Learning – John Palfrey

Head of School Bookshelf: The Innovators Edition

March 30, 2026October 5, 2014 by John Palfrey

On October 17, 2014, we are launching the Andover Institute at Phillips Academy. The Institute will be a hub for innovation at PA, where our students, faculty, and others come together to explore new ideas in teaching and learning at the secondary school level. The idea is to have a “Bell Labs” here at Andover … Read more

The Web at 25: Looking Ahead to What Might Be

March 30, 2026September 20, 2014 by John Palfrey

The Web turns 25 years old this year. What has changed since Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at CERN in Switzerland, released this gift to the world in 1989? The easier question to answer might be to ask what hasn’t changed. The widespread use of the Web in communities all around the world has touched … Read more