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Fall Sports Review and Awards

November 18, 2021

What an exciting fall athletics season it has been! Every season, we celebrate the accomplishments of our athletes with a gathering on the Upper Campus. Players share speeches and highlights from the season, and coaches give awards to…

Tournament Weekend in Rewind

November 10, 2021

By Eliza Statile The last weekend of fall sports was a BIG one for our Falcons, with tough soccer and volleyball tournaments. Our teams played hard and well. Here’s the Weekend in Rewind:Girls Varsity Soccer On Saturday, Girls…

Director’s Note: Around the Fire

November 4, 2021

Our fall play, “Around the Fire,” was performed outdoors in the Riggs Courtyard on Friday, October 29. It was a chilly, dark night – the perfect setting for this original IMS production in which our drama students were able to…

Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead

November 3, 2021

A Yearly Tradition in Third GradeIn honor of Día de los Muertos, our third graders created altars to celebrate loved ones (family members and pets) who have passed away. This day, known in English as ‘Day of the…

IMS Athletics: Parents Weekend Highlights

October 28, 2021

A Great Day of Sports By Eliza Statile On Friday October 22nd, Falcon parents, guardians, and fans flooded the mountain for parents weekend. Our teams sported pink socks and headbands for breast cancer awareness.

Mid-Season Athletics: Holding Strong

October 21, 2021

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Athletics Recap, October 21, 2021 by Eliza Statile On The PitchBoth our boys and girls soccer teams have continued to find success on the pitch over the past few weeks. The Varsity Girls Soccer…

IMS Faculty Named Global Schools Advocate

October 21, 2021

Sustainability Programming and Initiatives: a throughline in the IMS Curriculum. “It’s not just about solar panels, it’s about the way we fundamentally operate.” In his 25th year at IMS, Tom Stewart’s experience…

Lower School Theme for 2021-22

October 15, 2021

Every fall, the Lower School announces a theme that will inform the year ahead. This week, each student in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 4 was asked to bring in a cardboard box. At Morning Meeting, our Head of Lower School, Ms.

Mountain Day: Fall 2021

October 14, 2021

The students never know when it’s coming, but the anticipation of the day is palpable. Mountain Day: a day when classes are canceled, and we head outside for a full day of games. This year, it happened on…

IMS Land Acknowledgement Statement: A Commitment to Education

October 14, 2021

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, our 7th graders presented their research on the history of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and also of the Schaghticoke people of what is now Kent, Connecticut. They’d worked on it for a long time, digging…