Team Gray Sweeps the Academic Bowl May 15, 2023 On Tuesday afternoon, Maroon and Gray competed in our annual academic showdown known as the Academic Bowl. Hosted by Mr. Mcglone, the teams faced off across a series of subject areas raging from serious to silly, and even took on… Read More
Troutbeck Symposium Highlights Under-told Stories May 10, 2023 Academics, Arts, In the Classroom The second annual Troutbeck Symposium was held in late April/early May this year, showcasing student research projects which highlight under-told histories of BIPOC communities. Troutbeck lies in Amenia, New York, and has a… Read More
The Socratic Seminar: Critical Thinking in the LAD Classroom March 28, 2023 “Sometimes I think of this exchange of ideas as an affirmation of humanity.” On a recent Wednesday morning, students in Mike Wilson’s Language Acquisition and Development (LAD) classroom were engaged in a… Read More
IMS Student Wins Middle School Math Contest February 2, 2023 Academics, In the News A group of IMS students competed in a middle school math contest back in November and walked away with top honors. The event was primarily for independent middle schools and sponsored by The Hotchkiss School, whose math club created the… Read More
4th Graders Move Up July 21, 2022 On June 9, 2022, the fourth grade class looked out from the Assembly Hall stage with smiles of pride, and certainly some wistfulness, as they listened to celebratory remarks from Head of School Jody Reilly Soja and Head of Lower… Read More
Academic Bowl 2022 June 7, 2022 Representatives from team Maroon and team Gray went brain to brain in the Annual Academic Bowl on May 26th. Global Language Department Chair Tom McGlone was in his element, firing questions and quips at each team, on a… Read More
Spring Outdoor Adventures May 19, 2022 Academics, Sustainability and the Environment This spring has been a busy season for Outdoor Adventure and Education at IMS. On the Lower Campus, the 1st and 2nd graders tackled their first challenging half-day hike up our mountain to Falcon’s Ledge and back down… Read More
Geometry Lessons in Real Life May 12, 2022 Students Tackle Math Foundations in 3D It’s one thing to have a 3D printer, and have it do all the work. But if you really want to understand the surface area and scale of three dimensional shapes, as… Read More
Building Relationships: Learning at the Lower School March 28, 2022 Academics, Community As Classroom “Yippeeeee!” The gleeful cheers have an intensity that can only come from young children. In this case, it’s a group of first graders in science class, thrilled that their classmate successfully launched a balloon rocket across… Read More
Finding Balance Outside of the Comfort Zone March 28, 2022 Academics, Centennial, Sustainability and the Environment The Outdoor Adventure and Education Program at IMS On any given day at IMS, you may see a group of giggling kindergartners exploring the trails on Indian Mountain, 1st graders collecting icicles from playground equipment, a… Read More
