How do middle school teachers do it? Using what is currently known about the teenage brain, how do they get and retain the attention of students, motivating them to engage in academics and helping them to grow intellectually, socially, and emotionally?
Cardigan Chronicle
Published twice each year, this is the School’s signature print publication that provides feature articles and alumni class notes, updates on academic programs and campus projects, photographs from events that happen throughout the year, and much more.
In this issue of the Chronicle, we explore how middle school teachers truly have an opportunity to set students up for a lifetime of success. At Cardigan, teachers not only instruct students in solving algebraic equations and writing five paragraph essays, they also teach students to get to breakfast on time (and in dress code), to navigate personal differences with roommates, and to gracefully accept a disappointing outcome in an athletic contest. Cardigan teachers are masters of adapting and prioritizing lessons that may have little to do with academics, but which are equally important to the growth of a middle schooler.
Summer 2024 Feature
How to Think Like a Middle School Teacher
New Assistant Dean of Students Malik Harvey reflects on teaching and his role in helping students map their worlds.
Head of School Chris Day P’12,’13 writes about how the pace of work during summers at Cardigan does not slow down, but it does indeed change.
More From the Summer 2024 Issue
By late February 2024, the Cougars had ridden their relentless mindset to a twenty-win season. The closest margin of victory was a seven-point win over Fessenden.
Jill Cavalieri, Tim Jennings, and Mary McCarthy dedicated a combined 75 years of service to Cardigan! Their hard work and attention to detail will be felt on campus for years to come.
Hugo Turcotte ’15 is starting his teaching career at the Winchendon School in Massachusetts this fall, hanging up his goalie pads for good to return to New England to teach.
For over two decades, John D’Entremont ’94 has dedicated his professional career to educating others. And for two decades he hasn’t stopped trying to emulate the teachers who came before him and encouraged his development into a lifelong learner.
Stewart Steffey ’94 has been a faculty member at Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Massachusetts, since 2003.
This fall, Adonis Williams ’14 will begin his career at the Rectory School in Pomfret, Connecticut, where he will be teaching fifth-grade math and pre-algebra.
Shakespeare’s characters meet in a talent show that seeks to determine the next top fool.
Our graduating seniors will matriculate to 35 secondary schools in 10 different states and three countries.
The last eclipse took place in New Hampshire in 1959 and won’t take place again until 2079.
A season of skill development, teamwork, and fast skiing culminated with an improbable result at Proctor's Blackwater Ski Area in February.
Director of Gates Jenny Sabados arrived at Cardigan last August. She was new to New Hampshire, new to the boarding school lifestyle, and new to the all-boys education model.
The fellowship between Cardigan Mountain School and Hyvinkää, Finland is a special one.
Cardigan students were recognized for their exceptional artistic skills in two different competitions.
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