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Lower School Art Show 'Transports' Viewers

May 9, 2019

The Lower Campus was glittering and brimming with work created by our youngest artists on Thursday, May 2. Based on our Lower Campus all-school study of “transportation,” Ms. Jenkins designed a curriculum of “time travel” for this year’s art…

Spring Falcons Recap 5/09/16

May 9, 2019

Varsity Tennis has enjoyed a rainy but successful season so far. The team has used the opening week’s practices before first matches to shake off some winter rust, develop consistent groundstrokes and tune up serves. The team’s ladder remains fluid…

Falcons Recap April 11-25

April 25, 2019

Varsity Tennis recently picked up their first win of the season against Kent. With an almost completely new top of the ladder, the team has been in search of a few players who will establish themselves as leaders and tone…

IMS Celebrates 49th Annual Earth Day

April 25, 2019

During community time on Monday, our fifth grade students kicked off a week of Earth Day activities and programming with a presentation on the importance of renewable energy sources. Dave Edson, our fifth grade humanities teacher, shared, “we are asking IMS…

International Food Festival Celebrates Culture and Cuisine

April 18, 2019

On Sunday, April 14, students, families, and faculty gathered in Assembly Hall for an international food festival that celebrated delicious cuisine from across the world. The event was organized by Caitlin Vaughn, Assistant Director of…

Falcons Spring Recap 4/3-4/10

April 11, 2019

Varsity Tennis played its first game of the season this week against Renbrook. Unfortunately, the team sustained a 5-2 loss. Head coach Mr. Hodosy was very pleased with the effort, focus, and teamwork that the team displayed. He is confident…

Math and the Middle School Brain

April 4, 2019

“My big confession is that I failed eighth grade math,” shares Glen Seelenbrandt with an appreciation for irony. “It was particularly devastating because I had never received a grade below an A. I saw my teacher four days a week…

Faculty Spotlight: History Teacher Shantel Hanniford

March 27, 2019

Growing up in Kingston, Jamaica until she was seven-years-old and moving to Nantucket, Massachusetts had a profound impact on IMS history teacher Shantel Hanniford. Living on two different islands taught her the importance of community and what it means to…

Virtual Reality Brings History to Life

March 21, 2019

Empathy building is central to the IMS academic experience, and we continually ask ourselves how to foster it in authentic ways. Across our humanities disciplines, instruction extends beyond literature and historical texts; teachers strive to bring learning to life and…

IMS Students Win Big at Art Competition

March 5, 2019

In January, a group of five students traveled to Hartford after submitting work for the 2019 Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards. Lindsay ’20 and Yujin ’20 both submitted their work for the middle school division, while Sejin ’19, Victoria ’19,…