Category: Upper School

Starting Fresh with Freshman Workshop

All MMFS 9th graders have something in common. Every one of them is navigating a new world—learning their way around the upper school on Sidney Place, meeting new teachers, making…
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College Night for Seniors

The school year has just started, but it’s already time for our seniors to start planning for life after MMFS. The college guidance team kicked things off on Wednesday with…
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Presenting the Environment

If you wanted to learn about aquaponics, epigenetics, pollution in the New York area, or the future of the commercial fishing industry, you should have been in the upper school…
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Creating Savvy Investors

In John Seifert’s 12th grade economics class students are learning very valuable skills they will take with them to college and beyond: financial literacy and responsibility. The highlight of the…
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Winter Sports
Season Wrap-Ups

Winning is important, and always a goal for our athletic teams. However, it isn’t the most important goal. Given all that Athletics has faced in the era of COVID-19, I…
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Black Lives Matter

To honor and celebrate Black History Month, the Cultural Research and Celebration Club had an open call for artwork. The submissions were to be inspired by Black Joy, Black Excellence,…
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The Math of Art/The Artistry of Math

When John Wilson introduces a new math unit to his upper school students, he likes to begin with an open-ended question. For example: What does a circle mean to you? “I…
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Black Joy, Every Day

On February 4, the Cultural Research and Celebration Club (CRCC) hosted a panel on Black Joy for the upper school community. 11th and 12th graders attended the live presentation while…
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MMFS Faculty in the News: Ciro Scala

MMFS faculty member Ciro Scala was recently profiled in The New York Times!  Click here to read about his inspiring personal and academic journey: from graduating high school in 1959 to earning a master’s degree in…
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