MB Believes: Year One!

QUAKER COMICS

OCT 2014

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS LOWER SCHOOL Grades Nursery–5

MIDDLE SCHOOL Grades 6–8

UpClose: Lower School

UpClose: Middle School

Meet Jeff d’Entremont, Head of Lower School, and discover how the education in lower school combines strong foundational learning while developing 21st-century skills, including creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving.

Meet Jared Schott, Head of Middle School, Carolyn Chase, 6th grade history and academic team leader, and Samantha Kravitz, 6th grade English; learn about the importance of student, school and parent partnership in navigating the middle school years.

Fifth Grade Classroom

2 sessions: 11:00 am & 1:00 pm

Hoffman House, Room M110A

2 sessions: 11:00 am & 1:00 pm

ongoing | Try It!

Workshops

• Science, Carol Entin—Burnham House

11:40 am | Design and Build, David Wasser — Bready House

Launch your own Elasto Rocket! Meet Rosie the tarantula and Checkers the corn snake.

ongoing | Special Subject Teachers Back Circle, Lower School Tent • Spanish, Simone Ahlborn ¡Hola! ¡Ven conmigo! Learn about the Spanish instruction that takes place in our lower school.

• Early Literacy, Laura Gladding & Karen van Tienhoven Our language arts coordinator and lower school librarian will discuss how to promote early literacy with your child.

• Physical Education, Kelly Arrighi Learn how hand-eye coordination, wellness, and teamwork all combine into dynamic physical education classes.

• Music, Mary Pollart Learn about our lower school chorus as well as our wind and string ensemble groups.

UPPER SCHOOL Grades 9–12

UpClose: Upper School Friends Hall, Dwares Student Center Meet Debbie Phipps, Head of Upper School, and ask a panel of students about their academic experience at Moses Brown.

2 sessions: 11:00 am & 1:00 pm

ongoing | College Counseling Friends Hall

Meet David duKor-Jackson and the college counseling team to learn how the college counseling process is a multiyear relationship at Moses Brown.

Build a small, motorized robot prototype, test and analyze its performance, then brainstorm ways to improve it.

11:40 am | The Middle School CARS Program, Maureen Nagle, Anne Krive, Jack T. (8th GRADE), Melissa A. (9th GRADE) — M110 See how we inspire life-long reading habits with our Conversations Around Reading Sessions.

1:30 pm | Project-Based Learning in Action, Jon Gold & Graham Holland — M110A One class, one bus, one city, one day. How can we tell the story of American history with only one day in Boston?

ongoing | Using Technology to Collect Data in MS Science Bready House Science lab Tony Pirruccello-McClellan, Mike DeAngelo, & middle school students.

Team Teaching 11:40 am | The Poetry of Science, Jeff Cruzan (SCIENCE) & Karen Lustig (ENGLISH) — Dwares Student Center A cross-disciplinary course about how to use everything you’ve learned to do anything you want.

1:30 pm | Engineering Design, George Tsakraklides (SCIENCE) & Laurie Center (ACADEMIC DEAN) — Dwares Student Center Experience how the design process and engineering principles work together as you construct a golf ball tower with pipe cleaners and zip ties.

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What about that star? the one that looks like it's moving?

That's actually the brow-mesons comet. it passes earth every 231 years. that would mean nobody's seen it since Moses brown was founded!

that's correct--though it was a little brighter back then...

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pray tell... what is the date??

I didn't know there was more than one...

In providence!

October 17, 2014.

if these are schoolchildren, why aren't they in class?

but we are in class!

Mr. moses , we ar e!

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...and learning about how physics makes our boat go!

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i can se e how you'd le arn a lot out here.

...and thos e clouds re veal the th ermal activity in the wester n part of the state.. .

We travel to all kinds of places!

Oh, it's t not jus . . us.

Well, you're becoming adults. you should see a bit of the world.

Kids in every divis ion go out into t he world to learn f irsthand...

lower schoolers hike part of the appalachian trail!

...and for 40 years, middle schoolers have been learning to depend on each other on team trips!

...and language teachers immerse students in the languages they study in places likeCentral falls!

quĂŠbec!

-and spain!!

after all, if you wanna learn about rocks, there's no place like the rockies!

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Where are the horses?

for the carriage.

Horses?

It runs on garbage!

like i said, It runs on garbage.

It's a long story, but there's a machine inside that makes it go. No horses needed.

She's kidding. it runs on waste cooking oil from our school cafeteria. Sort of like you might burn whale oil, releasing an exothermic chain reaction of hydrocarbons to-

astounding.. . and thrifty!

All this progress--and there is still poverty??

Unfortunately, yes. but part of the reason we learn by doing is so we can apply what we know for the good of others.

...like creating a music education program creating music education program at at...like the san miguel a school in providence... the san miguel school in providence...

...and raising money for schools in sidikho and Chebuyusi, Kenya, and then going there ourselves to help renovate the schools and teach younger children...

...and traveling to the dominican republic every spring to bring medical supplies and conduct wellness clinics.

it is a r quake ou , l y schoo ! know

do all children learn like you?

we wish...

that's why our goal is to increase scholarships by a million dollars a year.

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they're the i mean classes on result of MB sailboats, and in the believes, our city streets. strategic vision foryou mean the buildings?

so, doctor, how long has my school been like this?

in eng lish, man!

it's about the three core principles of a moses brown education...

like expert thinking, which is learning to apply one's knowledge to a real problem...

What's he still doing here??

ah yes. the students told me all about project-based learning.

Another principle is 'global awareness,' the idea that students need to understand others' perspectives in our interconnected world. So we've started the trips program, in which-

they tr avel to like co places lorado , kenya spain t , an o broa den the d unders ir tanding ?

well, yes. and then there's 'ethical leadership,' in which we-

You focus on the testimonies of community and stewardship. the children told me all about it. you've accomplished a great deal.

well, it's the teachers you should thank. because of their work, we've received a $50,000 grant to advance this kind of learning...

...through their innovations in project-based learning, we've advanced the field of education on the national stage, and inspired some of the biggest gifts in our school's history.

Dean Woodman '46 gave $5 million to create the woodman community and performance center!

The parents of the class of 2014 gave $1.94 million to advance mb believes!

russ carpenter '59 gave $3.6 million to create the Russell H. Carpenter '59 program in teaching excellence!

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...create the perfect backpack

...build and program robots

...design windpowered cars

...complex machines

...and energyproducing turbines!

ids are these k es f their liv speaking o letting . y l u join d yo u d o l l u o speak which...w e e sil nce? us for som

it's hard. that's why we're building a new community and performance center...

there's nowhere to sit..how can you worship like this?

...with enough space for meeting for worship...

...and seats that retract, providing flexible space for exhibitions and social events...

...and professional-grade sound and lighting for the performing arts...

...while providing a centrally-located gathering space to bring our entire community together.

This will be our legacy, and our way of continuing yours.

so, you see , Moses... wha--??

moses brown, a friends school, exists to inspire the inner promise of each student and instill the utmost care for learning, people, and place.

• School-wide adoption of ProjectBased Learning • New program in Engineering & Design Learning • The MB Challenge introduces students to Design Thinking • MB wins $50,000 Systems Thinking Grant • Led by Sarah Barnum, Jon Gold and Beth Lantz, moses brown teachers publish and present innovative work at the national level.

• Stewarded by Laura Hunt, Tony McClellan and Jeff Cruzan, MB’s new TRIPs program takes students to New Hampshire, Colorado, Wyoming, Canada, Spain, Kenya and more.

• $1.5 million gift supports creation of the MB Sailing & Marine Education Center. MB’s new 36’ sailboat (donated by Dean Woodman ’46) becomes a floating classroom.

• MB hosts a TEDx conference themed “Expeditions,” attended by 1,400 people.

concept: Matt Glendinning story & art: adam olenn covers & art dev't: sam mandeville. add'l photography: mb faculty cast: Emeline Ahn, Isa Hage, Matt Glendinning, Steve Kidd, Bret Milot Jack Tripp, Henry Todesco, Brooke Tunnicliffe, Costumes: Lisa Batt-parente

• MB’s scholarship budget increased by 50% in five years. $1.3 million raised for new scholarship endowment in 2013-14.

• hosting conversations critical to our community, like the mayoral forum on the future of education, attended by ~1,000.

• School-wide dialogue and training around issues of inclusivity and multicultural education.

• a mission-driven commitment to friends' values and testimonies.

ongoing | Three Oaks Studio Art, Sarah Barnum—Upper Level

Observe our vibrant art program. Visitors are invited to try some beading and bookmaking activities.

Woodshop, Randy Street—Lower Level

ARTS Live Performances | Main Stage 9:45 am Faculty Blues Band 10:35 am Versatones 11:10 am Theater Presentation 11:45 am Jazz Band 12:20 pm Improv Club 12:55 pm Middle & Upper School Orchestras 1:30 pm Middle & Upper School Choruses

Come see why the woodshop program is always a favorite!

Make a wooden creation that you can take home.

ongoing | Burnham House Visual Art Explorations, Cathy Van Lancker—Third Floor How can you create 3D magic with simple lines and shapes?

By using linear perspective, of course. In a few short and easy steps, you will learn how to give the illusion of depth and distance in your drawings.

Monoprint 101, Kristin Street—Third Floor

Come see a printmaking demonstration and try your hand at producing your own monoprint. This program was introduced to the MB community by Mexican printmaker Hugo Anaya and Moses Brown visual art teacher Kristin Street.

Matt Glendinning, Head of School Walter Jones Library

Learn about the future of education at Moses Brown.

2 sessions: 10:30 am & 12:30 pm

ATHLETICS Campanella Field 10:00 am Boys Soccer 12:30 pm Field Hockey 2:30 pm Football Wasserman Field 10:00 am Girls Soccer 11:30 am Alumni Soccer 11:30 am Alumnae Soccer Mann Field 10:00 am Alumnae Field Hockey

ONGOING Community UpClose Back Circle Meet parents, coaches, students and alumni.

Learn about MB programs, including: • Wellness • Friends Education • Athletics • Parents’ Association

MB Believes Sinclair Room

The future of education is linked to creativity and innovation. Walk through an installation of Moses Brown’s Vision for Learning.

Lower School Faculty Back Circle & Lower School Classrooms Meet grade-level teachers and learn how MB challenges each child at just the right level to build confidence and character.

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11:30 am–2:00 pm LUNCH IS ON US! Complimentary lunch provided

by Sage, MB’s dining service.

Request a lunch voucher at the Admissions Tent.

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ALUMNI AVENUE

MB parent and student volunteers are wearing yellow lanyards and will help you find your way or answer your questions.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU!

ADMISSIONS TENT

BURNHAM HOUSE First Floor: See It! Lower School Science Lab Third Floor: See It! Upper & Middle School Art Studios 7

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THREE OAKS STUDIO Lower Level: See It! Woodshop Upper Level: See It! Arts & Crafts in Lower School Art Space

HOFFMAN HOUSE Room M110A: Up Close: Middle School First Floor: See It! Middle School Science Labs Visit! Sinclair Room

FRIENDS HALL Dwares Student Center: Up Close: Upper School Lower Level: See It! Upper School Science Labs

LOWER SCHOOL Up Close: Lower School

WALTER JONES LIBRARY Up Close: Matt Glendinning, Head of School

ALUMNI HALL Admissions Welcome Center

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