Around Campus News

We are excited to report that since our last communication, we received a final total of 33 strong applications from a diverse pool of candidates and the application process is now closed. The Head Search Committee has met weekly over the past several months and we are pleased to share our progress toward welcoming a new Head of School to our community...

We are so proud of our 5^th-8^th grade soccer team, led by Coach Ryan Dunne, who finished the season with a record of 8-1-1. Go Dragons! An impressive improvement from last year’s record of 2-7. Our Dragons allowed almost 30 fewer goals this season and scored nearly 5 times as many goals compared to last year... 

Our 3rd grade class recently learned about the Buddhist Tale of Giving Supriya's Gift with T. Laura and T. Shannon. Below are there responses to this reading. We are so proud of their thoughtful answers...

Each month in our Partnering with Parents column, Head of School Earl Sissell will share his thoughts on how our parent community can engage with the Quaker Testimonies, extend the values-based learning that happens at MPFS in the home, connect with their children using a "whole-child" approach, and much more... 

Stress is part of our everyday lives, at all stages of development. Harvard University’s Center of the Developing Child outlines three levels of stress. Not all stress is bad. Learning to manage stress is a skill to practice, a muscle we need to exercise, to become resilient learners...

MPFS is dedicated to creating a community of lifelong learners who grow in a nurturing environment filled with both academic vigor and rich opportunities for character development...

By becoming aware of their strengths and areas of growth and through small class sizes, student-teacher conferencing, sessions focused on study skills, and more students are empowered to tackle new material...

With yearlong, school-wide STEAM programming, along with our intensive STEAM Week, MPFS students are prepared to solve the problems of today and tomorrow. They are able to see a world of infinite possibility. Support collaborative learning at MPFS here.

Critical thinking might simply be defined as bringing every asset to bear on a problem when making a decision. When people use all aspects of themselves – intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical – in thinking about a problem, the focus is powerful. Thinking critically means comparing, contrasting, projecting outcomes, checking reality and research...