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Will Campbell

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Tips to Spark Passion and Purpose in Your Child

Head of School William Campbell shares tips to spark passion and purpose in your child, with readers of New Jersey Family magazine. 

Jersey City, NJ (October 4, 2021): As the head of an independent school with a 150-year legacy, I may seem to be an unlikely proponent of what I’m about to tell you: Some of the most impactful and powerful learning students can experience is outside traditional educational programs.

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Jaymes Dec

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The New Franklin School Appoints Pioneering Maker Educator Jaymes Dec to Spearhead  Hands-on Learning for High School Students in Jersey City

Franklin is hosting a free Design Expo, with engineering and design challenges on October 23 for teens to explore and discover their inner creator

Jersey City, NJ (September 22, 2021): Franklin School, a visionary private high school designed to engage students actively in their own learning and educate innovators, announces the appointment of a trailblazing educator, Jaymes Dec as the Director of Innovation. He will lead the School’s maker program when it opens in Fall 2022. 

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Trailblazers in Education Introduce Franklin School 
Bringing a Cutting-edge Model to Jersey City for High School Students

Educating Innovators — Shaping the Future

Jersey City, NJ, April 20, 2021: Chancellor Stephen Spahn — the longest-serving head of an independent school in the U.S. — announces the creation of Franklin School, a new high school with a unique approach: to engage students actively in their own learning through a flexible, cutting-edge curriculum designed to educate innovators and socially responsible global leaders

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