At last night’s Parent Gathering, we discussed the significance of service to our school and the many opportunities for adults to serve the HMS community. In this way, we model for our children the value of community engagement. You may or may not know that our Upper School students also have a requirement for community service, whether … Read More
Four years ago, Doris Gonzalez-Easton, a founding mother of High Meadow and a school administrator, asked parent Linda-Brook Guenther (Emily, 7th and Carl, 2nd) if she would make a small fire for a High Meadow festival. “There’s something about a fire,” Linda-Brook says, “elemental, warming, connecting. It goes deep into our beings. People speak and listen … Read More
When Ashlee Fazio joined High Meadow School last year, she was hired to teach Upper School math. But, says Ashlee, “as soon as Susan [Paynter, Head of School] found out I played soccer, she started brainstorming.” Last spring, a group of HMS students competed in an informal game against Woodstock Day School. Their unexpected win … Read More
The High Meadow Spanish program aims to foster community-wide appreciation for the Spanish language, the people who speak it, and the cultures from which they come. In his Spanish classes with our pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and 1st grade, world-renowned percussionist Roberto Juan Rodriguez has developed a multi-sensory approach that emphasizes the music of language and the … Read More
At High Meadow, we continually seek to involve students in decision-making to reinforce their understanding that they can make a difference. Before school started, both staff and new families said one of their highest hopes for our graduates is that they be confident advocates for themselves and others, with a sense of agency in their … Read More
The 2018/19 school year at High Meadow is off to a fun-filled (if somewhat sweaty) start! This year brings exciting changes across our curriculum. We’ve dedicated three afternoons a week to our upper school elective program, designed to promote independent thinking and expose students to a richness of pursuits beyond the traditional academic disciplines. We’ve … Read More
Sarah will be re-joining our music department! Her keyboarding acumen and singing voice will augment our choir, drama program, gathering, variety show, and lower school music program. Bio: Singer, songwriter and pianist Sarah Perrotta has been teaching music to children since 2005. She holds a degree in Jazz Studies from SUNY New Paltz, has released … Read More
One of three paintings by Emily Dooley for her Independent Study, inspired by the albumAnimals by Pink Floyd The hallmark of a High Meadow education is supporting each student in finding their own authentic voice. As a student progresses through the grades they are offered more and more choices in areas of study so they can … Read More
