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Shining the Light on LD: ADHD

This is the second installment in our newsletter series on learning disabilities, excerpted from Shining the Light on LD: The MMFS Learning Disabilities Handbook. What is ADHD? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…
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Quakerism Is A Skill

by Head of School André Del Valle A Reflection on Community I like to think of Quakerism as a skill—one that we continually learn, teach, and practice.  The Quaker values…
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MMFS at ALDS

MMFS was well represented at this year’s ALDS Leadership Retreat.   The Association for LD Schools held its annual Leadership Retreat in Seattle this summer. ALDS’s mission is to “connect and…
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MMFS Civil Rights Journey

Since 2014, MMFS has been running a trip to the American South to visit some of the monuments, museums, and historic markers and sites of the Civil Rights movement. Last…
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Why We Use the Term “Learning Disabilities”

At MMFS, we talk about students with “learning disabilities” rather than students with “learning differences” or “learning challenges.” Why? Here’s how we define a learning disability: A learning disability is…
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