NEW: COVID-19 Updates

St. Mark's School will remain in the Orange phase through the weekend. We are modifying our approach to the Orange phase and will now allow boarding students to leave their rooms for weekend activities in groups, organized by House. Specific information will be communicated to the students directly through the Dean’s Office. 

Day students are being tested on campus today, Saturday, January 30. Day students should come directly to the MFAC for testing and leave campus immediately after their test is administered. We expect the results of those tests on Sunday, January 31. If there are no positive tests among that group, the School will resume in-person learning for boarding and day students on Monday, February 1. The School will communicate news about Monday’s schedule as soon as it becomes available.

To view the full email from Friday, January 29, select this link.

NEW: Upcoming Academic Reporting Highlights

In place of the traditional midyear advisor letter, we have decided to offer a second round of advisor conferencing, in line with the opportunities for connection that we offered this fall. Advisors will reach out to families of their advisees to schedule a 20-25 minute virtual conference in the following windows of time: February 10 or 11, or between February 16 and 19. We ask that conferences not be scheduled during the upcoming four-day weekend (February 12-15) to ensure it remains meaningful rest for all in the community. This meeting is an opportunity to hear updates on your student's progress and share information with advisors. Ultimately, these conversations can inform action plans and support for your student in the weeks ahead, and allow us to deepen our partnership in care for your child. For those that cherish the advisor letter as a record of your student's experience, please be reassured that we are planning for a year-end advisor letter to celebrate the growth and learning that each student experienced over the course of this unique academic year. 

REMINDER: School Pictures - February 11, 2021

Coffee Pond Photography looks forward to taking your student's school pictures on February 11 in the Lower Center. Each student will be photographed in several poses and will have several images from which families may order prints. Each family will receive a private password via email that will be used to access JUST their child’s images on our website. Our website contains easy to follow instructions for ordering a variety of package options. Below is important information that will give you access to your child's portrait.

Our EProof program will notify you via email when your child’s portrait proofs are ready to be viewed online. When you receive the email with a private password you can go directly to our company’s secure website www.coffeepond.com to place your order online. Coffee Pond accepts all major credit cards.

If you do not receive your child’s password within a few weeks after picture day, please be sure to contact our Customer Care Department at the email address below or by phone at 1-800-632-2323 x 0.

Please be sure to have your spam blocker set to accept emails from our Customer Care email, lifeguards@coffeepond.com.

LAST CHANCE: Yearbook Recognition Ads

Click here to access the ad website (click on "Recognition Ads") and get started.  

You can read this pamphlet if you need more information on logistics. 

The deadline to purchase ads is January 31.

NEW: Remote Student Portraits for the Yearbook

NEW: February 3, 2021 - III Form Parent Chat, 7:00-8:00 p.m. EST

If you have not done so already, please register here. Click here to submit a question.

NEW: February 8 - Parent Speaker Series - Supporting Student Wellness, 7:00 p.m. EST

Members of the Dean of Students Office will share new and continuing programs supporting student wellness. If you have not done so already, please register and submit your questions here.

A Zoom link will be sent to registrants an hour before the event. A recording of the meeting will also be shared in the Deans’ Weekly.

Our next meeting will be from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. EST via Zoom. The February title is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer. At the end of this meeting, we'll choose a book for March. 

Interested in attending? Please email Joanne Flathers P’15, ’19, ’21 (joanne@flathersfamily.net) or Laurie Kalapinski (lauriekalapinski@stmarksschool.org) to receive the Zoom link the morning of February 10.

We need parent volunteers to write "thank you" cards to St. Mark's faculty and staff. If you can help out, please contact Claudia Liberatore at claudia.liberatore@me.com, or 617.901.9599. Thank you!

NEW: February 11, 2021 - IV Form Parent Chat, 7:00 p.m. EST 

If you have not done so already, please register here. You can also submit a question here.

NEW: February 17, 2021 - Stump Trivia with Amy Frederick P'21, 7:00 p.m. EST

Harrison Mullen, currently one of the Leaders for Educational and Operational Support (LEOS) at St. Mark's, recently delivered a presentation at the 2021 American Philosophical Association (APA) annual conference. Read More.