Programs and Events
All School Sing
Every Friday morning, 8:40-9:20, the entire school comes together for singing, dancing, and celebrating. Parents and community members are always welcome to join us.
Spanish
Students in 3rd through 8th grades study Spanish twice a week. The emphasis is on speaking.
Strings
All the students in 1st through 3rd grades learn to play the violin. They work in small groups with the instructor twice a week. Students may choose to continue with strings in the older classes and play in a small ensemble.
Band
Band is open to all students fourth grade and beyond who choose not to continue with the violin. Students participate in both small group instruction and band rehearsal once a week.
Winter Sports
When the snow falls and temperatures do not rise above 40 degrees that means it’s time for winter sports! Each Monday beginning right after the New Year and continuing for six weeks, all MES students in grades 1-8 board the buses after an early lunch and head either for Mt. Snow Ski Area for downhill skiing or snowboarding instruction or to Memorial Park in Brattleboro for skating instruction. Molly Burke teaches ice skating lessons and Mt. Snow provides certified instructors for all students. It is important for everyone to dress warmly. If children have their own equipment they are urged to use it; however, rental equipment is available at a reduced fee. Parent volunteers are needed to chaperone both skiing and skating.
Winter Workshops
Winter workshops offer hands-on, multi-age experiences in the arts during the mornings of winter sports days. This year a grant from the Vermont Arts Council will enable us to bring in artists in a variety of disciplines to work with our students.
Fall Fiesta, All School Hike, and All School Skate
These activities happen each year as part of our cross age community building.
Learning Fair
The best way to see what our students are learning is for them to show you. Each spring we hold an evening celebration of learning with each classroom exhibiting and demonstrating their work.
Holiday Concert and Spring Concert/Art Show
Each year before winter vacation, MES has a wonderful holiday concert. Each class sings and/or performs dances they have learned with Charlene. Band and strings students share pieces they’ve learned David Tasgal and Michael McKinney. The concert is held at the theater at Marlboro College in the evening so that all parents, brothers, sisters and alumni can come. In the spring another concert is held in conjunction with an all school art show. As with the holiday concert, music classes, band, and strings students perform, but this time it’s in the Outback, which is transformed into a wonderland of student artwork.
Basketball
Our third through sixth grade students, if they’re interested, play basketball during the winter and early spring in the Valley Youth League, which involves games every Saturday morning. Seventh and eighth grade boys and girls teams have a busy schedule of after school practices, scrimmages and games and are also coached and made possible by parent or community volunteers.
Snack, Milk, and Lunch at MES
Each class has a regular midmorning snack time. As we do not have a cafeteria, lunch is eaten family style with teachers in the classrooms at 12:15. MES does not have a lunch program. Children bring lunch and snack from home. We encourage students to bring nutritious food. Soft drinks are not allowed. At the beginning of the year parents sign up for their children to get milk at a small cost. Students study nutrition throughout their time at MES and are expected to apply what they learn as they bring food to school.