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Barbara Streuli

Technology Specialist

Education:

  • Smith College, B.A., History, 1964

Then and Now:

Let it be stated from the outset: I love small states and schools whose names include the word "hill." 

Born and raised in Delaware, I now reside in Rhode Island having arrived here by way of Northampton, MA; New York City; Geneva, Switzerland; and Bolton, MA. While growing up in Delaware, I had the good fortune to attend Tower Hill School, truly a watershed period in my life. My parents placed a high value on good education; I was the beneficiary of their foresight and their sacrifice. Now I teach at Rocky Hill School where families not unlike my own, way back then, seek the best for their children.

For me, at Tower Hill, it was a magical time, a time of innocence mixed with discovery and growth. I felt safe, I knew what was expected of me, but most importantly I learned to love learning. Those teachers remain with me. Their influence has outlived most of them: to this day I am able to recite the prologue to the Canterbury Tales (in Old English!), as well as John Masefield's "Sea Fever." I still diagram difficult sentences in my head to be certain they are grammatically correct. Their legacy, however, extends beyond these skills of somewhat dubious value. They helped me develop tools for a lifetime, they taught me to believe in myself and they encouraged me to reach.

   Here at Rocky Hill, I have the opportunity to keep the continuum alive, that of teachers working with and for students and of students discovering that the process of learning, while requiring hard work, is as rewarding as the learning itself.

   And, we have fun, too!!

 

Some Memorable Moments:

  • At Tower Hill, as one of many student voices from schools in the Greater Philadelphia area singing with the Philadelphia Orchestra - I believe it was Finlandia by Sibelius.

  • At Rocky Hill, as one of seven chaperones who accompanied the sophomore class on a four day trip aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Barque EAGLE from New London to Baltimore (see photograph at the top of the page).

  • Anytime with my family.

My Passions:

  • baseball (raised on the Phillies, aging with the Red Sox)

  • opera

  • Jane Austen

  • breadmaking

  • gardening

  • biographies

  • Gilbert and Sullivan and Broadway musicals

  • All Things Considered, Fresh Air, and Weekend Edition

Favorite Web Links:

Public Broadcasting System
National Public Radio
Metropolitan Opera
Gilbert and Sullivan Archive

 

Personal Information:

Married to Konrad Streuli, house renovator and retired lawyer

Two sons -

  • Stuart Streuli, Dartmouth '93, Senior Editor at Sailing World Magazine (seen below with fiancee, Leslie Ulman)

  • Timothy Streuli, Lafayette '96, artist

 

 


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updated March 29, 2005

 
 

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