

Arrested Development: A Vision Shatters in War-torn Ukraine
JFK, 1993: A slight woman with a long maroon coat descends a bustling stairway in an airport terminal. As she walks down the hall, the...


Wellan’s Latest Middle School Drama Production: A Yellow Brick Road into US History
Our Voyager Middle School students recently embarked on an otherworldly adventure. Transforming the school stage into a yellow brick...

Wellan 7th Graders Address Social, Environmental Issues Through Data-Driven Art
Middle School students are known for their interest in “big ideas” as well as their exploration of moral and ethical questions. At this...
Ashley Robinson
Jun 3, 2020


Adventures in Podcasting: A Recess Interest Group Creates “The NMS Listener”
Electronic music plays. A hand signal counts down: three, two, one . . . now! “Welcome to The NMS Listener. In this segment we’re going...
Michael Silverstone, Lower Elementary Teacher
Jan 14, 2019


The 3rd Grade Internship Experience
“My personality types are enterprising, artistic, and social; one of my top three skills is making scrambled eggs; and I bet Mr. Steve...


Service Learning: The Value of Time
We all have very busy lives. Family commitments, work, kids’ schedules; personally, I can hardly keep up sometimes! With all that we have...
Krissy Canastar
May 11, 2018

NMS Staff Attend the 2018 American Montessori Society National Conference, Thanks to Annual Fund
NMS delegation posed with a friend at the American Montessori Society Conference in Denver, March 2018. Each year, thanks to the...
Neus Carmona, Elyse Kalins, Lisa Levine
Apr 23, 2018


An Open Letter on Behalf of Independent Schools of New England
The following open letter was featured in the Sunday, March 11, 2018 edition of The Boston Globe. Beth Black, Head of School, signed this...


Figures, Fish Tanks, and Friends: A Third Grade Internship
Each year, various departments within NMS provide experiential learning opportunities to third grade students in the form of an...
Heather Santiago, Assistant Business Manager
Mar 5, 2018


Walkabout: The Biomes of Oceania | A Multi-Age Interdisciplinary Research Project
For Elementary students, our school’s semester-long study of Oceania culminated in the presentation of a “Walkabout.” This exposition of...
Michael Silverstone, Lower Elementary Teacher
Feb 20, 2018