by Editor | Dec 7, 2018 | Academics News, All MFS News
By Shelby Deibler ’20 The eleventh grade traveled to Washington, D.C. for its annual field trip on November 19. Visiting Washington D.C. is not only a tradition for the junior class, but also a fundamental piece in the curriculum for all Grade 11 history classes. The...
by Editor | Dec 7, 2018 | Academics News, All MFS News
A group of 6th-8th grade students recently traveled to Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia for an afternoon of observation and discussion. Several of the day’s conversations focused on student government in the context of Meeting for Worship for Business, the...
by Editor | Dec 6, 2018 | Academics News, All MFS News
Serena Lin ’19 has been named a 2019 YoungArts winner by the National YoungArts Foundation. She is one of just 23 U.S. Finalists in the Writing category and one of just 163 finalists in total among 710 winners honored by the foundation. Selected through a blind...
by Editor | Dec 6, 2018 | Academics News, All MFS News
Thirty Upper School students traveled to New Brunswick from November 29 – December 2 for the Rutgers Model United Nations Conference. Commented advisor and History Department Chair Clark Thomson: “Smiles, laughter, research, discourse, collaboration, and...
by Editor | Dec 5, 2018 | Academics News, All MFS News
By Sreehita Hajeebu ‘23 The annual seventh grade Global Challenge Project prompts students to design potential solutions for a UN Sustainable Development Goal. Sreehita Hajeebu ’23 was inspired by her experience on the Global Hunger project and continued her...
by Editor | Dec 5, 2018 | Academics News, All MFS News
At the Preschool and Prekindergarten informances, students join their parents in the Lower School Music Room for a fun-filled session of shared rhythm and song. LS Music Teacher Joanna Stamper introduced the informances three years ago, and they have since become key...