by Editor | Feb 14, 2019 | Beginnings Blog, Prekindergarten
Lower School Theater Club Presents Peter Pan The Lower School Theater Club will present its first-ever play, Peter Pan, on Tuesday, February 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. Admission is free for all attendees. Peter Pan reaches the stage after five months of...
by Editor | Feb 14, 2019 | Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten, Prekindergarten
Lower School Students Bring History to Life with Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Program On Thursday, January 17, Lower School students participated in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program — a longstanding MFS tradition. The program grants students in...
by Editor | Feb 14, 2019 | Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten, Prekindergarten, Preschool
Jenel Giles Appointed Lower School Director Moorestown Friends School has announced the appointment of Jenel Giles as Lower School Director, effective July 1, 2019. Giles succeeds Kelly Banik, who will depart at the end of the school year to become Head of School at...
by Editor | Dec 7, 2018 | Beginnings Blog, Prekindergarten, Preschool
Beginnings Students and Parents Discover Music Education Through “Informances” At the Preschool and Prekindergarten informances, students join their parents in the Lower School Music Room for a fun-filled session of shared rhythm and song. LS Music Teacher Joanna...
by Editor | Dec 7, 2018 | Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten
Community Visits Introduce Kindergartners to 8 MFS Faculty and Staff When developing their lesson plans, Kindergarten teachers Emily Bowditch and Kenya Barber think about how to encourage their students’ natural curiosity. As kindergarteners take their community walks...
by Editor | May 17, 2018 | Beginnings Blog
Why Early Musical Education Can Unlock Developmental Potential Beginning an Early Musical Education Before Age 9 Our preschool class at Moorestown Friends School begins and ends each day together with song. I have been teaching young children for nearly 14 years, and...
