On October 29, 2005, the entire school community was invited to celebrate the academic life of the school and to reflect upon the promise and possibilities a Masters School education offers. Students’ lives are transformed in the course of their educational journeys, and this Masters School advantage was brilliantly described by parent, student, faculty, and alumna speakers.

Alison Jones ’67 spoke eloquently and passionately about the critical role photographers play in protecting the world’s resources. She described herself as a “‘Dobbsie,’ a visual anthropologist, a travel consultant, researcher, and, above all, a conservation photographer.” Given this impressive resume, she noted that she took no art courses and only one science class while a student here. However, she credited many of her experiences for allowing her to journey on this “unexpected path.”

Community Government Co-Chairs Nick Brewster and Alyssa Bernstein shared their insights into the advantages they have received at The Masters School, and Head of School Maureen Fonseca conferred the Henry Sloane Coffin Chair in Religion on religion teacher Jane Baron Rechtman. Convocation closed with Board Chair Lynn Pilzer Sobel ’71, P’99, ’05 announcing the Campaign for The Masters School, the largest fund-raising campaign in the School’s history.