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Hansi Zhu Earns Mountain Card

November 18, 2016

Head of School Jody Soja presented a Mountain Card to Hansi Zhu on Friday, November 18, 2016. The Mountain Card is the school’s highest formal accolade and recognizes individuals who go above and beyond our expectations. Below are the words…

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…

Jody Soja–This I Believe

October 27, 2016

The best gift I ever received was given to me by my Zulu professor: the former South African poet–laureate Mazisi Kunene. Play Speech Audio: Your browser does not support the audio element. Professor Kunene was a Mountain…

Falcons Recap 10.7-10.21

October 22, 2016

Volleyball followed up the first win by tacking on a second one with a 2-1 victory over Miss Hall’s. The Falcons dropped the next three games to tough competition including a barn burner in five games to Rumsey. The team…

Falcons Recap 9.26-10.3

October 7, 2016

As the Falcons continue to progress through a difficult athletic schedule, our teams again prove that they are tough and…

A Praying Mantis in the Grass Sparks an Unplanned Lesson

September 28, 2016

Our nimble Lower School often follows students’ interests and natural curiosity to engage in deep learning. Recently, we saw a perfect example of emergent curriculum in action after our first and second graders found a praying…

Falcons Recap 9.21-9.26

September 27, 2016

This past week saw the Falcons athletics teams’ games and competitions begin in earnest with many impressive performances across the board. The Volleyball team followed up a gutsy performance the week before with two more tough games…

Meditation on the Fall

September 27, 2016

“The childing autumn, angry winter, change. Their wonted liveries, and the mazed world. By their increase, now knows not which is which.”—William Shakespeare, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” As daylight savings time ends on the east coast, all the clocks fall…

Teacher Spotlight: David Gargill

September 13, 2016

When not in the classroom, the head of our English department practices his trade as a professional journalist. David Gargill is a two-time National…

Be Kind. Be Safe. Have Fun!

September 2, 2016

The Early Childhood Classroom at the Lower Campus has been dedicated to beloved Early Childhood Teacher Mrs. Kathleen Pressman. Mrs. Pressman received the honor at the Moving Up Ceremony on June 9, 2016. Mrs. Pressman taught pre-kindergarten for…

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