FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Middle School students recently enjoyed a weeklong "minimester" full of unique and exciting learning opportunities. For the entirety of the week, students hear from expert guests, engage in hands-on activities, go on field trips, and more. Now in its ninth year, minimesters are held annually in between the fall and spring semester. The brainchild of Ms. Claire du Nouy, minimesters offer students a break from traditional learning and an opportunity to dive into a niche topic of their choosing. For example, students in the Women in Entrepreneurship club opted to expand their studies in their WIE minimester where they heard from professional female entrepreneurs, went on field trips to the Guggenheim and the Fhitting Room on the Upper West Side, and learned the ins and outs of business and entrepreneurship.

Lower Middle School Minimester Courses

• Crafting through Cultures
• French Theatrical Workshop
• Gaming
• Get Sculpted: The Art of Claymation
• Quilting
• The History of Books: Through the Pages of History
• The Innovative History of Espionage
• Turning Red
• Wildlife of NYC

Upper Middle School Minimester Courses

• Beads & Buttons (Clay Jewelry Design)
• Broadway: From Page to Stage
• Environmental Science Field Studies in the Bahamas
• Hip Hop Dance
• Italian
• Justice League for Animals: An Intro to Everyday Activism
• Martial Arts
• Screen Printing Design Workshop
• Sustainability/Vertical farming
• Women in Entrepreneurship

On the last day of ministers, Middle School students gathered in the auditorium. Each minimester group presented to their peers about what they did, made, or learned, throughout the week.

Click here to watch a video of minimesters.