IMS Ninth Grader Receives Gold Medal at iGEM’s Annual Competition November 13, 2025 Academics, In the News IMS ninth grader Jiwon Han participated in iGEM’s annual competition held in Paris this fall, earning a gold medal for her group’s innovative research. iGEM is an international organization dedicated to advancing the field of synthetic biology, which… Read More
A Conversation with Admissions Experts: The Hotchkiss School and Choate Rosemary Hall Present at IMS November 5, 2025 On October 14, IMS Director of Secondary School Advising Lisa Schmitt sat down with secondary school admissions experts Erby Mitchell, Assistant Head of School and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at The Hotchkiss School, and Jeff Beaton, Chief Enrollment… Read More
Ninth Grade Trip to the White Mountains September 30, 2025 Academics, Outdoor Adventure and Education, Sustainability Written by Alex WeyerhaeuserUpper Campus Science & English Teacher On… Read More
IMS Shines at Model UN Conferences this Spring June 4, 2025 Members of IMS’s Model UN chapter, MtnMUN, demonstrated their hard work, courage, and thoughtful engagement at two Model UN Conferences this spring, led by faculty advisors Ms. D’Angelo and Ms. Vaughn. On Saturday, April 5, nine MtnMUN students traveled to the Frederick… Read More
Earth Day Celebrations April 28, 2025 Academics, Sustainability This Earth Day, our Lower Campus came alive with hands-on learning, environmental stewardship, and inter-campus collaboration. Under the guidance of Ms. Friel, students from the Mountain Sustainability Council, the Sustainability Elective class, and other student volunteers with a passion for… Read More
IMS Students’ Groundbreaking Research Achieves Top Honors at Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair April 1, 2025 Academics, In the News The 2025 Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair was held this past month with over a hundred middle school and high school teams from across the state gathering to showcase their research. The statewide fair is judged by… Read More
Connecting Literature to Lived Experience March 11, 2025 Academics, In the Classroom “I’m going to share things with you that my father couldn’t share for 40 years of his life.” Health and Wellness teacher Nora Yasumura was addressing the eighth grade students, who had been reading Julie Otsuka’s historical fiction When the… Read More
A Summit to Combat Climate Anxiety February 26, 2025 Academics, Faculty and Staff, Life Through Service, Sustainability “Students are feeling a lot of climate anxiety right now” expressed Alex Weyerhauser, IMS Science and English teacher. “That’s why this summit was so important. It gave us and other educators tools to help students channel that anxiety into something… Read More
CLASS Essay Contest Winners February 14, 2025 Every year, over a thousand students from across the country compete in the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) Essay Contest. We are thrilled to announce that of those more than a thousand students, IMS had five… Read More
Notes From Simon’s Rock Field Station January 30, 2025 Academics, Life Through Service, Sustainability One month ago, eleven ninth graders returned from the island of Montserrat after an incredible ten-day sustainability program. Tom Stewart logged his reflections here. Field Notes from Tom StewartIMS Director of Sustainability Programming & Initiatives Date: 2024-12-06… Read More
