The MLWGS Foundation recently provided a grant to cover the cost of admission to the VMFA’s “Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment” exhibit for Kinsey Buhrman’s Eastern Religions students. Proximity to cultural institutions like the VMFA is part of what makes MLWGS such a special place to learn, along, of course, with the faculty […]
Over 25,000 teams competed in this year’s MCM, which is an international math modeling contest which pits university teams against each other. MLWGS recently had three teams earn honors as Meritorious, which puts them in the top 10% of all the college-level competing teams. This year’s teams were asked to create an evacuation plan for the Louvre […]
It’s never a bad thing to be the people who make there be pizza. We recently provided an enhancement grant to feed students attending Mr. Wilkes’ last AP prep session before the test. It ended up feeding a multitude! From Mr. Wilkes: “I want to thank you on behalf of all the students. The pizzas […]
MLGWS alumnus Matt Elliott (’04) recently returned to his alma mater to teach yoga to sophomore PE students for the month of April. Tara Eschenroeder started this program some years ago with Athletic Director Paige Hawkins, and it has been a highlight of every spring at MLWGS since. Tara handed the program over to Matt this year to great […]
One of the things that makes MLWGS a special place to learn is its location in the heart of Richmond. It’s an easy walk to the Firehouse Theatre, which just hosted four performances of Songs for Janie, a musical interpretation by Tamara Wellons of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. The Foundation funded a grant […]
The MLWGS Cubing Club held their first-ever Rubik’s Cube Competition on Saturday, April 13th at MLWGS. The event sold out and was a huge success! About 250 people, including 90 competitors from age 6 to 40 along with families, guests, and volunteers came from as far away as West Virginia and North Carolina to test […]
The Foundation recently provided a grant to purchase a one-year institutional license for the Chicago Manual of Style for student use. Though the request came through librarian Wendy DeGroat, the license will be of use to all students, particularly those in Global Studies, FIRC, and some senior seminars. Access to the most recent CMS is particularly useful for […]
Newtowne Tutoring club members provide weekly, one-on-one after school tutoring, snacks, and organized play for elementary and middle school students from nearby schools. Service is one of the founding principles of the school, and the Newtowne tutors are one of the best examples of how students give back in meaningful ways. The Foundation provided a […]
For the third year, Robinette Cross took MENA Seminar students on a week-long trip to Morocco, the culminating experience of a year’s worth of instruction. This year’s trip was the largest ever, with 27 students in all. Students visited Casablanca, Marrakesh, the Saharan town of Merzouga, Fez, and the capital city of Rabat. Robinette Cross has […]
In 2017, a committee of faculty and admin team members worked to revamp the days for admitted students that used to be called shadow days and are now known as Future Dragon Days. It was a pleasure to see the fruits of some of those efforts this week as admitted eighth graders visited the school […]
On March 15, forty ASL students toured Gallaudet University in Washington, DC with their teacher, Mrs. Carlisa Gunter. Gallaudet is dedicated to the education of deaf and hard of hearing students. A grant from the MLWGS Foundation covered the cost of bus transportation for students and chaperones. “Thanks again for making this field trip possible for […]
Every year, Art 5 students present solo exhibitions of their work to an audience of friends and family. This is one of the culminating experiences of their art education at MLWGS and gives them a chance to learn about how to put on a gallery show. Molly Goodman (’19) gave a great artist’s talk about the evolution of […]
Due to the generous support of the Foundation, last week John Piersol travelled to Austin, TX to attend SXSWEDU, an education conference held the week before the larger SXSW festival. While there he had the privilege of attending a wide variety of workshops and keynote events, including a look at the future of education with former Florida governor […]
On Tuesday, March 12, 150 MLWGS seniors attended a matinee performance of a theatrical adaptation of Pride and Prejudice at the Quill Theatre at the VMFA. The MLWGS Foundation provided a grant of $1000 to offset the cost of tickets for every student.
Thanks to a generous grant from the foundation, Dickson Benesh was able to attend the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, MA in early March. Mr. Benesh is pictured here with Michael Lewis, the author of Moneyball: the Art of Winning an Unfair Game. Moneyball is one of the texts Mr. Benesh teaches in his Baseball […]
