IMS Eco Art & Writing Contest Winners May 1, 2025 Arts, Sustainability The ‘Mountain, Pond, Marsh and Star,’ IMS’ Eco Art and Writing contest spans the month of April to celebrate our community’s interdisciplinary connection to the natural world for Earth Month. Members of the IMS Community, including students, faculty, staff, and parents, were… 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
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
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
Students Succeed in Significant Sustainability Initiatives June 13, 2024 Life Through Service, Outdoor Adventure and Education, Sustainability Two student-led sustainability initiatives were approved by the board during the final week of school. Last year, Ms Tieger’s Green Team made a presentation to the Board regarding biodiversity, and the ways in which humans threaten biodiversity. As part of… Read More
Students Attend Youth Leadership Summit For Climate Change April 20, 2024 Earlier this year, several 7th-grade students and our Sustainability Science teacher Sonya Friel attended the Ashokan Center’s third annual Youth Empowerment & Sustainability Summit (YESS!) in Olivebridge, NY. Our team joined like-minded students… Read More
Fall Harvesting with the Farm and Forest Club November 13, 2023 Outdoor Adventure and Education, Sustainability Our Farm & Forest club had a very busy fall, with harvest season in full swing at Hotchkiss School’s Fairfield Farm. The farm boasts more than 280+ acres of natural farmland,… Read More
Stewardship and the Sublime: A Vision for Sustainability at IMS October 13, 2022 Life Through Service, Sustainability Through the course of several talks with the IMS community this fall, Tom Stewart, Director of Sustainability Programming and Initiatives, is sharing a vision for sustainability at IMS. Below is Mr. Stewart’s first discourse, on stewardship. Read More
