AI in the Classroom July 30, 2026 Academics, In the Classroom IMS piloted a new AI Course this year entitled “IDEA,” which stands for Inquiry, Data, Ethics, and Agency. Using these four pillars, students are challenged to study the evolving relationship between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Jason Barillaro, the instructor… Read More
Falcons Find Home at IMS July 22, 2026 Academics, Sustainability In partnership with the Sharon Audubon Center, our fifth-grade science classes installed an American Kestrel bird box at the foot of our mountain. The tiny but mighty American Kestrel is a falcon species of special concern in… Read More
10 Years of Poquonook Solutions Projects May 28, 2026 Academics, Life Through Service, Sustainability Last week, our ninth graders presented their capstone projects, the Poquonook Solutions Projects, to the IMS community. Named after our campus mountain, the Poquonook Solutions Project (PSP) is a year-long, interdisciplinary initiative that integrates project-based learning with real… Read More
Easing into the Digital World: A Ninth Grade Mentor Panel May 11, 2026 Academics, Student Life In a recent Health and Wellness class, Ms. Yasumura led a panel with IMS ninth graders for students in fifth and sixth grade to discuss their personal journeys with tech use and social media. Ms. Yasumura opened the… Read More
IMS Students Achieve Top Rankings in AMC 10 January 13, 2026 Pictured: Yawen Guan ‘27 and Brian Yang ‘27 with Math Department Chair Jonathan Arnold. Thousands of students from across the United States in tenth grade and younger participate in the AMC 10 (American Mathematics Competitions) each fall. This… Read More
Diplomacy, Debate, and a Dash of Magic: MtnMUN Excels at MillMUN 2025 December 8, 2025 On Sunday, December 7, 2025, twenty-two delegates from seventh, eighth, and ninth grade traded their weekend downtime for diplomacy. Representing the IMS Model United Nations (MtnMUN) team, the delegates traveled to the Millbrook School for MillMUN… Read More
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
