A community of growth and learning.

"Without MICDS to keep our daughter involved in school and in a great mindset, this experience could have been entirely different. She's using her brain, focusing on getting some physical activity, trying to be helpful around the house, and staying positive."

MICDS Parent & Alumna

"Although the transition to distance learning was certainly a challenge, I really appreciated the continued effort by all our teachers and staff to come up with creative ways to continue our courses. My teachers made it a priority to keep us engaged and active. Distance learning was a big opportunity for growth for me as it required me to take on much more responsibility in discovering how I learn best and actively implementing those strategies. Throughout this time, I still felt like we maintained a sense of community; our advisory joked around just like we do in person, we virtually continued our Tai chi routines in Mandarin class, and we even had a guest speaker in my History of Environmental Conflict class."

Ava Mandoli ’21

Ava Mandoli ’21

"I believe MICDS made the best of a very difficult situation. MICDS was constantly listening to feedback and made every effort to adapt and improve as we all adjusted to the challenges of COVID19. My neighborhood represents many different schools ranging from public and private to Catholic. I felt MICDS stood out as the leader in adapting and adjusting to virtual learning. The dedication of the teachers and community of MICDS during this time was incredible. I know the highlight of my son’s day was zooming with his friends and teachers! Thank you for adapting, listening, and managing through a very difficult situation."

Jennifer Charles

Jennifer Charles, Parent of Walker '28 and Sumner '26

"Our family is overwhelmingly impressed with how the school and its leadership reacted to this unprecedented situation. After talking with friends here and around the country, we haven't heard of other schools doing it better."

Recipient of the Ram Relief Fund Support

MICDS Parent

"In distance learning, we had the strength of our technology program in place so students were very comfortable with the many platforms we use, and it was a really easy transition for them to be able to access those from home."

Jennifer Schuckman

Head of Middle School