Our Stories

Cadena 2025 Brings Grade 8 Students to Bogota

June 17, 2025 by Elana Cohen (Faculty and Staff)

“Throughout my experience in Colombia with Cadena I learned how to be a better team player and how to make the best of hard situations. Additionally, I learned that no matter what, it is always possible to communicate and relate to the people and places around you.” – Shira S-E, Class of 2025 “Cadena provided […]


Celebrating Pesach at MILTON: Holiday Roundup

April 29, 2025 by Catherine Horowitz (Faculty and Staff)

In early April, students from Pre-K to Middle School celebrated Pesach in creative and often interdisciplinary ways. Check out our roundup below:


In Pedagogy of Partnership, Students Become Master Relationship Builders

April 29, 2025 by Catherine Horowitz (Faculty and Staff)

If you enter the room during one of Nechama Malkiel’s Grade 4 Judaic Studies classes, you may hear students sing, to the tune of “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain”: “A havruta is a triangle of three; my partner and my text and my me!” before diving into their regular partner work.


Academic Spotlight 2025: Grade 5 Unsung Heroes Project

March 17, 2025 by Catherine Horowitz (Faculty and Staff)

At this year’s Purim Ball, the Grade 5 team was spotlighted for their interdisciplinary, collaborative, and creative work on the Unsung Heroes project. This is the final major project that students complete in Elementary School and combines their work in General Studies, Judaic Studies, and Hebrew which they present in a culminating event with family […]


Using Science to Solve Problems: Engineering Across the Curriculum

January 31, 2025 by Catherine Horowitz (Faculty and Staff)

Across the grades, the STEM department incorporates engineering design into its curriculum, often in order to tackle real world problems. Below, we feature examples: