Jason Mendelson attended MMFS from 2001-2007*. After MMFS, he attended Bay Ridge Prep for a year and then moved on to York Prep, where he graduated from high school. Following…
David Berlin was a Mary McDowell Friends School student from 2003 until 2007. Because MMFS did not have a high school back then, he left after 8th grade to attend…
MMFS integrates educational and assistive technologies into curricula on all levels to create a dynamic learning environment for students. Hardware, such as whiteboards, sound amplifications systems, laptops, and tablets, and…
Mary McDowell Friends School defines learning disabilities in the following way: A learning disability is a neurological condition that causes difficulties with the way the brain handles information. Information coming…
Mary McDowell Friends School defines learning disabilities in the following way: A learning disability is a neurological condition that causes difficulties with the way the brain handles information. Information coming…
Students are learning about bias and inequality in a nine-week class on social justice. Taught by ES Assistant Director Franziska Laskaris, the class seeks to create an anti-bias environment by…
The upper school has started a new program for American Sign Language 3 students called Weekly Conversation Partners. Each week, ASL 3 students will be assigned a partner with whom…
On October 11th MMFS middle and upper school faculty members presented two workshops at the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) Special Education Conference. MS head teacher Rosalie…
Hello MMFS Friends, It has been an exciting and fun-filled first few weeks in the elementary school physical education classes! When planning our lessons we always keep in mind our…
Building on materials published by Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, middle school students are learning to engage in thoughtful, constructive dialogue that allows for different…
