Moses Brown OPEN HOUSE Fall 2018
HOPE STREET
Hoffman House Jared Schott, Head of MS 10:30 am
Woodman Center
Burnham House LS Science 10:00 am -1:30 pm
Matt Glendinning, Head of School 11:00 am
Wasserman Field Girls' Soccer 12:00 pm
Financial Aid Q&A 1:30 pm
ALUMNI AVENUE
Middle School Teacher Features 11:30 am & 12:00 pm
Gara Field, Head of US 10:30 am
MS/US Open Studio 10:00 am -1:30 pm Upper School Teacher Features 11:30 am & 12:00 pm
Walter Jones Library Campus Tours 10:00 am & 12:30 pm School Leadership Meet and Greet 1:00 pm
Y-Lab Explore the Y-Lab 10:00 am -1:30 pm
Back Circle Main Stage Presentations Ongoing
Studio of the Three Oaks
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Check-In
Lower School
Woodshop 10:00 am -1:30 pm
Meet LS Faculty 10:00 am -2:00 pm
Lower School Art 10:00 am -1:30 pm
OJ MartÃ, Head of LS 10:30 am
Lunch 11:00 am Campanella Field Boys' Soccer 10:00 am
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Field Hockey 12:00 pm Football 2:30 pm
Table of Contents About Moses Brown
5
Quakerism at MB
6
Head of School Presentation
10
Lower School
11-15, 24
Osvaldo Jose MartÃ, Head of Lower School
11
Meet Lower School Faculty
12
Open Workshops
12-15
Explore the Y-Lab
24
Middle School
16-19, 24
Jared Schott, Head of Middle School
16
Teacher Features
17-18
Open Studio
19
Explore the Y-Lab
24
Upper School
19-24
Gara Field, Interim Head of Upper School
20
Open Studio
19
Teacher Features
21-23
Explore the Y-Lab
24
Financial Aid at Moses Brown
25
The Promise of MB Believes
26-27
4 • Full Day Schedule
Full Day Schedule 10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Open House check-in (all divisions) Studio of the Three Oaks
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Main stage productions Back Circle 10:00–10:30 a.m.
Guided tours (ongoing) Walter Jones Library
10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Open workshops in arts and STEM Various Locations
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Meet lower school faculty in classrooms Lower School 10:30–11:00 a.m.
Division Head Presentations Osvaldo Jose (OJ) Martí, Head of Lower School Fifth grade classroom Jared Schott, Head of Middle School Hoffman House, M110 A Gara Field, Interim Head of Upper School Woodman Center
11:00–11:30 a.m.
Head of School Presentation Matt Glendinning Woodman Center
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Middle and Upper School Teacher Features Various locations Two 30-minute sessions showcasing MB faculty! 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Lunch Back Circle
12:30–1:15 p.m.
Guided tours (ongoing) Walter Jones Library
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Meet and greet with school leadership Walter Jones Library
1:30–2:00 p.m.
Financial aid Q&A Hugh Madden, Director of Admission & Financial Aid Woodman Center
If you have questions during the day, MB volunteers wearing yellow lanyards will be happy to help you!
About Moses Brown • 5
About Moses Brown Moses Brown School was founded in 1784 by a Quaker entrepreneur who partnered with Samuel Slater to launch the American Industrial Revolution in Pawtucket, R.I. Located on 33 acres in urban Providence, the school enrolls 750 students ages 3-18 and sends 100% of its graduates to some of the nation’s most selective colleges and universities. In the two centuries since, Moses Brown has been a place that nurtures the unique talents and attributes of children, urges them on toward new levels of self-discovery and achievement, and always insists on a rigorous commitment to integrity. MB's academic program is a multidisciplinary liberal arts curriculum that integrates broad-based understanding with strong analytical and communication skills. Every discipline requires students to read with insight, speak persuasively, and write clearly. Socratic and inquiry-based teaching nurtures initiative, self-confidence, and openness to new perspectives. MB's athletic programs yield teams that are successful on and off the field, and our student-athletes regularly go on to compete at the college level in all divisions. Actors, musicians, and fine artists attend some of the most prestigious arts colleges, and student and alumni writers are frequently published. Moses Brown alumni excel in a broad range of human endeavors—Emmywinning producers, leading technology entrepreneurs, doctors called in to deal with terrible pandemics, and social activists who dedicate themselves to lives of service. We hope you enjoy your time at MB. If you find it as engaging and stimulating as we do, we hope you’ll consider joining our community. Come back for a visit—we’d love to see you.
6 • Quakerism at MB
What makes Moses Brown different? Moses Brown is a Quaker school. Quakerism holds that we all have an Inner Light and are equally deserving of dignity and respect. Since the 17th century, this has afforded a genuine welcome to people of all faiths. The central practice of Friends is Quaker meeting for worship, an extended period of shared silence and reflection. Open to all, meeting invites participants to reflect inwardly and if so moved, to share a message with the community. For two centuries, these beliefs and practices have placed Quakers at the forefront of education with an unwavering commitment to giving and being one’s personal best. Students learn to respect themselves and others, and demonstrate that respect by doing good work and serving other people. In an educational setting this means three things: Everyone matters. Quaker pedagogy insists that we care for each other as a community, hearing and respecting everyone’s voice, and making sure that school is a safe place for every child. Silence matters. A practice of reflection and inquiry is essential to living a life of meaning and purpose. In a busy world, these skills are often overlooked. At Moses Brown, we all make time to reflect, to be thoughtful, and to ask probing questions. Truth matters. For more than two centuries, MB has fostered in students a foundation of personal integrity and respect for others, including the nonviolent resolution of conflict and a desire to make a positive difference in the world.
Dining • 7
Lunch
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Back Circle Enjoy a complimentary, locally-sourced lunch provided by SAGE, MB’s on-site dining vendor. BBQ Pulled Pork Chicken Tenders Vegetarian Chili House-Fried Chips Two-Potato Salad House-Made Pickles Local Cider
SAGE Dining Services Inc. SAGE makes fresh, locally-sourced food from scratch every day for students at Moses Brown. Always delicious, SAGE’s catering is reviewed by a registered dietitian to make sure it’s nutritionally balanced and accommodates students’ dietary needs, including allergies and religious conventions. SAGE partners with local vendors to bring a farm-to-table experience to the dining hall, and to support the community and the environment. Partners include: Confreda Greenhouses & Farms (Hope), Rhody Fresh™ (Cranston), Barden Family Orchard (North Scituate), Narragansett Creamery (Providence), Little Rhody Farms (Foster), and Full Bloom Apiary (North Franklin, Conn.).
8 • Performing Arts
Main Stage productions Back Circle 10:00 a.m.
Harmony for Everyone: Singing Skills for All Ages with Daily Special Quartet and the Lower School Chorus
10:45 a.m.
Versatones
11:30 a.m.
MBinRep: Youth. Love. Loss.
12:00 p.m.
Middle and Upper School Choruses
12:30 p.m.
Jazz Trio
1:00 p.m.
Upper School Jazz Band
1:30 p.m.
Moses Brown String Orchestra
Scenes from our fall productions, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Sarah DeLappe’s award-winning contemporary play The Wolves. Selections from The Greatest Showman.
Athletics • 9
Varsity Athletics 10:00 a.m.
Boys’ Soccer vs Central Campanella Field
12:00 p.m.
Girls’ Soccer vs Mount Saint Charles Wasserman Field
12:00 p.m.
Field Hockey vs North Kingstown Campanella Field
2:30 p.m.
Football vs Central Campanella Field
10 • Head of School
Meet Matt Glendinning
Head of School
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Woodman Center Moses Brown has been a leader in American education since 1784. Join Head of School Matt Glendinning to learn how MB prepares children to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Project-based learning and real-world problem solving make academics at MB vital and relevant. TRIPs give students a first-hand look at other cultures, and a way to better understand their own. And as a Quaker school, MB nurtures the Inner Light of each child and helps them tap every ounce of their potential.
Lower School • 11
Meet Osvaldo Jose Martí Head of Lower School
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Lower school, fifth grade classroom Learn about the bold new leadership OJ Martí brings to lower school at Moses Brown, and how our challenging and supportive curriculum brings out the best in every child.
12 • Teacher Feature
Meet Lower School Faculty 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lower school classrooms Faculty are available in their classrooms to discuss academic programs and progressive teaching and learning strategies.
Open Workshop • 13
Sarah Barnum Lower school art
10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Studio of the Three Oaks, upper level Art Smart! Lower School Art Teacher Sarah Barnum will talk about how fine arts are woven into the lower school curriculum. While you're here, visit several art-making stations with fun activities like origami, beading, cardboard constructions, and drawing!
14 • Open Workshop
Elizabeth Grumbach Lower school science
10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Burnham House, B104 Little Chairs, Big Science In Moses Brown’s lower school science lab, children get to exercise their curiosity, explore how the world works, and try things for themselves. Today, you can do likewise! Design your own plumbing system with PVC piping, or make a straw rocket. While you’re here, be sure to make friends with Elmer the Red-footed Tortoise and Petrie our Bearded Dragon lizard!
Open Workshop • 15
Randy Street
Lower and middle school woodshop 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Studio of the Three Oaks, lower level Hammer and a Nail Woodshop is always a favorite class! Explore the woodshop and see creations by our kindergarten–fifth grade students.
16 • Middle School
Meet Jared Schott Head of Middle School
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Hoffman House, M110 A Join Head of Middle School Jared Schott and students for a panel discussion about how MB’s middle school teaches children to be independent, thoughtful learners who successfully manage the dynamic transitions of early adolescence.
Teacher Feature • 17
Maureen Nagle
Middle school English
Two Sessions: 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. Hoffman House, M110 A Finding Your Voice We write best about what we know well. See how middle schoolers use their life experiences as inspiration for everything from sci-fi stories to spoken-word poems. In this session we’ll investigate the writing process using works by MB students: Chase H.’s funny poem “Chore Wars”, Lila S.’s StoryCorps interview, and a finely-crafted (and intensely personal) essay from the NPR series This I Believe.
18 • Teacher Feature
Dave Wasser
Middle school technology / all-school robotics Two Sessions: 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. Hoffman House, M110 B Scrappy Bots A scrappy-bot is a robot made of recycled scraps—a cardboard box, a soda can, a piece of packing foam, ping pong balls, etc. Using Hummingbirds™ robotics kits, you can build, program, and test your own scrappy-bot. You’ll get step-by-step coaching to learn how to write code that makes the robot move, and get to experiment with movement parameters, and even reconfigure the robot to do something totally different. Once you learn the basics, the only limit is your imagination!
Open Studio • 19
Kristin Street / Dominique Avila Upper & Middle School Art 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Burnham House, 3rd floor Try your hand making richly textured and patterned paste paper with Kristin. You’ll use brushes and hand tools to work the surface of paper that has been coated with still-wet colored paste. We’ll have lots of marking tools and pre-mixed pastes on hand, and you can also experiment with making your own. Then let Dominique teach you how to use a variety of folding and binding techniques to create your own book. Whether you use it as a photo album, journal, or scrapbook, your creation is sure to find a cozy place on your bookshelf!
20 • Upper School Head
Meet Gara Field
Interim Head of Upper School 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Woodman Center Join Interim Head of Upper School Gara Field and students for a panel discussion about how MB’s upper school unleashes students’ passion and creativity with innovative work–and fosters collaboration in respectful, dynamic teams to solve real-world problems.
Teacher Feature • 21
Lauren Brignac-Huber
Upper school science
Two Sessions: 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. Burnham House, 202 TRIPs—Travel, Research, and Immersion Programs It’s one thing to learn about evolution. It’s another thing entirely to feel the gritty beach of the Galapagos under your feet as you watch the finches that inspired Charles Darwin. Join chemist and science teacher Dr. Lauren Brignac-Huber for a discussion of TRIPs—Moses Brown’s school-wide initiative to bring our classrooms to the world and the world to our classrooms. Whether you’re interested in how we introduce lower schoolers to expeditionary learning, or want to find out about studying wolves in Yellowstone, Mandarin in China, or international relations in the Hague, this session will have you thinking about your learning horizons in a whole new way.
22 • Teacher Feature
Abby Phyfe
Upper school English Two Sessions: 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. Burnham House, 203 Literature of War This English elective examines the wartime experiences of soldiers and civilians as seen through fiction, nonfiction, and the personal accounts of visiting veterans. In addition, this class serves our local veterans’ community, assisting people whose wartime service has brought injury, homelessness, addiction, mental illness, or simply old age. The course culminates in a trip to the Arlington National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C., after which we volunteer with service organizations in the nation's capital. These experiences motivate our own compassion and inspire future stewardship of our community of veterans.
Teacher Feature • 23
Oliver Khamky Upper school math
Two Sessions: 11:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. Burnham House, 204 Game Theory and Market Dynamics Markets with many suppliers derive their pricing from customer choice. But in oligopolies, the presence of very few suppliers means that each one has to respond to its competitors. In this session we’ll use aspects of game theory like Nash equilibria and ‘the prisoner’s dilemma’ to understand these kinds of market dynamics, and run a simulation that puts you at the head of the table as CEO!
24 • Open Workshop
Explore the Y-Lab 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Y-Lab
David Husted
Director of Innovation and Design Visit the Y-Lab, Moses Brown's home for Engineering & Design! Inside you'll find 5,000 square feet of cutters, routers, printers, industrial sewing machines, and media production tools to make just about anything you can imagine! Explore rapid prototyping of 2D and 3D objects with a desktop CNC wire bender. Watch the laser cutter turn CAD files into custom cut-outs and etching! This versatile tool is fun to watch as it turns a variety of materials into art, signs, and robot parts!
Erika McEnery
Lower school technology / integrator Watch your little one become a computer programmer with Code-A-Pillar! This fun interactive toy introduces preschoolers to procedural programming with colorful, interchangeable body segments that tell Code-A-Pillar where to go. As they write, evaluate, and revise their program, you’ll know that they’re exercising their critical thinking, planning, and problem-solving skills, but they’ll only know they’re having fun! Students will also get to build LEGO® bots with working motors and sensors, and explore cross-curricular, theme-based activities that enhance their STEM knowledge and creative problem-solving abilities.
Financial Aid • 25
Meet Hugh Madden
Director of Admission and Financial Aid 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Woodman Center Moses Brown offers financial aid to over 25% of students to ensure our community is filled with the very best scholars, artists, and athletes. Join Hugh Madden to learn how the financial aid process works and have your questions answered in person.
MB Believes A CAMPAIGN FOR LEARNING, PEOPLE, AND PLACE
It all started in 2012-13, with a 229-year tradition of educational excellence extended by a visionary head of school leading 42 Discernment Dialogues, with 1,000 community members, resulting in 1 vision for the future of education, with 3 guiding principles, our North Stars: Expert thinking Global stewardship Ethical leadership, and 9 distinct priorities, that inspired a $65.23 million campaign, with 3,360 contributors, who have given $48.7 million, resulting in 60,000 sq. ft. of new facilities 70% growth in endowment (now $37m+) 400 students on TRIPs 2X more funding for faculty training COUNTLESS new opportunities for students to be creative problem solvers: Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation Project-Based Learning Engineering & Design Coding, and 2X more students on financial aid!
How MB Believes will improve your child's experience at Moses Brown! The Expert Thinking Model is MB's focus on Project-Based Learning and Engineering & Design. • New upper school courses, an exciting collaboration with Hasbro, and a program in Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation in partnership with the Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University. • Lower school coding curriculum includes Creatoverse, Daisy the Dino, Cargo-Bot, Code-a-Pillar, and an electrical circuits curriculum in lower school science. • Vex Robotics clubs in middle and upper school—the upper school robotics team made it to the World Championship to complete against 600 teams from around the world!
TRIPs (Travel, Research, and Immersion Programs) • In each of the last two years, over 400 MB students from all three divisions went on 15 trips—on top of the 40-year tradition of middle school team trips. • Recent destinations include: China, Nepal, Kenya, The Hague, Germany, Italy, Spain, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the Galapagos Islands, Canada, New York, Colorado, Wyoming, the Pacific Northwest, White Mountains, and Washington, D.C. • TRIPs-related financial aid is available, making travel part of every student’s education, regardless of financial circumstance.
Open Access • 100% increase in the financial aid budget over 10 years. • 29% of the student body (215 students) receives some form of financial aid. • Financial aid helps MB fill our classes with bright, dedicated scholars, artists, and athletes, ensuring a dynamic educational environment and a rich cultural mix. • Students of color comprise 23% of the student body, closely reflecting MB’s enrollment area.
MB Believes • 27
Top-of-the-line facilities!
Woodman Family Community & Performance Center A 36,000-sq.-ft. reconfigurable main hall which can quickly transform from a 500-seat raked theater to a flat-floored black box suitable for Quaker meeting, team dinners, exhibitions, or socials and dances. The Woodman Center is the new artistic, intellectual, spiritual, and social heart of the campus.
Y-Lab A 5,000-sq.-ft. maker space named for 18th-century Quaker scientist Thomas Young, the Y-Lab is the home for Engineering & Design and project-based learning. It features 3D modelers, scanners, and printers, small- and large-format CNC routers, laser and vinyl cutters, a wire bender, a largeformat scanner/printer, and a dedicated robotics lab, as well as a digital video studio.
Gorgi Family Squash & Education Center The 12-court, 16,000-sq.-ft. home of the groundbreaking collaboration between Moses Brown and SquashBusters (a non-profit college readiness program combining academic study with fitness and other life goals). The Gorgi Center is the home for MB boy's and girl's squash and is one of the premier squash facilities in New England.
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Lower School:
Tuesday, November 13 Thursday, December 6 Thursday, January 24
Middle School:
Wednesday, November 14 Wednesday, December 12 Wednesday, January 23
Upper School:
Wednesday, November 7 Wednesday, December 5 Wednesday, January 30
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