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Community Service Day at Inly was About Making Connections

The Parents Group Steering Committee, in coordination with the Community Service After School Program, sponsored an all-school Community Service Day for Inly families in honor of Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2010. Although there was no school that day, Inly families were invited to participate in any of these [...]

Inly School’s Screening of Race to Nowhere Drew Full House

On November 10, Inly School hosted a free public screening of the documentary, Race to Nowhere. The event was hosted by the Inly Parents Group and drew parents, educators, and students from all over the South Shore. Indeed, the place was packed, indicating that attention to the balance of social/emotional development of children with the [...]

A New Parents’ Perspective on the First Year at Inly

By Brian and Leslie Golemme, Inly Parents
As parents new to not only Inly but also the Montessori Method, we felt some trepidation as we dropped our kindergartener off for his first day at Inly.  Would Cooper be challenged and grow, or would he take shameless advantage of the freedom offered and do [...]

Inly Kindergarteners Visit Tomb 10A

By Georgia Maheras, Inly Parent
This past Tuesday, I had the privilege of meeting the Inly School kindergarteners at the Museum of Fine Arts.  Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art and artifacts were just barely more exciting than lunch in the basement and the round trip bus ride!

We began the experience by dividing into three groups: [...]

Four Things I Learned as Guest Moderator in My Son’s Class

By Tom Baxter, Inly Parent

At the 2009 Inly Auction, I “won” the chance to be Moderator-for-the-Day in LE3. Last Thursday, I finally got the chance to fulfill my dream.
With Lower Elementary play rehearsal in full swing, Moderator duties were shifted to the afternoon, and my first official duty was to lead Pattyann and Caren’s class [...]