“Does listening to an audiobook count as reading?” This is the question posed by Brian Bannon, chief librarian at the New York Public Library in a thought-provoking essay in The New York…
Mary McDowell Friends School is designed to meet the unique needs of students diagnosed with learning disabilities like ADHD. We define a learning disability as a neurological condition that causes…
This year, for our annual Fall Professional Development Day, we did something different. Instead of inviting an outside expert to speak about teaching students with learning disabilities, we turned to…
This article on dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia is reproduced from the upcoming publication Shining the Light on LD: MMFS Learning Disabilities Handbook. One of last year’s most popular newsletter articles…
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…
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…
James Kagel (He/Him, ‘19) attended MMFS as a lower, middle, and upper school student. Last month, we were thrilled to have James join us as at Illuminations: Benefit 2025 to…
Imagine you’re on your school basketball team, working hard and dreaming of playing in the NBA or WNBA someday. Now imagine you find yourself playing on the court at the…
Six upper school students represented MMFS at the 2025 Quaker Youth Leadership Conference, an annual event that brings together students from Quaker schools across the country. Every year the Friends…
