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Highlights: Social Justice Data Fair 2012
On May 31, fifth floor students participated in the second annual Social Justice Data Fair at Manhattan Country School. Each student chooses a social justice issue to research and uses mathematics to compose a compelling argument for the need for … Continue reading
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Highlights: Teach-In honors MCS’ 45th anniversary
By Flannery Denny 7th/8th Grade Math Specialist MCS celebrated its 45th anniversary on April 4th with our first-ever Teach-In. We started the day with a whole school assembly during which we sang and laughed, heard stories from founder Gus Trowbridge about the … Continue reading
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TODAY: Join us for the 8th grade play!
The eighth graders are putting on a play, “Into the Woods,” as a gift back to the school. It’s an annual tradition at Manhattan Country School. The students have been working on it for two months in a special drama … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, class notes, community, events, fun, into the woods, manhattan country school, MCS, play, students, theater
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Highlights: Shop Show 2012
Leo Reynoso’s annual Shop Show was on display in the MCS lobby during parent-teacher conferences in May. Parents, teachers, students and school visitors were able to view the work created by students in their woodworking classes. In case you missed it, … Continue reading
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Manhattan Country School students participate in Packer Model Congress: Fourth Year, 8 Bills, 3 Golden Gavels!
On Saturday, 17 students from Manhattan Country School participated in a regional Model Congress at Packer Collegiate in Brooklyn. They competed against several independent schools to support bills they’ve been working on with the guidance of 5th grade teacher Pinki … Continue reading
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Tagged class notes, education, events, field trip, fun, In the classroom, manhattan country school, MCS, model congress, social justice activism, students
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Highlights: Celebrating MCS’ 45th anniversary!
Dear MCS Community, Big Night Out! is a thrilling evening any year, but MCS’ 45th anniversary celebration this past Saturday, May 5, was a historic gathering “thrilling” only partially describes. Some highlights from this year’s celebration include: • Eloquent remarks … Continue reading
Posted in Around NYC, Events, Fun, MCS, Support MCS
Tagged anniversary, Big Night Out, community, education, events, fun, fundraiser, manhattan country school, MCS, Michele Hatchette, museum of the city of new york, Music, nyc, Staff, support mcs
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Join us for Big Night Out! on May 5th
You’re invited to BIG NIGHT OUT! to benefit MCS on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. at The Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street Cocktails Dinner Dancing Auction Special MCS Video Alumni … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, community, education, events, Frank Roosevelt, fundraiser, honorees, manhattan country school, MCS, MCS Farm, Michele Hatchette, museum of the city of new york, nyc, school, Staff, support mcs
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8th graders participate in NYC History Day
By Kristen Lee Berger 7th/8th Grade History Teacher This year, 8th graders, as part of their Computer/History Seminar class participated in New York City History Day. NYC History Day is a subsidiary of National History Day, a history competition whereby: … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, class notes, competition, education, events, field trip, history, history day, In the classroom, interviews, libraries, MCS, museums, progressive era, reforms, research, revolutions, websites
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BNO! Online Auction: April 20th – May 4th
Our 2012 Big Night Out! Auction opens for bidding this Friday, April 20, 2012 at 8 a.m. We’ll be adding new items to our auction for you to preview as Friday approaches. Feel free to place a Watch on … Continue reading
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Highlights: Pi Day Celebration
Students and teachers celebrated Pi Day on March 14th. The day was filled with activities, including the study of circular objects, creating art inspired by Kandinsky’s oil pastel circles, a reading of Sir Cumference: And the First Round Table, eating lots … Continue reading
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Tagged celebration, circumference, class notes, diameter, einstein, events, fun, In the classroom, math, mathematics, MCS, pi day, pie day
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Save the Date: MCS’ Big Night Out! Saturday, May 5th
You’re invited to BIG NIGHT OUT! to benefit MCS on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. at The Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street Cocktails Dinner Dancing Auction Special MCS Video Alumni … Continue reading
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You’re invited: Cultural Festival to Support Fifth Floor Activism Project
By Kyle 8th Grade This year, the 7th and 8th grade activism project is focusing on the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act is a bill that says that if you came to the U.S. before the age of fifteen and … Continue reading
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You’re invited: Cultural Festival to Support Fifth Floor Activism Project
By Kyle 8th Grade This year, the 7th and 8th grade activism project is focusing on the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act is a bill that says that if you came to the U.S. before the age of fifteen and … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, cultural festival, dream act, events, fun, fundraiser, immigration, MCS
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Join us! U.S. Science Fair this Tuesday
Nick Patel Upper School Science Teacher This is a very exciting time of year because it’s time for the Upper School Science Fair! Join us this Tuesday, March 6, from 12:30-2 p.m. on the fifth floor. There will be live demos, … Continue reading
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6-7s class attend first-day-of-issue stamp ceremony at Schomburg
By Laura Swindler 6-7s Head Teacher On Feb. 29th, the 6-7s were invited by Deirdre Hollman, mom of Myles (8-9s), to attend a first-day-of-issue ceremony as part of their post office studies. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture … Continue reading
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Tagged community, events, In the classroom, MCS, museum, nyc, postal service, schomburg
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Community basketball game a slam dunk!
On February 17th, Manhattan Country School hosted a community basketball game at the 92nd Street Y. It had the feeling of a long-anticipated high school game. There were many MCS families, alumni, students and friends filling the bleachers, sidelines and … Continue reading
You’re invited: MCS Community Basketball Game on Feb. 17
You’re invited to Manhattan Country School’s Community Basketball Game on Friday, February 17 from 4-6 p.m. at the 92nd Street Y. Come watch MCS parents, teachers and alumni play and cheer them on! There will be all sorts of activities, … Continue reading
MCS 7th, 8th graders to support youth immigration
By Altana and Emma 8th graders The Manhattan Country School Activism Project is an annual and year-long initiative that is based around student inquiry and leadership on issues of crucial impact in the local and global communities. The MCS seventh … Continue reading
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Sixth Graders Discuss Dr. King, Civil Rights with Samuel L. Jackson
By Karen Zaidberg 6th Grade Head Teacher Last month, the sixth grade attended a performance of Katori Hall’s Broadway play, The Mountaintop, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. The play dramatizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final night in … Continue reading
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Highlights: MLK March led by MCS’ eighth graders
More than 200 people joined Manhattan Country School eighth graders on a march honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The eighth grade students delivered researched speeches at various locations in Harlem, such as the Apollo … Continue reading
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The Spotlight on MCS: Thank You Everyone!
By Michèle Solá Director Every morning and all year long, I come in to school, look up at the Ben Shahn lithograph of Martin Luther King, Jr., and feel a sense of responsibility greater than the sum of all the … Continue reading
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MCS Sings to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round, Turn me ‘round, turn me ‘round, Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round, I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’, keep on a-talkin’ All the way to Freedom Land Today, Manhattan Country School students, teachers … Continue reading
Final weekend! MCS replica on display at NY Botanical Garden
Did you know? Manhattan Country School is one of the featured landmark replicas in the New York Botanical Garden’s Holiday Train Show. This natural exhibit featuring 140 replicas of NYC buildings made of nuts, bark, and leaves is on display in the Enid … Continue reading
MCS celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January brings many ways to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parents are invited to attend the following events: Friday, January 13 – MLK Assemblies in the Music Room 9:15 a.m. – Lower School, 4-5s … Continue reading
Sixth graders see ‘The Mountaintop’ on Broadway
By Todd Thaxton 6th Grade Parent This December, the MCS 6th grade went to see the play “The Mountaintop,” a fictional depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Samuel L. Jackson) on the night before he was assassinated. The play … Continue reading
La Tienda starts this Friday!
From January through May, the 8-9s’ store, La Tienda, will be open every Friday from 8:30-9 a.m. Students will work every third week for the entire 30 minutes. Through La Tienda, the 8-9s are able to apply their addition and … Continue reading
MCS celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January brings many ways to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parents are invited to attend the following events: Friday, January 13 – MLK Assemblies in the Music Room 9:15 a.m. – Lower School, 4-5s … Continue reading
Highlights: Winter Assembly 2011
Manhattan Country School’s winter assembly was held on December 16 at the New York Academy of Medicine. Students from the Lower and Upper School gathered with parents, teachers and staff to usher in the holiday season and sing songs celebrating Hanukkah, … Continue reading
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