Author Archives: Halley Knigge

  IMPORTANT NOTE: We begin school each year with a closed kitchen. This means no student may bring a lunch with anything that needs to be cooked on the stove, toasted, or microwaved until the kitchen has been officially opened for … Continue reading →

Can’t believe we’re on our last night already!! We’ll be seeing you all in just a few short hours. Reminder: we’ll be coming in on Lufthansa flight 490 from Frankfurt, arriving in Seattle at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. Yesterday: Mont St … Continue reading →

Terrible Internet connection in Saint Malo. Everyone still alive and happy – photos to come when we can get them up. Happy birthday Wyatt!! Reminder to ask your student about Wyatt’s Flaming French firecracker birthday cake.

The look in their eyes is saying, “If we wanted you guys to wake us up before it’s light out, we could have done that back in Tacoma!”

Today we had a bit of a sleep-in. Why, you ask? Well aside from the fact that we’ve been going, going, going, it was daylight saving time in France! We left the hotel at 10 a.m. today, roughly two hours … Continue reading →

After our morning at Versailles yesterday, we continued on to Chartres Cathedral. From there, we made our way to Tours, arriving just in time for a French cooking lesson. Adults jumped in at first, but after chopping a few chives … Continue reading →

As you can see, we’ve been bathing ourselves in opulence today.

Today was our last full day in Paris so we split into groups to fulfill as many wish list sights we could accommodate. Metro pros! Group 1 went to the deportation memorial for Holocaust victims, before enjoying “the world’s best … Continue reading →

For weeks I’ve been promising a visit to the “fancy toilets” in the Carousel du Louvre. Today, I was able to deliver. This boutique bathroom costs 1.50 euro for the “spa japonais” experience – club music, designer toilet paper, and … Continue reading →

… we swear!!!

Et pourquoi pas?

We began our morning with a bus tour around the city, led by the fabulous Parisienne Amale. Just in case there was any question as to what city we’re visiting. We spent the afternoon on a whirlwind visit to the … Continue reading →

Dinner at Chez Clement!

We’re in Paris!! Everyone’s safe and happy and (so far) awake!! We’re about to head out to tour the city and have dinner. Our guide Theo is great – if you haven’t traveled by tour guide and chartered bus, it’s … Continue reading →

Hello parents! Here’s the plan for students who are not travelling to France with us next week. NO SCHOOL Tuesday, March 20, through Thursday, March 29 OPTIONAL debrief/pajama day Friday, March 30 NO SCHOOL/Spring Break, Saturday, March 31 – Sunday, … Continue reading →

Hello France-going families! Just 50 days until we’re leaving on a jet plane for la belle France. Who’s excited? We’ve got a number of things to go over before we leave, so we’ve scheduled a dinner meeting for Feb. 22 … Continue reading →

Happy Friday, parents! Please read through this entire post as it contains important information! Important Court C update for Jan. 30-Feb. 7: And we thought we were done with construction closures! Little did we know there was a bit of … Continue reading →

Check out this amazing video made by Jackie Y. and Emmet C. for the Associated Ministries.

  This should be a truly great evening for anyone who’s interested in learning more about what we do at Seabury School. Whether you’re looking for a middle school for next year, or for five years down the road, you … Continue reading →

Hello middle school parents – Just one more reminder that rates for our 2012 trip to France are only locked in through today. If you haven’t yet signed up for our middle school European vacation this coming March, and are … Continue reading →

Dear parents – You should have all received the below email several weeks ago. For now, we are considering Monday transportation to the Morgan Family YMCA beginning in two weeks – students would need a YMCA membership and the extra … Continue reading →

Backpack Bootcamp 2011 Olympic National Park Cape Alava/ Sand Point Loop Backpack Bucket Ninja Getting started… Almost to the beach! Cape Alava YEAH! Room with a view. Special visitor The visitor runs through our camp. See a bald eagle- do … Continue reading →