MCS IN THE MEDIA

 

MCS' 23rd Annual MLK March featured in Newsday
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights legacy is not a one-day affair but a yearlong vocation for eighth graders at Manhattan Country School.

Founded in 1966 to honor and continue King's work, the East Harlem private school Monday held its 23rd annual march to celebrate King's birthday.

More than 200 students and parents marched along Central Park West Monday. They started at John Lennon's Strawberry Fields Garden of Peace memorial where, in speeches that voiced passion for social justice, students applied King's message to gentrification in Harlem, religious tolerance, gay marriage and advocating for more local farms and green markets.
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Read the students' speeches in the MLK Newsletter.

 

WBAI Radio features MCS on MLK Day
Listen up! Manhattan Country School students and staff were interviewed by radio host Dred Scott Keyes as part of the Martin Luther King Day programming on WBAI, a listener-supported radio station, broadcasting at 99.5 FM in New York City. Click on the player below and turn on your speakers to listen to "Begin With A Dream with Dred Scott Keyes." (No log in required.)

 

MCS parent Lee Gelernt takes civil rights fight to U.S. Supreme Court

MCS parent and alumnus (1975) Lee Gelernt is a senior attorney at the ACLU's national office, in the Immigrants' Rights Project and has been with the ACLU since 1992. Gelernt is representing Abdullah al-Kidd in the Supreme Court case against former Attorney General John Ashcroft over the Bush administration's detention practices. Read the full article on NPR.

Truthout Profiles Cornerstone Learning Community

In this article, Truthout.org profiles Cornerstone Learning Community, a school in Tallahassee modeled after Manhattan Country School. Founded by Betsey and Tony Brown, the school is based on the MCS ideals of social justice and kids' activism, but with a curriculum focused around science. Read the Article

 

MCS History Teacher to Travel to Bangladesh
Rachel Sussman is one of 40 exceptional teachers from around the United States who
has been selected by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State and IREX (International Research and Exchanges Board) to participate in a two-way exchange program that provides professional development opportunities to secondary school teachers from around the world.
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7-8s Teacher Aimee Ostensen Featured in New York Metro Parents
This article in New York Metro Parent featured 7-8s Teacher Aimee Ostensen and her work with the Center for Environmental Literacy.
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Solar Panels in Catskill Mountain News
The Catskill Mountain News chronicled the process that led up to the installation of solar panels at the MCS Farm. The article also notes how the solar panels complement the school’s sustainability curriculum in the city and at the farm.
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MCS Shop Teacher and Tennis Coach Leo Reynoso Featured on USTA Web site
Leo Reynoso, MCS Shop Teacher, is also the President of Washington Heights Tennis Association. The Tennis Association, sponsored by individuals within the community and by a number of institutions, includes a Summer Camp, a Winter Program, and two open tournaments each for both children and adults. Recently Leo's work was featured on the USTA Eastern Metro Web site.
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MCS Tuition System in West Side Spirit
Admissions Director Lois Gelernt was quoted in a May West Side Spirit article about the effects of the financial crisis on independent schools.
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Manhattan Country School Receives Diversity Citation from Blackboard Awards
Manhattan Media, the publishers of Our Town, West Side Spirit, and New York Family, celebrate city schools annually with the Blackboard Awards. In 2008, MCS was recognized as a leader in diversity.
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Rachel Sussman Awarded Rising Star Independent Middle School Teacher Award
7th/8th Grade History Teacher Rachel Sussman was recognized for her work engaging students in authentic historical research, creative multimedia projects and personally and intellectually challenging activism endeavors with a Blackboard Award, sponsored by Manhattan Media.
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