In the Classroom - Indian Mountain School

The Spirit of Mountain Day

October 18, 2017

School spirit isn’t taken lightly at IMS. In fact, our colors—Maroon and Gray—serve as the foundation for a spirited rivalry within our…

Maroon vs. Gray: The Sorting Hike

September 13, 2017

Chances are that if you ask a group of alumni what some of their favorite IMS memories are you will most certainly hear about the Maroon vs. Gray competitions. Every fall, new students, faculty, and staff are assigned to…

The Flemish Project

January 12, 2017

Arts,
In the Classroom

Art Teacher Amy Jenkins worked with her pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade students to interpret Flemish paintings from the 1500s and create, with found items, their own portraits of the emerging merchant and upper classes. They fashioned and taped together paper towel…

Slinky Science

November 4, 2016

Academics,
In the Classroom

Students in a seventh grade earth science class explored how energy moves through the ground during an earthquake. Using a large slinky as a model of the wave, they sent single waves down the line, which returned until the energy…

FCD Workshops

December 1, 2014

During the week of December 8-11, John Tummon from Freedom From Chemical Dependency (FCD) will be working with students, faculty, and parents around issues concerning chemical dependency. FCD is a non-profit organization based in Needham, MA that provides alcohol, tobacco, and other…

Leadership Conference Celebrates Diversity

April 24, 2014

Community As Classroom,
Life Through Service

Eighteen IMS students from the Upper School attended the 12th Annual Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) at the Hopkins School in New Haven, CT on Saturday April 5. Everyone enjoyed the conference, “Foresight is 20/20: 50th Anniversary Celebrating the Civil…

Day of Silence

May 8, 2012

On April 25, about 30 students participated in a Day of Silence to bring awareness to and support gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies who are silenced by bullying, harassment, and discrimination. Students and faculty who participated…

IMS Recognizes World AIDS Day

December 1, 2010

On Wednesday, December 1, the Indian Mountain School community recognized World AIDS Day. Many students and faculty raised money and awareness for AIDS research by purchasing and wearing red ribbons and bracelets and wearing red clothing.

Category: In the Classroom

The Spirit of Mountain Day

Maroon vs. Gray: The Sorting Hike

The Flemish Project

Slinky Science

FCD Workshops

Leadership Conference Celebrates Diversity

Day of Silence

IMS Recognizes World AIDS Day