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US Students Attend Quaker Youth Leadership Conference, NYC Ethics Bowl

marcovescio February 10, 2023 No Comments

In spite of these chilly winter days, the upper school has been busy as usual! Last weekend, an intrepid band of students (accompanied by Head Teachers Zora Tucker and Amanda…

PA Grant Report: Lower School Head Teacher Paula Myers

marcovescio February 3, 2023 No Comments

I am beyond grateful for the MMFS PA’s support to further my studies so that I am better equipped to support our students. Although I have been a teacher for…

Alumni Spotlight: Keenan Alexander

marcovescio February 3, 2023 No Comments

For many of our alumni, graduation marks the end of their adventures at MMFS. Luckily, there are always a few friendly faces who manage to find a new purpose here…

MMFS Presents: Teachers Teaching Teachers

marcovescio February 3, 2023 No Comments

MMFS teachers have so much brilliance to share. Last week, 12th Grade Dean of Students Mary DeLouise and Head Teachers Amanda Toomey and Vicki Muñoz-Lepore had the honor of presenting…

Getting the Band(s) Back Together

marcovescio February 3, 2023 No Comments

It’s been three years since the middle school was able to put on an evening Music Night, but you’d never have known it. Even though this was the first time…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day at MMFS

marcovescio January 20, 2023 No Comments

On Monday, 40 students and faculty, staff, and family members gathered for our first in-person MLK Day of Service since 2020. After sharing a light breakfast, the group gathered for Silent…

Mayor Adams Talks with MMFS Students About Growing Up With a Learning Disability

marcovescio December 16, 2022 No Comments

Mayor Eric Adams came to Mary McDowell Friends School to share stories with our students about his learning disability and listen to their stories about their learning disabilities. The mayor…

A Visit from Author Victoria Jamieson

marcovescio December 16, 2022 No Comments

The middle school was treated to a visit from children’s book author and illustrator Victoria Jamieson on Wednesday. The visit came about thanks to MMFS parent Kate Ruck (mom to 7th grader…

US Theater Students Travel to England for Performance at the Sidcot School

marcovescio December 9, 2022 No Comments

A small but intrepid band of MMFS thespians traveled to England as part of a trip that included a performance and exchange with the Sidcot School, an independent Quaker School…

PA Grant Report: Designing a Mindfulness and Yoga Based Curriculum by Divya Seshadri

marcovescio December 2, 2022 No Comments

Divya Seshadri is Head Teacher in the lower school’s Dunbar Room. I started at Mary McDowell Friends School in 2019, thrilled to be working in an institution that had a…

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