It’s not uncommon for our students to visit faculty homes on campus for a delicious meal, a quick (or never-ending) game of Monopoly, or a casual fireside chat. But each year we also have a special weekend activity called “Faculty Open Houses” in which teachers across campus welcome in students for a variety of fun, games, and food. Some students…
Two months ago, I stood at the foot of 525 North Tryon, gazing up at the pristine office building with an eager smile across my face and a few butterflies in my stomach. Once I took that elevator to the nineteenth floor, I would begin a summer full of learning and professional development, accompanied by building new relationships, exploring…
With the support of the Middlesex Alumni Association Internship Stipend, I was able to explore my interest in rural health by working and living in Hawaii this summer. During the month of June, I worked with Dr. Kelley Withy, Professor at the University Of Hawai’i John A. Burns School Of Medicine, and Director of the University of Hawai’i. Project ECHO…
My internship at Oscar de la Renta this summer was an extremely valuable learning experience, however not for the reasons that I anticipated. Going into the summer, I looked forward to my first opportunity to work in the fashion industry and was grateful that this experience would be at the reputable company of Oscar de la Renta. My first…
A Transformative Experience Teaching, Farming and Traveling With ANKURI This summer, thanks to generous funding, I accepted an internship with ANKURI, a NGO in north India fostering economic empowerment for local women and pushing education and farming initiatives. My job was teaching English in local village schools in Dehradun and in ANKURI’s own Literacy Center. I would spend my mornings…
This summer I worked at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA. I was able to take this wonderful opportunity due to the financial support from the Middlesex Alumni Association Board. I worked in the Education Department at the MFA and taught children ages 3-18 about art and I gave tours of the museum. I am very grateful…
The Holiday Concert is the School’s annual celebration of the winter holidays in music. Over the years, these concerts have presented a wide array of musical styles, from Renaissance motets to Duke Ellington. The 2018 concert featured selections from Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria in D. A chorus of over 100 students, faculty and staff joined together to sing holiday favorites like Silent…
On November 8th and 9th, the Middlesex theatre department presented The Visit in a darkly comic performance that drew gasps from its enraptured audiences. Featuring a vibrant cast composed of theatre veterans and breakout performers making their stage debuts, The Visit explored betrayal, revenge, and morality as a downtrodden small town grappled with a twisted proposition too tempting to ignore. The stage crew, meanwhile,…
Last week, Middlesex senior Taeya Boi-Doku ’19 was selected as a winner of the The New York Times international photography contest entitled “Show Us Your Generation.” The Times invited any person aged 13 to 19 years old to respond to the current media and adult stereotypes about their generation through photography. Students were asked to submit work that depicted an…
Taking the podium after a glowing introduction, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens ’91 was quick to characterize the biography just given as “the wrong intro…the flattering one,” and proceeded to deliver his own version – one that highlighted his insecurities and failures. His reason for doing so would become apparent later in evening chapel on…