Category: PA Grant Reports

Little Kids Rock:
Modern Band Summit

marcovescio October 11, 2019 No Comments

By John Grimsley, Middle School Associate Music Teacher In November of 2017, my co-teacher Catherine Leto-Carboy and I received training from a corporation called Little Kids Rock. This program has reached…

Studying Cuban Rhythms in Havana

marcovescio December 21, 2018 No Comments

By Taylor Watson, Upper School Head Music Teacher – August 2018 Last summer I was generously awarded a MMFS Parents Association Grant to study Cuban rhythms in Havana, Cuba. The goal was not…

How Do We Know What We Know?

marcovescio December 14, 2018 No Comments

By Jenny Armstrong, Middle School Head Teacher; John Denton, Middle School Educational Technology Integrator; and Finlay Logan, Middle School Head Teacher How do we know what we know? What tools…

“To Kill A Mockingbird” – A Multisensory Approach

marcovescio November 28, 2018 No Comments

By Ben Kaplan, Upper School Head English Teacher When I was in ninth grade, I read To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time. It was a shattering and inspiring…

Continuing Professional Studies at Bank Street College – “Language Matters” and “Early Number, Addition, and Subtraction”

marcovescio November 21, 2018 No Comments

By Rachel Awkward, Lower School CSE Coordinator Last year, I applied for and received an MMFS Parents Association grant to use for professional development in math instruction. Using this generous…