Parent life · The school stage
The tea towel has landed a part
Your child will be a shepherd. The kitchen is about to lose a valued member of staff.
Christmas productionsRead the story
School life, between the linesBy Admissions Diary
Notes from the School Gates
School stories, admissions adventures, and the things parents talk about on the way home.
New York & beyondHistory · Culture · Parent perspectives
Parent life · The parent group
Thank you. Everyone has seen your thank you.
The class message was useful. The twenty-six replies have made it rather harder to find.
From reply-all to the group chatRead the story
Parent life · Across the country
The flour has an after-school arrangement
Your teenager has a baby project. The baby is a pantry item. It still needs someone to watch it.
School parenting projects · 2002 and 2011Read the story
School culture · Across the country
Your immortal words are overdue
The yearbook needs your defining statement. Please keep it under the character limit.
Senior quotes · 2024–2025Read the story
Parent life · Boarding school
The laundry has texted home
Your child is away at boarding school. The washing machine would like to speak to you.
Learning to live awayRead the story
Parent life · Beyond the classroom
The teacher liked the mug. The child liked the map.
The adults are trying to find an appropriate gift. The student has noticed something much more specific.
Teacher giftsRead the story
Parent life · School and home
The leprechaun has given you a night shift
The child has built a trap. The adult has acquired a small, highly specialized job.
St. Patrick’s DayRead the story
Parent life · Around the school gates
The birthday child has a very long biography
A Montessori birthday walk asks for a few memories. A parent’s camera roll has other plans.
Classroom birthdaysRead the story
Parent life · The school book fair
The book fair has an excellent pencil department
Smell is a difficult opponent for a book.
Parent life · School book fairsRead the story
Parent life · Missouri · School photo day
The green shirt's turn
She had the smile rehearsed and the hair arranged. The shirt had already been decided.
August 2018Read the story
School life · Chattanooga, Tennessee
St. Nicholas has a perfectly good explanation
First chapel, then a pancake race in Chattanooga.
1994–2025Read the story
School life · Texas · Calgary · Guam
Anything but a backpack. Nothing alive.
The invitation encourages imagination. The rules would like a quiet word about doors.
Spirit days · 2023–2024Read the story