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 MoreApril 28, 2025
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 MoreApril 1, 2025
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 MoreMarch 11, 2025
“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 MoreFebruary 26, 2025
“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…
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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 MoreJanuary 30, 2025
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 MoreDecember 12, 2024
On Sunday, December 8, fourteen students from the Model United Nations (MUN) elective represented IMS at the annual MillMUN Conference hosted by Millbrook School. This year’s conference brought together students from Millbrook, Dutchess Day School, and IMS, spanning…
Read MoreDecember 10, 2024
This year, a select group of ninth graders are participating in IMS’s first-ever studio art academic class on ceramics. In this course, students study the fundamentals and various artistic styles of ceramics which they then translate into their…
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On November 1, our Lower Campus community celebrated Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a presentation from our third grade class. Our third graders spent the month of October studying Día de los Muertos and…
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