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Mastering Instruction Leads to Mastery Learning

5/4/2018

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It is a goal I frequently make known to families here at North Cross, to make our school an equal, if not a leader, among the very best independent schools in our Commonwealth. While not discounting our already stellar programs, I am aware that Virginia has a tremendous independent school heritage with a number of well-established, well-funded, world-class schools located in larger populated areas. To excel, we will need to do things that perhaps come easier to those schools, while working within the reality of our parameters. I firmly believe there is a path we can pursue that will lead us to parity with these schools over the next decade.

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Education for the Common Good

10/13/2017

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I recently read a back-to-school letter written by John Allman, a colleague of mine at Trinity School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The letter was featured in a New York Times article titled, “Can Prep Schools Fight the Class Wars?” The article speaks of private schools as “the places in which the affluent receive the most intimate exposure to the obscenely rich.” I have known John in passing for twenty years, mostly by reputation, and he is a remarkably polished headmaster who moved from Upper School Head at Lovett School, to a very successful tenure as Headmaster at St. John’s School in Houston, and then on to Trinity.

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    Christian J. Proctor, PhD

    Dr. Proctor is the ninth Head of School at North Cross and has served as such since 2011. He has more than 30 years of experience in education. He has served as headmaster at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina, St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Metairie, Louisiana, Grace Episcopal School in Monroe, Louisiana, and as Interim Headmaster at Wesley Academy in Houston, Texas. In each location, Dr. Proctor’s tenure was marked by creativity, innovation, and school growth. 

    Dr. Proctor earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Geology from Colgate University, a Master’s Degree in Geology from Duke University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A native of Chapel Hill, NC, Dr. Proctor and his wife, Ellie, have two children, Katherine and Andrew ’14.

    He can be reached at cproctor@northcross.org.

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  • Academic Overview
    • Early Childhood Program
    • First through Third Grades
    • Fourth and Fifth Grades
    • Sixth through Eighth Grades
    • Ninth through Twelfth Grades
    • CrossWalk for Learning Differences
  • STUDENT EXPERIENCE
    • The Arts
    • Athletics
    • Boarding at North Cross
    • Building Character
    • Hancock Library
    • International Students
    • Internship Program
    • Summer Programs
  • Admissions
    • Inquire & Tour
    • How to Apply
    • Tuition and Fees
  • Community
    • Login to onCampus
    • Head of School's Blog
    • Volunteering
    • Alumni >
      • Alumni News
    • Spirit Stores >
      • Apparel
      • Gifts & Accessories
      • RaiderGear Athletic Wear
  • Give to North Cross
    • Winter Gala & Auction
  • NOW@NORTHCROSS