On Saturday, January 28th, Mooreland hosted its 21st annual boys’ basketball tournament. Hamden Hall defended its title from last year, defeating Cheshire Academy 26-9 in the championship game. Mooreland (seeded #3) won third place in the consolation game against IDS 18-13 after losing to Cheshire in a close semifinal game. Mooreland congratulates guard Armaan Kameli from Glastonbury for his selection to the all tournament team.

Mooreland’s results:

Morning

MHS vs. Cheshire Academy 17-17 T

MHS vs. Chase Collegiate 18-7 W

MHS vs. Hamden Hall 18-1 L

MHS vs. Independent Day 24-7 W

Afternoon

MHS vs. CA 19-13 L

MHS vs IDS 18-13 W

Two Mooreland Hill students appear in the Southington Observer following the production of Guys & Dolls at our December 16 Fine Arts Evening.

Mooreland Hill School is happy to announce that it is adding a Kindergarten to Grade 3 Lower School to complement its existing Grade 4 to Grade 9 program. The expansion into the lower grades will enable the school to provide an exceptional, all-inclusive elementary and middle school program. The Board of Trustees and Founders approved the expansion at a special meeting held on Tuesday, November 29. Planning for the expansion kicked into high gear immediately thereafter.

The Lower School program will be offered in a mixed-age group configuration consistent with the existing Grades 4/5 Multi-Age Group (MAG) grouping. The new Lower School will be housed in Founders Hall in four classrooms: K/1, 2/3, and 4/5 MAG classrooms. In January, 2012, a lower school model classroom will be designed for tours.

The school has hired two consultants who will be working with the faculty and administration to design an academic program. The consultants will also be instrumental in the hiring process. Peggy Chappell has years of experience as a lower school teacher, Lower School Division Director, Director of Admissions, and School Social Worker. Peggy is currently on the Mooreland Hill School Board of Trustees. Peggy Phillips is a thirty-year veteran Kindergarten teacher who is now consulting. She is a tremendous resource for Kindergarten organization and planning.

In the coming weeks and months, our consultants and administrators look forward to meeting with current Mooreland Hill School and prospective Lower School parents at various events. Please keep checking back for updates about this exciting new venture.

Lower School Program Overview

The Best Place to Raise  Kids in Connecticut: Kensington

Bloomburg Businessweek mentions Mooreland Hill School when identifying Kensington as the best place to raise kids in Connecticut. Read more here…

Marc Davis ‘82, wins U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Art Competition –  as featured in the Dublin Patch, November 10, 2011

“Marc Davis has won this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree art competition with “Granite Ablaze,” a beautiful winter sunrise photograph of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park….Davis traces his passion for photography to Mooreland Hill School in Kensington, Conn., where he was a student from 6th to 9th grade. “I was extremely fortunate to have a teacher with a photography hobby, and was therefore able to develop and print in a darkroom at school. With his encouragement and direction, I fell in love with photography as art, and that passion burns stronger than ever today, three decades later,” he said. Read full story.