School News
- Posted 05/20/2013 10:54AM
Berkshire School's spring edition of its journal of arts and literature is now available online. Click here to view.
- Posted 05/17/2013 03:03PM
The twenty-one students who presented their Independent Study projects on Thursday evening were an energetic and enthusiastic group. They were also masters of their topics, which ranged from philosophical questions about free will to scientific explorations of symbiotic relationships between hydroponic plants and goldfish. Click here to learn more.
- Posted 05/16/2013 03:14PM
This Friday, Unyime Udoh '13 will present a senior solo concert in the dance studio. This is the culmination of Udoh's four years in the program, and will include her reprise of "So-Low" and "Bendable/Poseable." Click here for details.
- Posted 05/15/2013 08:38AM
Students in Linda Bellizzi's Advanced English IV class took their study of Jhumpa Lahiri's "Namesake" and the Indian immigrant experience to a delicious new level when Suzanne Mazzarelli, mother of Arwen Neski '15, treated the class to an early-morning feast.
- Posted 05/10/2013 10:57AM
Edward Gonzalez '12 was the keynote speaker at the US Soccer's Urban Soccer Symposium at Georgetown in April. A freshman at American University, he talked about the impact Project GOAL, a non-profit in Providence, RI, played in shaping his life. Click here to read more.
- Posted 05/08/2013 08:15AM
Berkshire is the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Safe Sports School award, only the fourth secondary school in the nation to receive this distinction. The award reinforces the importance of providing the best level of care, injury prevention and treatment. Click here to learn more.
- Posted 05/07/2013 09:43AM
On Friday and Saturday, theater students will be staging three, short comic plays in the round. All three performances in large part riff on theater itself, according to Director Jesse Howard. Seating will be limited to the first 100 people and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here for details.
- Posted 05/06/2013 05:45PM
Berkshire was named a Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education recently for its efforts to reduce environmental impact and costs, improve health and offer environmental education. Berkshire is one of just 64 schools in the nation to receive the distinction. Click here to read more.
- Posted 05/02/2013 11:28AM
The dynamic senior trio of Britt Brown, Sam Clougher and Sam Friedman took home top honors at the Sabin Entrepreneurial Prize Night recently for their business plan to connect musical artists with local venues. The event was the culmination of months of planning for students in the Advanced Economics class, and competition between teams was fierce. Click here to learn more or to watch the presentations.
- Posted 05/02/2013 10:59AM
Join us this Friday for an evening of great classical music performed by members of the chamber emsemble and guest soloists. Original compositions by students in the Advanced Music Theory class will also be premiered. The event will be held at 7:30 PM in the atrium of Berkshire Hall.
- Posted 05/02/2013 09:43AM
Seniors celebrated College Deposit Day by sporting their new collegiate colors. On May 1st, students must deposit at the school which they plan to attend in the fall. This celebratory day marked the culmination of the college process and, not surprisingly, the mood across campus was ebullient.
- Posted 04/29/2013 11:43AM
Students in two IV Form English classes made a sweet connection to Berkshire's history when they read "Sugar Weather" by legendary Berkshire teacher Art Chase, then wrote their own syrup-inspired poems after a visit to Chase Sugaring House to witness the process first-hand. Click here to read their poems.
- Posted 04/29/2013 08:58AM
Students in Ms. Loose-Brown's Advanced Biology class took advantage of a full moon recently and hiked trails behind campus without artificial lights as part of a field ecology unit. Click here to learn more.
- Posted 04/24/2013 02:41PM
New prefects for the 2013-14 school year were announced today.
- Posted 04/22/2013 10:45AM
Steve Norman, Chair of the Board of Trustees, announced today that Pieter Mulder has been named Interim Head of School following the resignation of Mike Maher. To learn more about Pieter, click here.