Campus Closed to Students 1/28

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Missouri American Water informed our staff today that they will begin repairs on the ruptured water main just northeast of campus on Warson Road at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. They advised us that MICDS could lose water service to most buildings either intermittently or throughout the duration of the repair, which is scheduled to last most of the day. Until they begin the repair, they cannot predict with confidence the scale or duration of the resulting water outage. Because of the uncertainty of the impact of this water main repair on our facilities, MICDS will be closed to all students tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28, during the school day. Information about after-school activities and athletics is currently unknown and will be communicated at a later time. Especially given this week’s inclement weather disruptions, I regret the necessity of tomorrow’s school-day closure and appeal to you for understanding. We will run a normal 8:00 a.m. start time on Thursday and a 9:00 a.m. late-start time on Friday in all three divisions. In the Middle and Upper Schools, Thursday will be an A day to pair with today's H day, and Friday will be a B9 day. On Monday, we will run a D day as originally scheduled. Thank you for your partnership and understanding. We will be back in touch with you should there be any changes to Missouri American’s water main repair schedule.

New Creation International kids

NCI’s Integral Education and Mindfulness Event

Last Saturday, MICDS hosted New Creation International’s 5th annual Head, Heart, Hands and Health event. The event, organized by Lakshmi Reddy, parent of Rohit ’15, and Andrea Brownstein, retired MICDS Director of College Counseling, drew around 100 guests. Attendees explored integral education and about a topic we’re focusing on throughout MICDS this year: mindfulness.

The 2018 keynote speaker was the internationally known author and expert in integral education, Fabrice Dini. Attendees were challenged to cultivate gratitude, and they discussed such topics as the Pygmalion effect, mindful breathing and “the presence within.” One attendee shared, “Mr. Dini was inspiring. I felt relaxed and so content after the program on Saturday.”

The mission of New Creation International is to help children become conscious, creative, global citizens through the promotion and practices of integral education.

What a perfect event to align with School’s 2018-2019 theme of well-being!