Can you imagine having your artwork shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art while still in high school? Well, our students don’t have to! A handful of our high schoolers…
MMFS alumna Josephine Wong’s story is one of determination, optimism, and a readiness to grasp new opportunities as they appear. After graduating from MMFS in June 2016, Josephine took two…
Last summer, the MMFS Parents Association generously supported my participation in an AVID Summer Institute in Seattle. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college- and career-readiness program that focuses…
This week six upper school students participated in their first Model UN conference, along with more than 500 student delegates from around the world. The theme of this year’s conference…
The Lightning Poetry contest is one of our community’s favorite events of the year. It combines literacy with performance and really allows our students to shine. The students select and…
MMFS alumnus Matt Fischioni (‘17) is a testament to the power of using your resources and stepping out of your comfort zone. A recent graduate of Dean College, Matt chose…
The upper school language therapists stumbled upon Sarah Ward (M.S, CCC/SLP), Co-Director of Cognitive Connections, in November 2018, when we attended a presentation on executive functioning skills during ASHA (the…
During their study of pre-colonial Africa, the 7th grade students in Paul Lederer’s and Alicia Benis’s history classes delved into the kingdom of Benin. As a culminating project, the students…
Board member, alumni parent, and bestselling and award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney visited the lower school to talk about her new book—which is the current selection of the Bergen Street…
