Head of School Welcome

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  Welcome from Head of School Alexis Mulvihill

  
  What a delight it is to welcome you to Trinity’s website. Though this is merely a digital space—one that cannot possibly capture the vibrant dynamism of real life inside our walls!—I hope that it gives you a good sense of the unapologetically joyful academic energy of our school. I have been lucky enough to teach hundreds of students over the course of my 14 years as an English teacher at this school, and I am here to tell you that there are few places on this planet more fun to be than inside a Trinity classroom. This place crackles with a joyful, contagious, intellectual energy that comes from the alchemy of brilliant, engaged students being taught by brilliant, engaged teachers. Trinity is a place of profound academic pursuits, and we have great fun along the way.

   

  The School was founded as a charity school in 1709 intended to benefit the lives of New York City children living in poverty. We are profoundly proud of this origin fact about ourselves, because it reminds us that from the very moment of our inception we have been mindful of our obligation to serve as a vehicle for mutual caretaking and civic-mindedness. Every single aspect of our program—our marvelous, unrivalled Office of Public Service, our Chapel program, our equity work, our Athletic program—every single thing we do here is in the name of figuring out how to turn our unique talents and privileges into service toward the greater good. Trinity’s motto, Labore et Virtute speaks to both of these essential truths about our school: we are unapologetically, proudly academic (Labore) and we are here to lift each other up (Virtute).

   

  The Trinity community is one in which students feel a profound sense of meaning, purpose, and pride in their hard, imperfect work. Our families look at their relationship with us from a place of covenant, as opposed to contract. Our faculty and staff feel unreservedly proud of the staggeringly important work they do every single day offering our students safe passage—thrilling passage—into the rest of their lives. There is no work in the world more important than what we all do together.

   

  I’m grateful for your visit to our website, and I encourage you to explore this school with all the joy and purpose and intensity that I experience here every single day. 

   

  Onward together!

  Alexis Mulvihill

  Head of School