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Head Teacher Presents at National Council of Teachers of English Conference

marcovescio December 2, 2022 No Comments

LS Head Teacher Allie Paddock presented at this year’s National Council of Teachers of English conference in Anaheim, California. The topic: How the practice of remixing visual media offers students…

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The Importance of Quaker Education At MMFS

marcovescio November 14, 2022 No Comments

On Thursday, October 27th Head of School Debbie Zlotowitz spoke at the Friends Council on Education‘s annual Heads Gathering Dinner. Serving on a panel of five veteran heads of school,…

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PA Grant Report: Revising el Itinerario by Vicki Muñoz-Lepore

marcovescio November 4, 2022 No Comments

Every year, the MMFS Parents Association awards grants to faculty and staff members to pursue summer coursework, training, fellowships, and other professional development activities, including expenses for related travel. This…

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Alumni Spotlight: Daniella Mizrahi

marcovescio November 4, 2022 No Comments

Daniella Mizrahi (‘17) began attending MMFS in 10th grade and credits her positive experience here for helping her come out of her shell and let her true self shine. Daniella…

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Question Everything: The Key to Scientific Learning

marcovescio November 4, 2022 No Comments

Up in the Maria Mitchell Science Room, the first half of this year is devoted to Earth Science. The Anderson Room is studying “Weather and the Atmosphere.” The Krisberg, Longobardi,…

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Hot Off the Press!

marcovescio November 4, 2022 No Comments

It’s here! The first edition of the 2022-23 McDowell Friends Gazette (All the News That We Can Find Within Our Own Four Walls and Beyond). This publication of the Friday Journalism Workshop…

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Seniors Debate Enduring Questions In Philosophy Class

marcovescio November 4, 2022 No Comments

There’s a common perception that philosophy is the exclusive purview of old white men wearing tweed jackets. But if you stop by John Keenan’s philosophy elective, you’ll see teenagers discussing…

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Bergen Street Book Club

marcovescio October 21, 2022 No Comments

Over the last few weeks, all lower school students read I Am The Subway by Korean author Kim Hyo-eun (translated by Deborah Smith), a beautifully illustrated depiction of passengers on the Korean…

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7th Grade Students Study “Google Maps with a Time Machine”

marcovescio October 21, 2022 No Comments

7th grade American History teachers Paul Lederer and Alicia Benis have discovered a time portal that allows their students to see what Manhattan looked like in 1609, when it was…

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Starting Fresh with Freshman Workshop

marcovescio October 21, 2022 No Comments

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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