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Shipley upholds and promotes moral integrity, a sense of personal achievement and worth, and concern for others at school and in the larger community." --- - - [![ShipleySchool](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/TheShipleySchool-May-2017/Images/Shipley_Vertical-Logo.png)](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org) [![Schedule a visit.](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/TheShipleySchool-May-2017/Images/Top-Ad-Blog-2016-04.jpg)](https://www.shipleyschool.org/admissions/admissions-events-and-tours) - [Home](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org) - [Request Admissions Information](https://www.shipleyschool.org/request-admissions-information) - [Visit Shipley](https://www.shipleyschool.org/admissions/admissions-events-and-tours) - [Shipley Magazine](https://www.shipleyschool.org/the-shipley-magazine) - [News](https://www.shipleyschool.org/news) ### Featured Posts [![Winning the Homework Battle: 10 Tips for Helping Children with Homework](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/2020-02-06-10-Tips-for-Helping-Your-Child-With-Homework.jpg)](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/10-tips-for-helping-kids-with-homework) #### [Winning the Homework Battle: 10 Tips for Helping Children with Homework](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/10-tips-for-helping-kids-with-homework) [![I Accidentally Misgendered Someone! 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Shipley's Librarians are here to help with a heaping helping of books to satisfy your literary appetite. [![Lessons from an Underdog: A Q&A with Author Jesse Wang ’14](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/2021-01-14-Jesse-Wang-QandA.jpg)](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/lessons-from-an-underdog-a-qa-with-author-jesse-wang-14) [Lessons from an Underdog: A Q&A with Author Jesse Wang ’14](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/lessons-from-an-underdog-a-qa-with-author-jesse-wang-14) Jesse Wang ’14 transferred to Shipley from public school when he was in the tenth grade. Though he wasn’t always the best student in high school, he learned a lot about perseverance, grit, and how to be a good writer—skills that would prove useful after his less-than-stellar performance as a... 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