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Faculty Feature:
Peter Tinaglia

marcovescio March 5, 2021 No Comments

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges was invited to give a talk as part of NYU Steinhardt’s Black History Month programming. MMFS Upper School Head Music Teacher Peter Tinaglia is currently completing a PhD in…

PA Grant Report:
Inquiry-Based Science
and 21st Century Learning

marcovescio February 5, 2021 No Comments

By Sophie Glassman Golob, Head Science & Math Teacher and Nicole Watson, Head Science and Math Teacher Science is everywhere. This is what we tell our students each year to…

Faculty Feature:
Alex Tronolone

marcovescio February 5, 2021 No Comments

Before joining the upper school faculty this school year, Alex Tronolone worked for The Brooklyn Historical Society, now known as The Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) at The Brooklyn Public Library,…

MMFS Board Member and Alumni Parent Andrea Davis Pinkney on GMA with Chelsea Clinton

marcovescio January 15, 2021 No Comments

Congratulations to MMFS board member, alumni parent, award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Andrea Davis Pinkney. Andrea was recently featured on Good Morning America alongside Chelsea Clinton to discuss…

MMFS Alum Dobbin Pinkney in Warby Parker Commercial

marcovescio January 15, 2021 No Comments

Check out this Warby Parker commercial featuring MMFS Alum, Dobbin Pinkney!

Alumni Spotlight:
Jake Price, Class of 2016

marcovescio January 8, 2021 No Comments

For Jake Price (‘16), learning has always been about tearing down walls. He transferred to MMFS in the middle of 9th grade and considers the advisory program as integral to…

Language, Literacy,
and the Brain

marcovescio January 8, 2021 No Comments

By Leah Wasserman, Middle School Language Therapist In the spring of 2020, as it became apparent that my summer was going to be much slower than usual, I started thinking…

MMFS Attends
NAIS’ First Virtual
People of Color Conference

marcovescio December 11, 2020 No Comments

For the last three decades the National Association of Independent Schools’ annual People of Color Conference (PoCC) has been held in person. Like everything else, this year was different. Due…

Culture in Context: Diverse Voices and Iconic Novels

marcovescio December 4, 2020 No Comments

By Cara Shaw, Upper School Head Teacher I am grateful for the opportunity to pursue professional development over the summer by taking a course funded by a grant from the…

Alumni Spotlight:
Justin Alfieri, Class of 2019

marcovescio December 4, 2020 No Comments

If you visit MMFS and ask about Justin Alfieri ‘19, students, staff, and faculty alike will mention his remarkable personality. A dedicated student, Justin used his time at MMFS to…

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