May 28, 2026
If you’ve walked into MILTON lately, you might have noticed that the walls of the North Campus lobby are covered in colorful tiles with Hebrew letters and phrases like “I bring laughter,” “I bring color,” “I bring energy,” and “I bring myself.” Cardboard cutouts of scraggly rocks line the walls below. Accompanying the tiles is […]
May 26, 2026
You see our security team every day at arrival and dismissal, the bus door, and the entrances to both of our campuses. They are a vital part of day-to-day life at MILTON, and play a huge role in keeping our students and staff safe at school. Read on to learn more about each member of […]
May 26, 2026 by
If you’ve visited North Campus in the past few weeks, you may have noticed a new presence greeting you at the doors: a cherry blossom-adorned panda. Or maybe you’ve walked to the National Zoo from the Woodley Park metro and seen a black and white striped panda outside a restaurant, or the panda near the […]
February 19, 2026
All students at MILTON spend time in Exploratory class, where they develop engineering, programming, and design thinking skills in the Design Lab. But some students are expanding upon this by spending their time after school and on weekends on the Robotics team.
March 17, 2025 by
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 […]
January 31, 2025 by
Across the grades, the STEM department incorporates engineering design into its curriculum, often in order to tackle real world problems. Below, we feature examples:
January 29, 2025 by
On Friday, January 17, family members of our Pre-K class gathered to celebrate their children’s learning. Throughout the morning, students shared what they had learned and done from August through January, from Hebrew and Judaics to general studies. This Chagigat Halomedim, or celebration of learning, largely featured the students’ year-long study of identity. As Pre-K […]
December 20, 2024 by
On South Campus, the Sadnah, or workshop, is filled with old bottle tops, marker caps, buttons, large seashells, metal and wood scraps, solo cups, plastic tubes, clay, and clothespins—just to name a few things. Each class in Early Elementary (PK, Kindergarten, and Grade 1) visits it twice a week, working with atelierista (and MILTON parent!) […]
December 20, 2024 by
This fall, MILTON introduced Netivot Tefillah, or “prayer paths,” to our North Campus tefillah program. North Campus principal Lisa Schopf and Director of Jewish Life Scott Slarskey call these “serial experiences targeted at empowering students in various aspects of tefillah.” They arose out of conversations, surveys, and focus groups initiated by Middle School students.
November 19, 2024 by
Chugim (Hebrew for “choices”) are “electives” held once a week for 40 minutes for students in Grades 6-8. Chugim allow students to delve into topics they are passionate about that they may not get the opportunity to explore in school otherwise, and to develop new hobbies, skills, and interests. The wide array of choices include […]
November 18, 2024 by
This message was originally sent to families on Tuesday, November 5, and has been since updated to reflect our Veterans Day programming. Thirty-five years ago this week, I stood in a poofy white dress and read Parshat Lech Lecha to mark my entrance into Jewish adulthood. This week’s in-school bar mitzvah was a walk down […]
