Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

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Mary Ellen Hunt

9 episodes

1 week ago

Send us a text How is JCHS able to build championship-level teams — while keeping kindness and community at the core? In this episode, we sit down with Coach Marty Cohen, JCHS Assistant Athletics Director and Class of 2019 alum, to explore how the school’s athletics program reflects its values of balance, growth, and sportsmanship. From encouraging every student to “just try” a new sport to fostering mentorship between 9th graders and seniors, JCHS athletics is about far more than just winnin...

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Episodes (9/9)

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

Building Champions by Playing the Right Way with Marty Cohen, Assistant Director of Athletics

1 week ago

9 minutes

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

Trust, Challenge, and Transformation on the Zion Journey with Sean Moler, Director of Athletics and Journey Leader

Send us a text What does it take to truly see your authentic self? In this episode of Thinking Out Loud, JCHS Director of Athletics and Zion Journey leader Sean Moler shares how the 10th Grade Journey to Zion challenges students to take “positive risks” — moments that stretch their limits while strengthening trust, reflection, and community. From navigating slot canyons to embracing deep silence by the river, the journey invites students to uncover courage and authenticity in unexpected ways....

2 weeks ago

10 minutes

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

Why the Humanities Matter: Finding Meaning in Learning with Dr. Camilo Jaramillo

Send us a text What does it really mean to study the humanities in a world driven by data, speed, and technology? In this episode of Thinking Out Loud, Dr. Camilo Jaramillo, Dean of Humanities at JCHS, explores how literature, history, and art help students make sense of themselves and the world they live in. From mock trials and creative projects to deep dives into the ideas that have shaped society, Dr. Jaramillo reveals how JCHS students learn to think critically, communicate powerfully, a...

3 weeks ago

14 minutes

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

Grades vs. Growth: What Are We Really Assessing? with Michael Brody, Assistant Head of School

Send us a text What if grades reflected only what students truly learned—not compliance or point-chasing? In this episode, Michael Brody, Assistant Head of School at JCHS, shares the school’s “Grading for Learning” philosophy, which prioritizes mastery over noise like attendance penalties or extra credit. He explains how policies like retakes and rewrites encourage intellectual risk-taking, while AP courses focus on authentic, college-level learning rather than test prep. Michael offers insig...

1 month ago

8 minutes

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

How do we Engage in Conversation Around Israel? with Adi Alouf, Director of Student and Jewish Life

Send us a text How do you teach young people to navigate one of the most polarizing topics of our time in a productive healthy, and thoughtful way? In this conversation, JCHS alum and Director of Jewish and Student Life, Adi Alouf, shares the story behind the school’s weekly “Lunch and Learn” series, launched after October 7, 2023. She explains why cultivating humility, curiosity, and engagement with complexity is so important. From weekly Lunch and Learn conversations to the life-chang...

1 month ago

10 minutes

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

When Torah Feels Foreign: Finding Our Way In with Tamar Rabinowitz, Dean of Jewish Studies

Send us a text What if reading Torah could make us more humble, responsible, and courageous? In this episode, Dean of Jewish Studies Tamar Rabinowitz explains how slowing down, listening deeply, and engaging multiple voices in dialogue can shape a person’s character as much as their intellect. Her teaching emphasizes humility, responsibility, and moral courage—qualities urgently needed in a world of quick takes and easy answers. Reading List: From Consumption to Production: Equipping Students...

1 month ago

11 minutes

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

Seeing the World in a New Way with Jennifer Sturgill, Dean of Visual and Performing Arts

How does the tension between structure and freedom allow for creativity to thrive? In this episode, Dean of Visual & Performing Arts Jennifer Sturgill explains her philosophy of teaching art as an exploration of open-mindedness. She illustrates this approach through a “notan” paper-cutting project, showing how structure, freedom, and attention to detail combine to spark creativity and confidence. Episode launch date: September 30 To find out more about JCHS, visit www.jchsofthebay.org. Fo...

1 month ago

12 minutes

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

Where Great Colleges Say Yes, with Lauren Cook, Dean of College and Gap-Year Advising

We are in conversation with Dean of College and Gap-year Advising, Lauren Cook. A 30-year veteran of College Admissions, Ms. Cook has worked on both sides of the process, as a college admissions officer for Mount Holyoke College and as a college counselor for students at JCHS. She is the former president of the Western Association for College Admission Counseling and also a member of the Fiske Guide to Colleges Counselor Advisory Group. Ms. Cook is much sought-after as an expert—she’s appeare...

1 month ago

9 minutes

Thinking Out Loud with JCHS

Education with Soul–Why JCHS Feels Different, and Is, with Rabbi Howard Jacoby Ruben

In this episode, we’re talking with Rabbi Howard Jacoby Ruben, the Head of School at JCHS, who shares how a culture of courageous questioning, deep learning, and joyful belonging shapes everything from classroom discussions to community life. We’ll explore how the approach to learning at JCHS allows students to do more…. be more… as they enter into centuries-old conversations, wrestle with justice, and grow into original thinkers ready to engage the world with empathy and purpose. ...

2 months ago

17 minutes