Teaching and Learning at Charlotte Latin School: Recent Episodes
Charlotte Latin School
A conversational podcast that pulls back the curtain on life at Charlotte Latin School. Topics are guided by listener questions and feature a variety of voices, including teachers, parents, students, and alumni. Submit your topic ideas at www.charlottelatin.org/tlpodcastrequest
The Arts programs at Charlotte Latin School include robust performing and visual arts departments. From the stage to the drawing board, the opportunities for students are many. Currently, our music students are in the midst of their Spring Concert Series, and we're eagerly awaiting the reveal of the Senior Film. Our Upper School Art program is hosting a guest artist this weekend, and all of our art students are still working hard on creating as we move toward the end of the year. Listen as Head of School Chuck Baldecchi sits down with Director of Performing Arts Alicia Long and Chair of Visual Arts Kaila Gottschling to discuss the many successes or our Arts Programming.
Sit down with Head of School Chuck Baldecchi, Assistant Head Sonja Taylor, and Middle School Head Todd Ballaban as they discuss the second goal of the Latin Leads strategic plan.
This is the first episode in our Latin Leads Strategic Plan podcast series, which is focused on Goal 1: The Latin Leader. It features a discussion between the Head of School, Chuck Baldecchi and the Assistant Head for Academic Affairs, Dr. Sonja Taylor. They delve into the Portrait of a Latin Leader’s importance and how it will inform curriculum, pedagogy, and extracurricular activities. During the discussion, they also highlight the school's dedication to community engagement and social impact as essential components of leadership development. The conversation is thought-provoking and informative, providing valuable insights into Goal 1 of our Strategic Plan.
Chuck talks with Director of Athletics David Gatoux about what makes the Latin athletic curriculum unique and where we're headed in the future.
Erica Moore joined Charlotte Latin School in the summer of 2022. Formerly the Director of Faculty Equity & Inclusion and Director of Student Activities at Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, Erica is a Charlotte native and a valued addition to Latin's Administration.
Head of School Chuck Baldecchi shares his charge to faculty, as well as the school's many summer changes and improvements.
Meet the new Charlotte Latin Employees here.
Associate Head of School and Chief Financial Officer is retiring after 31 years at Charlotte Latin School. As a former teacher, coach, and parent, Fletcher has seen many aspects of our school. Listen as he and Chuck Baldecchi discuss the school's finances, including the school's history of financial stewardship, how the budget is made, how tuition increases are decided, and more.
The topic is "mission skills," which you might know as soft skills or life skills. Learn why Chuck prefers the term mission skills, how we incorporate these into our curriculum, and what's next for codifying this program at Latin. Submit your requests for future episode topics here.
This inaugural episode is an overview of Latin and an assessment of our accomplishments to date, which are many. Submit your requests for future episode topics here.
Teaching and Learning is a Charlotte Latin School podcast hosted by Head of School Chuck Baldecchi. This conversational podcast pulls back the curtain on life at Charlotte Latin, providing information on things you want to know about. Episodes are guided by listener-submitted questions, and include topics such as summer reading book selection, campus safety, how our mission shapes our decision making process, how our Core Values are taught and modeled, and how curricular changes are made. Episodes feature conversations with a variety of voices and perspectives — including teachers, parents, students, and alumni. We look forward to sharing more with you about Teaching and Learning at Charlotte Latin School.