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Leave Everything and Play!

May 29, 2018

L.E.A.P. (Leave Everything And Play) Day is an annual tradition within the Lower School when classes are canceled and students partake in various outdoor games and activities. Each year, students anticipate this fun-filled field day and look forward…

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Accomplished Artist Returns to the Lower School

May 25, 2018

Artist and filmmaker Allen Blagden visited the Lower Campus on Thursday, May 17 to speak about his craft, his travels to Africa, and his time as a student at the IMS Lower School (which was then called the Town Hill…

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Hungry for Writing

May 22, 2018

“Ms. Brown, you’re making me hungry!” I overhear a student say in class as I talk about hamburgers, Oreo cookies, and big, juicy watermelons. What do these three foods have in common? What do they have to do…

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Ninth Graders Design Solutions to Global Challenges

May 22, 2018

Assistant Head of School Tom Stewart understands the importance of empowering students to make positive and lasting change. That’s why he and a team of IMS teachers and administrators use the spring term to engage ninth grade students in a…

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Falcons Recap 4/26-5/10

May 11, 2018

Varsity Tennis is 2-1 in its last three matches with wins against Berkshire and Kildonan and a loss against Rumsey. Alex Liang has emerged as a great captain and player as the season has progressed. As number one on the…

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Introducing ‘The IMS Insider’

May 10, 2018

This spring, a team of student editors launched the school’s first-ever online literary arts magazine. The website aims to share creative works generated by members of the IMS community, including student art, stories, poems, and essays.

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Alumni Take 5: M.E. Durell (Briscoe) ‘01

May 8, 2018

After IMS, M.E. attended The Hotchkiss School before enrolling at Boston College and receiving her BA in Human Development. She then moved to San Francisco to spend time with family and explore career opportunities, ultimately settling into a grant-writing position…

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Phoebe Mulder Earns Mountain Card

May 4, 2018

Head of School Jody Soja presented a Mountain Card to Phoebe Mulder on Tuesday, May 1. The Mountain Card is the school’s highest formal accolade and recognizes individuals who go above and beyond our expectations. Below are the words that…

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Falcons Recap 4/27

April 28, 2018

JV Boys Lacrosse was able to top Rumsey in a tightly contested 6-5 game. With almost no returners, the team turned to new players like Pato Albitos and Rylie Robinson to lead the way. Varsity Boys Lacrosse continued its…

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Students Join National School Walkout

April 22, 2018

By Jody Soja, Head of School On Friday, April 20, at 10:00 a.m., a group of Middle and Upper School students walked out of their classes and assembled in the Front Circle of our Upper Campus at IMS.

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