Category: Upper School

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.…

MMFS Head Spanish Teacher Quoted in
the New York Times

marcovescio March 8, 2020 No Comments

Read MMFS Upper School Head Spanish Teacher Victoria Muñoz-Lepore’s quote in the New York Times on how Covid-19 has affected the plans she had for her program.

Faculty Feature:
Ben Kaplan

marcovescio February 14, 2020 No Comments

We are excited to share with the community that MMFS Upper School Head English Teacher Ben Kaplan co-wrote the miniseries Washington. Produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, it will…

Community Light Magazine

marcovescio December 19, 2019 No Comments

Please enjoy the Fall 2019 issue of Community Light. You can flip through the digital pages below, or click the arrow in the top left corner to download a pdf.…

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

marcovescio December 6, 2019 No Comments

By Annie Gruenwald, Upper School Head Social Studies Teacher This past summer I was honored to receive a PA grant to attend my second professional development seminar with the Gilder…

MMFS Participates in the Global Climate Strike

marcovescio September 20, 2019 No Comments

Teaching our students to be good global citizens is central to the mission of MMFS. Many of our students are passionate about the issue of climate change, and today, some of…

Class of 2019:
Oh, The Places They’ll Go!

marcovescio June 14, 2019 No Comments

We did it! We made it to the end of the year. Our seniors have graduated; our 8th graders have moved up; and our lower school students celebrated at their…

PA Carnival 2019

marcovescio May 11, 2019 No Comments

Cotton candy, crafts, caricature artists, food, and fun! Click here for highlights.

MMFS Upper School Students WPIX Interview

marcovescio May 3, 2019 No Comments

Three MMFS upper school students were interviewed for a WPIX-TV piece about how backlash from the college admissions scandal could affect the testing and college admissions process for students with…

Upper School Students Attend the Quaker Youth Leadership Conference

marcovescio February 7, 2019 No Comments

Hi all, As you know, six upper school students joined us as we braved a cold and snowy Washington, D.C. last week for the annual Quaker Youth Leadership Conference at…