Category: PA Grant Reports

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…

Social Thinking and Executive Functioning Supports in Advisory

marcovescio November 14, 2018 No Comments

By Tricia Blumenfeld and Sarenne Sutton, Upper School Language Therapists Last summer, we collaborated to brainstorm and create lessons, mini-lessons, and graphic organizers to be used as supports during advisory…

PA Grant Report: Working with Artists in Vermont to Build Upon My Teaching at MMFS

marcovescio October 29, 2018 No Comments

By Caitlin Clifford, Upper School Head Visual Arts Teacher As a practicing artist, I find that my own artwork and artistic pursuits inform the way I teach. My work is…

Bringing the SPARC Spirit Back to MMFS

marcovescio June 6, 2016 No Comments

by Keith Gauger, MMFS Upper Division Head English Teacher Thanks to a generous grant from the Mary McDowell Friends School Parents’ Association, I was able to attend the first of…

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Teaching in Ghana; Experiencing a Different Learning Environment

marcovescio October 7, 2014 No Comments

“Teaching in Ghana; Experiencing a Different Learning Environment” is the title of an article written by Christine Ross, Teacher in the Elizabeth Fry Room. Her trip to Ghana was…