Duke School Under the Oak Magazine, Fall 2017

INSIDE this issue
MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF SCHOOL . ..................4
Duke School – turning 70-years-old and continuing to expand its
possibilities.
FROM THE DESK OF HARVEY “SMOKEY” DANIELS . ......... 5
Smokey Daniels reflects on his partnership with Duke School and the
school’s features in his book The Curious Classroom.
VISION 2022: DUKE SCHOOL’S STRATEGIC PLAN . ........ 6-10
Duke School’s strategic plan, FIRE – offers a five-year plan to continue
moving the school forward.
SAME FUND, NEW NAME . ........................... 11
Duke School’s Annual Fund has been named the Dragon Fund.
TED-ED IN THE MAKING . ........................12-13
The making of a Ted-Ed video: Q&A with student Sydney Siegel.
LACROSSE JOINS DUKE SCHOOL’S ATHLETICS ROSTER . .....14
Lacrosse is now an optional sport for middle schoolers.
CREATING…PROBLEM SOLVERS . ..................... 15
Hannah Wilkins ’13 receives the Chancellor’s Science Scholarship
from UNC.
IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN . .......................16-17
Adam Woolley ’99 speaks about his organization, Circus Now.
THE “QUEEN OF USEFUL JUNK” . .................. 18-19
Katie Dektar ’00 reflects on her kindergarten experience
that led her to Google.
5 THINGS I LEARNED FROM SYLVIA CHARD . ........... 20-21
Teacher Natalie Cicero shares lessons from Sylvia Chard’s PATEN training.
LIFE AFTER DUKE SCHOOL: PRINCETON IN AFRICA . ..... 22-23
Shan Nagar ’08 reflects on his Princeton in Africa program.
ALUMNI CONNECTIONS: ALWAYS A DRAGON .......... 24-25
Celebrating the destinations of 2013 and 2017 grads.
THE DUFFER BROTHERS –
LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK . .............. 26-31
Matt and Ross Duffer share their journey from Duke School to Netflix.
2016-17 DRAGON FUND REPORT . .................. 32-43
Celebration and recognition of the Honor Roll of Donors.
ON THE COVER:
Welcome to Duke School!
INSIDE OF THE COVER:
Oak tree on Duke School’s campus. Students and faculty use
the oak tree as a regular meeting place and refer to it as
U.T.O.T. (under the oak tree).
UNDER THE OAK
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