Alumni Today

Featured Alum
Cael Barry-Thompson 

Sage Class Year: 2005

College and Grad Year:  Brown University, Anticipated Graduation Date, 2013

Major/Minor: Triple “Concentrating” (Brown’s term for Major) in Mathematics, Philosophy, & Human Biology

Current Job/Internship: Cook at AS220′s restaurant, Foo(d).  AS220 is a local arts nonprofit in Providence, critical to the development & success of the arts in the city.

Hobbies: Music, Reading, Meditation, Radical Politics, Spending Time Near the Ocean, Herbalism, Late-Night Walks & Bike Rides  

Career Goals:
Math Professor, Buddhist Monk, English Teacher in Italy, Osteopathic Doctor, or Epigeneticist

Latest Feather in Your Cap:
I just earned the rank of 9 kyu in the ancient strategy game go.

What You Love About Your Studies/Work:
The freedom to thoroughly explore many intellectual avenues simultaneously

What skills did Sage help you develop the most?
A holistically strong educational foundation and a tenacious thirst for wisdom

Fondest Sage Memory:
Building elaborate forts in the thicket

Words of Advice to Sage 8th Graders Preparing For The Next Step:  
Don’t stop reading books that aren’t assigned to you 

Previously Featured:

Mario Alvarez, Class of ’06

Meghan Cummings, Class of ’03

Sara Itani, Class of ’04

Jonathan Poggi, Class of ’04

Jenny Shulkin, Class of ’05

Ben Vaughan, Class of ’00