by Editor | Oct 11, 2019 | Academics News, All MFS News
A group of Middle and Upper School students traveled to the Friends Center in Philadelphia on October 3 for a workshop about Quaker-based decision making. Attending were: Calvin Bell ’20, Cole Blackburn ’25, Bailey Butterworth ’20, Shelby Deibler ’20, Harrison Kutalek...
by Editor | Oct 10, 2019 | Academics News, All MFS News
The Zekavat Sabbatical Fund, endowed in 1996 by the Zekavat family, encourages MFS faculty members to pursue creative summer travel and study over several weeks. As French Teacher Jen Murphy developed her application for the sabbatical, she identified four key...
by Editor | Jun 19, 2019 | Academics News, All MFS News
A strong contingent of seven students represented the MFS Middle School at the National History Bee Finals, which took place June 7-9 in Chicago. A buzzer-based competition, the History Bee challenges middle schoolers with trivia questions about U.S. and non-U.S....
by Editor | May 30, 2019 | Academics News, All MFS News
For the fourth consecutive year, the seventh grade class embarked on a special end-of-the-year interdisciplinary project: the Global Challenge. Seventh Grade Quest: Science Teacher Deborah Bruvik and Quest: Humanities Teachers Mark Gornto and Jake Greenberg together...
by Editor | May 2, 2019 | Academics News, All MFS News
Eleven Middle School students have qualified for the 2019 Middle/Elementary Division National Championships of the US History Bee and Geography Olympiad and two for the 2020 Geography Bee World Championship. The national competitions will be held on June 7-10 in...