a child that I was both...

Recently, my spouse came to me with unpleasant news: “The garbage disposal is leaking.” Since I became...

The Hatch School’s first students are currently navigating the many challenges of early ...

When Sarah and Jessica were first talking about starting a girl-centered school, they needed a shorthand...

A few months ago I read an excerpt from the newly published book Resisting the Kinder-Race by Christopher...

I love to cook. And a family favorite is lasagna so I make it fairly frequently. Because who doesn't love lasagna?

Resolutions, intentions, commitments… at this time of year, many of us set them as a way to make headway on....

This photo takes me back to a particularly turbulent time in my life. I was in 7th grade and my mom had just remarried...

For teachers, this is the peak of recommendation letter writing season. As seniors apply to college, we are...

We're hosting a online information session on Tuesday, September 28 at 10 a.m. for educators who...

A year ago, Jessica and I hosted The Hatch School’s launch event online. We had 139 folks join us on Zoom...

As you might imagine, teachers spend A LOT of time thinking about, reading about, and researching...

I have a confession to make. As a bacteriologist and a teacher, I was always envious of my humanities...

Three years ago, the New York Times began a new feature in the obituary column called “Overlooked No More” and ...

Sarah Peterson, co-founder of The Hatch School, was recently selected by the University of Chicago...

Jessica Hanson and Sarah Peterson met in 2003 while teaching together as the science and math faculty ...