I’m probably going to be spending some time over the next few weeks trying to find the words to talk about this year. It’s difficult to to talk generally about SLA, because it’s been such an overwhelming, amazing year.

For now, suffice to say that it has been the most humbling, inspiring, gratifying year of my life. It’s been a year of incredible personal and professional growth, and although I’m ready for a break, I also can’t wait to do it again. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to share a dream with an incredible group of teachers and students who do humble and inspire me every day.

And the great thing is… they say all this better than I ever could. Arielle, one of our 9th graders, has been working on this documentary for quite some time now. I love the way it came out. And remember, Arielle didn’t class an "iMovie" class. She had a reason to learn iMovie, she worked with some teachers, and she crafted a project from it. And you had to see its debut today. Amazing stuff.

Enjoy.