eNews November 2010
What's New
Lower School LEED Certification
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Annual Fund News
We hope that you will join us in thanking the growing number of Annual Fund donors. Contributions help to support our students and teachers. To date, $775,000 has been raised toward the goal of $1,250,000.
We invite you to make your generous gift to the Annual Fund now. Your commitment to Bryn Mawr is very much appreciated.
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Composting & Recycling Progress
Bryn Mawr’s composting efforts are paying off in “black gold” - words that gardeners use to describe the rich nutrient matter that has resulted from the recycling of food and paper scraps in the school’s cafeteria. Recently, Bryn Mawr AP environmental science students cleared the dead plantings from the school’s vegetable gardens and prepared the garden beds with the “black gold” compost to enrich the soil for next year’s crops. The additional compost was used in other garden areas on the Bryn Mawr campus. more...
In the Classroom
Finding Artifacts
Third-grade teachers Katherine Gilbert, Susan Mills, and Christine Rogers began the school year with a unit in archeology so that their students would have a deeper understanding and appreciation for the artifacts that they would encounter in their study of ancient Greece and Egypt. At the conclusion of the archeology unit, the girls participated in an archeological dig on the grounds around the Lower School Science Center building. To prepare for the dig, the girls’ teachers buried “artifacts” that had been carefully selected for what they might reveal about the character of a particular civilization. more...
A Jane Austen Tea Party
To celebrate the writings of Jane Austen, Bryn Mawr tenth-grade students enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea and literary conversation over servings of fresh fruit, traditional cucumber sandwiches, hot tea, and a special cake with images of Pride and Prejudice characters Darcy and Elizabeth on it – all served on proper china plates. more...
Tri-School Assembly with Dr. Mark Plotkin
On Tuesday, November 2, 2010, students from Bryn Mawr, Gilman, and Roland Park Country Schools had the opportunity to hear from ethnobotanist Dr. Mark J. Plotkin about his work in the Amazon Rain Forest. more...
Teaching the Teachers
On Friday, October 29, Bryn Mawr held its first professional day of the school year for faculty and staff. more...
Of Note
Eliza Adams, Riley Barger ’12, JJ Citron ’16, Diana Curran, JL Darrah, Julia Loup ’12, Chris Maggitti, AIMS Conference Presenters, BMS Teachers Exhibit at the Smithsonian, Thank you, Sheridan Foundation more...
Our Alumnae
Leading Women
Class of 1991 alumnae Colleen Mallon, Marianne Plant, and Julie Rubin were among the 50 women recognized recently by the Daily Record newspaper as Leading Women in Baltimore. more...
Maeve Gately ’08 – Blogging from Hamilton College
Now in her third year at Hamilton College, Maeve Gately is enjoying writing (some of it about Bryn Mawr!) for the new online student journal at Hamilton. Maeve, who is studying art history and comparative literature, reveals that in addition to writing for the new journal, her favorite pastimes are drinking Greek iced coffee, knitting, talking too much, and falling asleep in the college’s writing center – where she is apparently spending a good amount of time! You can keep up with Maeve and her journaling at http://hamilton.edu/journals.
Mystery Photo
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Events
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In the Community
Middle School Service Project
On Monday, November 22, just before the Thanksgiving holiday, Bryn Mawr Middle School girls helped to load their donations of non-perishable food items into cars to be taken to a local shelter for victims of domestic violence. During the month of November, Bryn Mawr students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades brought Thanksgiving food items as well as cooking and dining supplies to school that would be donated to the shelter. more...
Music School Performs
On November 17, 2010, students from the Music School at Bryn Mawr performed for the residents of Keswick nursing home. more...
In the Arts
Alicia Kosack in Performance
Applied music teacher and flutist Dr. Alicia Kosack will perform on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at 2 p.m. in an afternoon of music dedicated to women composers. The performance will take place at An die Musik in Baltimore at 409 North Charles Street. Performance and ticket information: An die Musik, 410-385-2638 or at www.andiemusiklive.com.
Dayseye in Concert at Christ Lutheran Church
Dayseye will perform the third cantata from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in the Bach Concert Series on Sunday, December 5, at 4 p.m., at Christ Lutheran Church, 701 S. Charles Street. more...
Coach's Corner
Coach Steck’s Soccer Workshop in Madrid
Bryn Mawr School's Varsity Soccer Team is already seeing real benefits from Head Coach Tina Steck's participation in a U.S. Soccer International Coaching Education Workshop in Madrid, Spain, during spring break. more...
11th Annual Sherry Shootout
Sherry Shootout Basketball Tournament featuring high school talent from The Bryn Mawr School, Roland Park Country School, St. Andrew’s School, and Towson High School. more...
2010 Tennis Doubles Champions
Aleeza Hashmi ’11 and Ellie MacLaughlin ’12 recently won the Tennis Doubles Championships for the IAAM A Conference in a match against RPCS that was played at McDonogh School. Aleeza and Ellie’s accomplishment will allow Bryn Mawr to display a brand new tennis championship banner for 2010 in the KVB Gym.
IAAM Soccer Champions
Soccer: Bryn Mawr rallies past Roland Park more...