Services announced for former Paideia headmaster

Plans have been released for a memorial system for former Paideia headmaster Paul Bianchi who died May An announcement from The Paideia School declared services have been set for Friday May at p m at Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center The announcement declared that the school will be closed that day In the last hours I have heard from numerous of you who have reached out to express the solutions 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 stated 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 declared Thursday night s senior dinner and graduation on Sunday May will continue as planned A report issued by the school reported Bianchi passed away at his home leaving behind a remarkable legacy of leadership care and commitment to progressive schooling Bianchi who led The Paideia School from its founding in until his retirement in shaped the school s identity that valued curiosity compassion and society the report revealed Even after his retirement Bianchi continued to teach at the school Taylor reported 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 disclosed 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 disclosed for former Paideia headmaster appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta