In honor of our 40th anniversary, MMFS is embarking on the development of a Strategic Plan for the next 5 to 7 years. That work got underway in earnest in…
On Friday, June 7th at the Brooklyn Museum, Mary McDowell Friends School held it’s 11th Commencement Exercises, conferring 43 high school diplomas on the Class of 2024. Congratulations to our…
What a night! More than 200 members of the MMFS community attended Illuminations: Benefit 2024 on May 16. Thank you to everyone who came out for the evening, made a…
We are the students of Stephanie Shore’s 12th grade Civics class. This year we are learning about different ways to be good citizens and connecting that with the Quaker values…
Professional Development days are a staple of every school calendar. They provide time for teachers and staff to continue their own education in order to become better educators. February’s Professional…
This year’s Read-A-Thon was a huge success across all three divisions—raising money for good causes while building community and getting everybody reading! Kicking off with Wacky Hat Day and wrapping…
MMFS believes in sharing our collective wisdom with the academic community, so that other teachers and schools can benefit from the work we do here. When our faculty and staff…
MMFS was well represented at the annual NAIS People of Color Conference (PoCC) in St. Louis last week. PoCC is the flagship of NAIS’s commitment to equity and justice in teaching,…
Did you know Bayard Rustin is part of MMFS’s origin story? You may know of Rustin as a giant of the civil rights, labor, and LGBTQ+ rights movements who served…
MMFS is delighted to welcome LaTasha Richards to our Board of Trustees. Tasha is Poly Prep’s Director of Enrollment Management, Admissions, and Financial Aid, and a former Vice President of…
