At Middlesex, our academic community believes in a shared learning experience. Our culture is marked by friendliness, accessibility, and compassion both in and out of the classroom. While our teachers are generous with extra help, some of our most accomplished seniors are just as eager to lend a helping hand. These Peer Tutors, selected by department heads for their mastery…
Two faculty chairs were recently awarded to members of the faculty. Head of School Kathy Giles described the important work done by the faculty and the honor bestowed by the awarding of a faculty chair: “Faculty members who dedicate their professional lives to teaching, coaching, advising, and fostering the growth and development of our students are the lifeblood of Middlesex…
Dr. Wetzel earned his undergraduate degree in music education at Miami University of Ohio, his M.M. from the New England Conservatory in Boston, and his doctorate at Ohio State University, where he served as the graduate teaching assistant to the trumpet studio, worked with the Symphonic Choir, and accompanied numerous vocal recitals. He joined the faculty in 2007 and lives…
After each semester at Middlesex, we gather to celebrate the academic achievements of our students at the Academic Awards Assembly. At this week’s assembly, we acknowledged work done in the 2015 spring semester. For a full list of students receiving honors, please click here. To open the assembly, chemistry and physics teacher Dr. Erickson spoke about his own lifeong love of…
During Sunday night’s Lunar Eclipse, nearly 100 students visited the Middlesex Observatory for a viewing party. The moon entered Earth’s umbra (dark part of the shadow) at 9:07 pm, and many students watched and waited patiently until it was completely within the shadow at 10:11 pm. At that time, the refracted light from the Sun made the moon look red,…
In addition to all the new students who joined the community in September, Middlesex welcomed eight new faculty members to the School. A graduate of Phillips Academy and MIT, Jasmin Baek brings her understanding of adolescents and schools to the Admissions Office. After serving as an educational consultant in Korea for nearly three years, she earned her Ed.M. at Harvard…
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Each May, along with the excitement on the circle, the slow walks down to the pond, and the blooming flowers, Middlesex students participate in another annual rite, Advanced Placement testing. On the heels of a year’s worth of learning and preparation, Middlesex students dedicate the first two weeks of May testing what they have learned on these national exams, which…
With over 2,000 TED Talks to explore, where does one even begin? Here are 13 of the best TED talks, recommended by the Middlesex faculty and staff: 1) Susan Cain: The power of introverts (2012) 2) Billy Collins: Two poems about what dogs think (probably) (2014) 3) Benjamin Zander: The transformative power of classical music (2008) 4) Mellody Hobson: Color…