Services announced for former Paideia headmaster

Plans have been reported for a memorial organization for former Paideia headmaster Paul Bianchi who died May An announcement from The Paideia School revealed services have been set for Friday May at p m at Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center The announcement revealed that the school will be closed that day In the last hours I have heard from multiple of you who have reached out to express the methods in which Paul Bianchi touched your lives current Paideia Headmaster Tom Taylor mentioned These stories have prompted both laughter and tears and I ve learned so much from those who had the great privilege of knowing Paul far longer than I did Taylor also publicized that the state-of-the-school session scheduled for May has been postponed Information about revised plans for that event will be shared in the coming days Taylor disclosed Thursday night s senior dinner and graduation on Sunday May will continue as planned A comment issued by the school stated Bianchi passed away at his home leaving behind a remarkable legacy of leadership care and commitment to progressive tuition Bianchi who led The Paideia School from its founding in until his retirement in shaped the school s identity that valued curiosity compassion and area the message reported Even after his retirement Bianchi continued to teach at the school Taylor explained his memories of Bianchi remind him of the lessons that the former headmaster imparted His knack for keenly articulating what is good for kids in schools was remarkable and I will never forget what he taught me When you get curious kids around caring adults magic happens Taylor reported in a communication to students and parents The Paideia magic is ultimately unquantifiable but I think we all know it when we see it The post Services revealed for former Paideia headmaster appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta