“Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said in a December 1963 speech. And by the “maladjusted,” he clarified that he meant those who would refuse to accept segregation, discrimination, religious bigotry, or other forms of social injustice – men and women who would fight for freedom, truth, and equality. As…
On Monday, January 18, 2016 the Middlesex School will welcome Jeff Sheng to the community as the featured speaker for this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program. Sheng is an American artist whose photographic work over the last decade has focused on the 21st century Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender rights movement. His photographs on this topic have been featured in the New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, Newsweek, the…
On November 16, the multicultural office at Middlesex welcomed Mr. Amer Ahmed to campus. Mr. Ahmed is the incoming Director of the Intercultural Teaching and Faculty Development at UMASS Amherst. He is the first speaker in this year’s MX Spectrum Dialogues, a mini lecture series devoted to equity, justice, and inclusion. Speaking in the Terry Room, Mr. Ahmed engaged the…
On Thursday October 29, 2015 the Middlesex community welcomed two new members, in the form of two stone lions that now reside outside of the athletic center (though their final resting place will be outside Warburg Library). The lions themselves have been donated on behalf of some generous Middlesex families from China, who hope the lions, weighing a combined six-and-a-half…
Few guest speakers, or even performers, manage to get everyone in the Wood Theatre up on their feet and dancing along with them. This was not much of a challenge for Emmanuel Jal, however, despite the gravity of his message. From beginning to end, the charismatic rapper, activist, and former child soldier engaged the entire audience in his music and…
Join bestselling author, Dan Harris, on Thursday October 29 at 6:30pm in the Cornelius Ayer Wood Theatre for an evening of conversation on the practice and benefits of mindfulness. Dan Harris will share his experience with meditation and his perspective on how it has contributed to his continued success. All proceeds from this event will support scholarships for Inward Bound…
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…
It is fairly unusual to be able to meet the author and protagonist of any given All-School Reading assignment. And when that individual is as inspiring – and yet, pragmatic and unassuming – as Will Allen, whose journey is related in The Good Food Revolution, it is a rare treat indeed. In the midst of a comprehensive “Wellness Week” that…
In the first Chapel of each school year, we remember the Middlesex graduates who lost their lives in WWI and WWII. The Memorial Chapel was built in 1924 in honor and remembrance of those Middlesex boys who died in WWI, and it was rededicated in 1946 to include Middlesex graduates who died in WWII. Ms. Smedley, Director of Spiritual and…
September 20-26 is Wellness Week at Middlesex! Check out the schedule to see what aspects of health and wellness our students will be addressing during September’s Wellness Week. Sunday, September 20 – Sunday’s Sleep Challenge. Get eight hours of sleep any night of Wellness Week and get a prize that supports sleep hygiene. Monday, September 21 – Unplugged Monday. Take a technology holiday! Unplug…