Category: PA Grant Reports

Language, Literacy,
and the Brain

marcovescio January 8, 2021 No Comments

By Leah Wasserman, Middle School Language Therapist In the spring of 2020, as it became apparent that my summer was going to be much slower than usual, I started thinking…

Culture in Context: Diverse Voices and Iconic Novels

marcovescio December 4, 2020 No Comments

By Cara Shaw, Upper School Head Teacher I am grateful for the opportunity to pursue professional development over the summer by taking a course funded by a grant from the…

Summer Study with <br> the Kodály Institute

Summer Study with
the Kodály Institute

marcovescio May 8, 2020 No Comments

By Peter Tinaglia, Upper School Head Teacher Last year, thanks in part to a grant from the MMFS Parents Association, I completed my music education summer courses with the Kodály…

Addressing Race in <br> Learning & Education

Addressing Race in
Learning & Education

marcovescio May 1, 2020 No Comments

By Elyse Wilson, Middle School Head Teacher With the support of the Parents Association, I participated in the Critical Analysis of Race in Learning & Education (CARLE) Institute in New York City.…

Exploring the Purpose <br> of Music Education

Exploring the Purpose
of Music Education

marcovescio April 24, 2020 No Comments

By Amy St. Louis, Lower School Music Teacher Thanks to the generous support of the MMFS Parents Association, I was able to continue working toward a Masters of Music Education from…

Social Thinking
in the Classroom

marcovescio April 17, 2020 No Comments

By Alexander Burr, Lower School Head Teacher In the spring of 2019 I received a grant from the MMFS Parents Association to create a series of lessons based on the Social…

International Philosophical Inquiry with Children Conference

marcovescio April 3, 2020 No Comments

By John Keenan, Upper School Teacher Thank you to the PA for supporting my travels to Bogotá, Colombia, for the 2019 conference of the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children.…

Developing a New Social Studies Curriculum

marcovescio February 28, 2020 No Comments

By Luis Betancourt and Alexis Henin “What was the Trans-Saharan network and what was traded? What caused the fall of Ghana? Who was Sundiata Keita? What is Islam and what…

Digital Resources for Use <br>in Middle School Literacy

Digital Resources for Use
in Middle School Literacy

marcovescio February 7, 2020 No Comments

By Rosalie Osborn, Middle School Head Teacher For the past ten years I have had the opportunity to teach literacy in the middle school. Having come to MMFS with a…

Developing Black History Month Curricula <br>for Young Students

Developing Black History Month Curricula
for Young Students

marcovescio January 10, 2020 No Comments

By Lower School Head Teacher, Alyssa Postman Putzel Last summer I researched and developed a Black History Month mini-unit for the kindergarten-3rd grade age classes in the lower school. I…

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