Our school has a long tradition of service and giving. As a part of that, the Community Service Council closed a change drive this week that resulted in the collection of $373.03 to support the relief efforts of Partners In Health (PIH) in Haiti, in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. On Giving Tuesday (11/29) we made […]
Read More »Rob Riggan of Shelburne Falls came to speak with students this past Wednesday to mark Veterans Day. Riggan, who served as a medic during the war in Viet Nam, talked about his service, noting in particular both his sense of duty and his opposition to the war. Out of that personal conflict, he has solidified […]
Read More »Academy students explore Hawley Bog, a unique local wetland, during Climate Connections, our 7th grade Climate Connections class.
Read More »Elizabeth Rodriguez Salas’ Spanish 3 class tasting their culinary projects: red and green gazpachos, burritos and quesadillas. As students and faculty wandered into the Common Room, they were invited to taste and decide which gazpacho was better.
Read More »Nick H. drafting his own design in Mr. Grunberg’s Architectural Rendering Studio Block class.
Read More »Tor O.’s take on Terpsichore in Mr. Grunburg’s Architectural Rendering Studio Block.
Read More »On Wednesday, Mr. Hoffman and Ms.Tirk took the singing group Five of Noon on tour to perform at three area elementary schools. After their set at Lander Grinspoon Academy in Northampton, our group joined students there to continue singing. Five of Noon also performed at Buckland Shelburne Elementary School and New Hingham Regional Elementary School […]
Read More »The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at UCLA recently conducted a survey of college freshmen called The Freshman Survey. This national study revealed something we know to be true anecdotally: independent school children are more prepared for the kind of work colleges require of them than their public school counterparts. I have spent the last […]
Read More »Environmental Science student Emily Nitzsche examines benthic macroinvertebrates caught in Rice Brook, Charlemont with teacher Doug F. and a guest from China, Ricky. These animals are mostly flying insect larvae whose presence or absence can be used to assess the health of the aquatic ecosystem.
Read More »Mr. Miller’s Geometry class designed house models using a computer program called Sketchup. Here’s Bella G’s project!
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