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Reflections on the
MMFS Civil Rights Trip

marcovescio December 7, 2015 No Comments

Last month a group of MMFS teachers, administrators, families, and trustees traveled down South for our second community Civil Rights trip. The following participants offered their perspectives on this unforgettable…

Storytelling in 1s and 0s

marcovescio November 18, 2015 No Comments

by Scott Nagel, Elementary Division Technology Coordinator People gathered in a group, telling one another stories is as old as humankind itself. This age-old love of storytelling has met the…

Southern Poverty Law Center Praises MMFS Students’ Commitment to Social Justice

marcovescio November 18, 2015 No Comments

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) praised MMFS students’ commitment to social justice in a wonderful article on their website. Students and other community members visited SPLC on the MMFS…

Girls Volleyball Team Wins First Upper Division Championship

marcovescio November 16, 2015 No Comments

By Jill Smida-Wood, MMFS 11th Grade Student When the girls volleyball team first met in August, we expected that this would be a typical MMFS sports season: a few more…

MMFS Student’s Letter to Presidential Candidate Clinton Goes Viral

marcovescio November 5, 2015 No Comments

This month, Mary McDowell Friends School (MMFS) got some welcome time in the media spotlight via one of its students. A plucky MMFS seventh grader took the initiative to reach…

Middle Division Update

marcovescio October 29, 2015 No Comments

by Fran Yellen, Middle Division Administrator Our all school mini-unit on Silent Meeting has come to an end. Middle school students traveled to meeting houses in Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn…

Elementary Division Students Engage Silence Through Art

marcovescio October 26, 2015 No Comments

by Jamie Hernandez, Elementary Division Head Art Teacher When the theme for this year’s mini-unit was announced as Silent Meeting, I thought it would be too abstract to integrate into…

Reflections on
the US Retreats

marcovescio October 19, 2015 No Comments

At the start of every school year, upper school students and faculty take a few days away together to reflect on the new school year and strengthen their bond as…

MMFS Middle Division Starts the Year Off
With A Bang

marcovescio October 15, 2015 No Comments

The Middle Division began the year with lots of excitement. Our annual day of community building at Prospect Park was ready to go on the second day of school but…

Elementary School Creates Faculty and Class Charters

marcovescio October 7, 2015 No Comments

October is the month when we create the elementary school faculty and classroom charters. Charters are part of the RULER Approach, a social-emotional curriculum developed by Yale University. A charter…