Episode 16

Principal Michelle Nevin Levine on mental health, COVID lessons and parenting

A veteran high school counselor, dean and now Principal of St. Ignatius College Preparatory speaks about her perspective on the role that schools play in teaching students how to build resilience and protective factors for their mental health. She shares early lessons learned during the forced shutdown of schools during the COVID pandemic, and she offers contemporary advice for adults raising teenagers today.

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Who Needs School?
Conversations about the future of Education

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Joe Vollert

I have worked in education for over 30 years as a teacher, coach and administrator for a school that has reliably produced well-educated, productive citizens for over 160 years in San Francisco and for over 450 years around the world.