Our Stories

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:


Pre-K Students Study Identity

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

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 […]


Students Learn Their Potential as Everyday Makers in Sadnah

December 20, 2024 by Catherine Horowitz (Faculty and Staff)

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!) […]


In Netivot Tefillah, Students Initiate New Prayer Paths and Gain Diverse Leadership Experience

December 20, 2024 by Catherine Horowitz (Faculty and Staff)

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.


Students Pursue Unique Passions in Chugim

November 19, 2024 by Catherine Horowitz (Faculty and Staff)

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 […]


MILTON’s Civics Education in Honor of Election and Veterans Day

November 18, 2024 by Deborah Skolnick-Einhorn (Faculty and Staff)

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 […]


MILTON’s Growing Athletics Program: Fall Recap and Looking Forward

November 15, 2024 by Catherine Horowitz (Faculty and Staff)

In just a few short years, MILTON has built a strong and growing Athletics program. This year is MILTON’s second in the PVAC (Potomac Valley Athletic Conference), and we have been steadily building on the successes of our first year. We are excited to see our program grow in terms of skill, size, and community […]