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May 8, 2020June 12, 2020

Alumni Legacy Family: Anne Gifford Ewing, Class of 1992 – Trusts and Estates Lawyer

Trusts and Estates Lawyer Anne Gifford Ewing, Class of 1992

Possessing an Audrey Hepburn elegance coupled with the intelligence of Madeleine Albright, Anne Gifford Ewing from the Class of 1992 speaks with an arresting precision and poise. One could point to her training and current profession as a trusts and estates lawyer as the key ingredient for her competence as a wordsmith. One could also note her passion for literature, writing, foreign language, history, music, and theater as influential in shaping her career interests and encouraging her to lead a reflective and well-examined life. While all of these factors played integral roles in honing Anne’s skills, what stands out the most is her time at Clairbourn School, which laid the foundation for her future and cultivated a love of learning.

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Clairbourn’s Holiday Concert – Let it Snow!

When Christmas time comes, Californians often wish for some brisk winter weather to fully celebrate the season. The desire for snow flurries inspired this year’s Holiday Concert at Clairbourn School called, “Let it Snow!”

Grades Junior Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5, along with Middle School musicians performed in this year’s Holiday Concert at Clairbourn School.

The show opened with skillfully played, instrumental music numbers performed by middle school students in the Clairbourn Band and Clairbourn String Ensemble. The Band played “Hornpipe” from Handel’s “Water Music,” “O Come All Ye Faithful” by John Francis Wade, and even a Korean folksong titled “Ahriang.” Songs played by the Strings Ensemble included, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” by Mendelssohn and the English carol “Greensleeves.” For each song, there were additional solo performance opportunities for advanced students.

December 12, 2019January 9, 2020

Clairbourn’s Annual Pooh Play

Students from Preschool through Grade 5 attended a warm, and literally fuzzy, Winnie The Pooh play put on by Clairbourn middle school students who signed up for the elective. Drama teacher Paul Barker authored and directed the show, and the concept was inspired by A. A. Milne’s characters from the Winnie the Pooh series. This funny and whimsical play was entitled, “A House is Built on Pooh Corner.” The storyline covers the antics of Pooh, Piglet, and friends working together to build Eeyore a new house—which may have been his old house rebuilt.

Drama teacher Paul Barker (center) wrote and directed this Pooh Play inspired by A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh series.

June 12, 2019January 9, 2020

Music and Drama Awards

Clairbourn School’s Music and Drama Awards are held on the last week of each school year during the Morning Assembly. The Music and Drama Awards are a way for Clairbourn School to honor its students who diligently practice their music and drama skills, as they grow into well-rounded individuals.