We are proud to announce that Middlesex School is part of a pilot group of 32 independent schools assisting the Secondary School Admission Test Board (SSATB) in the ground-breaking development of a new non-cognitive assessment. Intended to complement the cognitive measures currently assessed in our admission process, the new Character Skills Assessment (CSA) from SSATB will offer insights into an applicant’s…
A Memorial Service for Loring will be held on Sunday, September 27th at 2:00 at the Memorial Chapel in Lambert Hall. Reception to follow. Longtime Middlesex faculty member Loring Wilkins Coleman died peacefully in his sleep on July 7, 2015, at the age of 97. Loring was born on April 27, 1918, in Boston, MA, the son of the late…
Five Middlesex actors are not letting the grass grow under their feet this summer. Fresh off the Middlesex spring musical, Ragtime, these five thespians joined the Concord Youth Theatre‘s Young Adult Company. Lucy Hirsch ’18, Chad Arle ’17, Grace Crozier ’17, Elizabeth Telford ’16, and Miles Petrie ’15 recently performed in the critically-acclaimed musical classic, Music Man, in our own…
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…
Mr. Harrison, former history teacher and current major gifts officer at Middlesex, compiled this list of “must see” films from the last century for one of his advisees, who was interested in improving her cultural literacy. Dramas, love stories, comedies, action films, thrillers – there is something for everyone on his list. Enjoy! All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)…
The practice of mindfulness is growing internationally, and now being practiced in many different settings. Mindfulness was even featured on the cover of TIME Magazine, and Anderson Cooper featured a mindfulness retreat on 60 Minutes. Over the last five years, Mindfulness has become a central part of the Middlesex curriculum as well. Each new student, and many members of our faculty, parents, and extended…
Having graduated from Middlesex this May, Hamza ’15 was a featured speaker at Prep for Prep’s Lilac Ball, a celebration of the high school graduating class, in New York City. Prep for Prep is an organization that identifies promising young students of color like Hamza and prepares them for placement in an independent school. At Middlesex, Hamza was a leading…
The Middlesex garden is thriving, tended by head gardener Mme. Bolster and a team of faculty volunteers who weed and water it all summer. The herbs – tarragon, rosemary, thyme, chives, oregano, and sage – are up and growing. Kale, green peppers, eggplant, lettuce, scarlet runner beans, many varieties of tomatoes, and winter squashes will grace dishes in the dining…
While students go home for the summer armed with their summer reading requirements, and the entire Middlesex community will complete the All-School Read, The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities, by Will Allen, members of the Middlesex faculty have their own personal summer reading lists that are as interesting and diverse as our faculty themselves. Fiction The Narrow…
Until the very moment that the 2015 graduation exercises began on May 31, it seemed that starting 30 minutes early would achieve the preferred, pleasant, outdoor ceremony and avoid the noontime storm in the forecast. But as soon as the seniors set out in their procession, crossing the Circle to Eliot Hall, a steady rain began to fall. Taking it…