The Mead School

The nationally acclaimed educational troupe, Story Pirates, performed for our 1st-8th grade students on Wednesday to great enthusiasm & applause. The group was here as part of our Parent Association Cultural Enrichment Program.

Story Pirates is a nationally respected education and media organization founded in 2003 to celebrate the words and ideas of young people. By pairing world-class teachers with first-rate actors and comedians, they offer a variety of tools to make learning more engaging and effective. Their premise is to take stories created by children of all ages and create musical sketches based upon those stories.

The professional artists performed musical comedy sketches featuring stories that 5 of our students had previously submitted. These were:

"The White Tail" by Lily P. (Grade 4)
"The Elixir" by Mark A. (Grade 4)
"Bananaland" by Luke N. (Grade 2)
"19" by William G. (Grade 2)
"Time Machine" by Eloise P. (Grade 1)

The troupe also performed a final piece based on a story which the student audience created titled "The Adventures of Chuck Bates".

Story Pirates' acclaimed programs and professional development services for teachers are in place at over 200 schools from coast to coast.

It was another banner year for our 3rd-8th Grade students as the winners were announced this weekend in the Annual Stamford Literary Competition. The competition is sponsored by The Ferguson Library and is open to all Stamford school children in 3rd-12th grades. Prizes were awarded to 10 of our students in the following categories:
Grade 3
Poetry First Prize: Angel Zamore - "My Father"
Poetry Second Prize: Michael Perry - "A Winter Day"
Grade 4
Fiction First Prize: Carlee Reid - "Tammy Rite"
Poetry Second Prize: Eli Rosenbloom - "Stitches"
Poetry Third Prize: Ellie Kalman - "Hair"
Poetry Honorable Mention: Carlee Reid - "C.J."
Grade 6
Fiction Honorable Mention: Quinn Robinson - "The Life of Anthony Caldwin"
Poetry Honorable Mention: Gwynne Tenney - "A New Beginning"
Grade 7-8
Poetry Second Prize: Gabe Rosenfeld - "Rock In Winter"
Poetry Third Prize: Rachel Bauman - "My Grandmother and I"

Recognition and awards for this wonderful honor will be held at a public ceremony later in the month. Congratulations to our winners!

Parents, grandparents, trustees, friends, staff and past community members gathered last Friday evening at The Loading Dock to celebrate The Mead School.  "Magical Mead" was the theme for the Auction beautifully executed by a group of dedicated volunteers led by Co-Chairs Lynn Cone & Kate Tenney.  We know that this event could not have been possible without the generosity of all the families in our community.  Our heartfelt thanks go to the amazing committee and all our donors & contributors. The event featured a raffle, silent & live auctions, delicious food catered by OnTheMarc, elegant and stunning floral displays by Tanya Buckner and music by The Jay Stollman Band.

The best way to experience The Mead Difference is to come and visit. 

Family and friends from all over the world are gathering to celebrate the life, spirit and imagination of Elaine de Beauport.  She was a thoughtful, deeply loving teacher who founded The Mead School and The Mead Institute.

 

Come join together as we remember our teacher and friend. We will celebrate Elaine with stories, images and songs. Come rejoice in the wonder of Elaine's creative spirit, as it remains active in all our lives.

Please respond to Amy Parker at 203-595-9500 ext. 52 or Amy_Parker@meadschool.org by May 25th.

We invite you to pass on this information to friends of Elaine so they can join us in celebrating her life.

Mead Alumni Danny Loehr '05 hs been elected as a Truman Scholar.

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is a highly competitive and prestigious federal scholarship granted to U.S. college juniors who have demonstrated leadership potential and a commitment to public service. The $30,000 scholarship is toward a graduate education. According to the Washington Post, the Truman Scholarship's "sole aim is to pick out people with potential to become leaders—then provide support to help them realize their aspirations." The scholarship was created by Congress in 1975 as a living memorial to the 33rd president of the United States. Instead of a statue, the Truman Scholarship is the official federal memorial to its namesake president.

Danny's father, Mark Loehr, Mead School Foundation co-founder, writes that The Mead School was a critical component "of Danny's application. Critical thinking, emotional intelligence, writing skills..." were all at "the core of his application."  Dan's mother, Deb Brower,  former Mead School Board Member, Book Fair and New Building co-chair, writes that it makes her think of Mead teachers such as "Joy teaching him how to speak (publicly), struggling ... to annunciate with a mouth full of braces, and Judy, helping him to learn about his body and the tool of expression that it is and Rick about playing fair and ... (all the) teachers along the way ... that create(d) the space for him to be himself... to express his ideas... and to be taken seriously."  She refers to the Mead experience as "waves and waves of knowledgeable, research based, heart warmth laced, mindfully delivered education at it's very best."