Tag: Key School

2014 Volunteer Hall of Fame inductees named
[do action=”schuh”/] This year’s Volunteer Project Hall of Fame Celebration will be held on November 13, 2014, from 11:30am until 2pm. Comcast will host this event at Blue Dolphin Seafood Bar and Grill in Gambrills, MD. The Volunteer Project Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County and the Coordinators […]

Bello Machre named new Development Director
[do action=”schuh”/] Bello Machre is pleased to announce that Deborah K. Daugherty has accepted the position of Chief Development Officer effective October 13, 2014. Dr. Robert T. Ireland, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Debbie has a lifetime of experience in the fundraising arena. I am confident that she will help us continue to grow […]

Key School to host free sports clinics
[do action=”schuh”/] The Key School Athletic Department is pleased to announce a series of free instructional clinics for student-athletes of all ages to take place over the course of the 2014-2015 school year. The fall clinics will include baseball, field hockey and boys’ and girls’ soccer; winter and spring clinics will include basketball, baseball and […]

Key School announces Inaugural Seminar Series for adults
In the summer of 2014, Key School announced a year-long series of evening seminar discussions for adults. Modeled after seminar classes taught at Key, the Seminar Series for Adults will seek to engage adults from the surrounding community in spirited intellectual conversations about great novels, poems, films, and more. Bob McCarthy and Brian Boyd, both […]

Local teens selected for Brighton Beach Memoirs in Bowie
[do action=”schuh”/] Two Annapolis teens, Casey Baum 14 and Sophia Speciale 15, are starring in a new production of Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Bowie Playhouse, August 29 to September 13. Casey is the son of Susan and Dan Baum and is a resident of Arnold. Sophie is the daughter of Margo and Alessandro Speciale, […]

Tiny House about to debut at Key School
From July 7th – 28th this summer, 50+ middle and high school students from Annapolis, Baltimore and surrounding areas will join forces with military veterans, building experts, educators and the sustainability leaders from SustainaFest to take on the unique and exciting challenge of building a mobile hi-tech, hyper-efficient and sustainable “Tiny House”. This 210 square […]

Tiny house coming to Annapolis
From July 7th – 28th this summer, 40+ middle and high school students from Annapolis, Baltimore and surrounding areas will join forces with military veterans, building experts, educators and the sustainability leaders from SustainaFest to take on the unique and exciting challenge of building a mobile hi-tech, hyper-efficient and sustainable “Tiny House”. This 210 square […]

Peace and justice conference (April 25-26, 2014)
The 29th Annual Peace, Justice, & Environment Conference, “Peace and Justice through the Generations: Passing the Torch for a Better World,” will be held Friday, April 25th at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Annapolis and Saturday, April 26th at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis. Sponsored by Maryland United for Peace and Justice/Institute for Positive […]

Key School To Hold Open House
The Key School will hold an Open House on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Families interested in learning more about what Key’s program offers children in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 4 are invited to attend. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., all visitors will have the opportunity to meet the faculty, see classes in session, and talk with current parents. […]

Key Schoolers To Participate In Hour Of Code
All Key School students Pre-Kindergarten through grade twelve will participate in the Hour of Code in celebration of Computer Science Education Week (12/9 – 12/15). This international campaign, launched in mid-November by code.org, has set a goal of introducing more than 10 million students to computer science by providing an assortment of hour-long online tutorials. […]

Key School To Hold Open House
The Key School will hold its annual fall Open House on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013. Families interested in learning more about what Key’s program offers children in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 are invited to attend. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., all visitors will have the opportunity to meet the faculty and review Key’s curriculum. Student performance, faculty […]

Summit School’s Annual Symposium Scheduled
On Saturday, October 26, 2013, The Summit School will present their annual Zelma Wynn Symposium Series from 9am-3:30pm. This year’s topic is Visible Thinking, Learning & Understanding: Project Zero Ideas in the Classroom. This day-long event will feature the work of Project Zero, a research group based in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard […]

Key School Purchases Annapolis Golf Club
Key School’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that The Key School finalized its purchase of the seventy acre parcel of land formerly known as the Annapolis Golf Club on August 13, 2013. The initial purchase agreement was signed in November 2011, with the following 21 months devoted to a due a diligence period […]

Key Students Support Breast Center At AAMC
On behalf of Key’s Class of 2016, fifteen-year-old Hannah Webster presented Dr. Lorraine Tafra, Medical Director of the Breast Center at Anne Arundel Medical Center, with a donation of $5,293. The donation was raised through the student-planned May Fair, a community event organized and overseen by Key’s ninth grade class. In the spring of 2012, […]

Acclaimed “Poop” Author To Speak At Key School Book Festival
Meet acclaimed children’s book author Artie Bennett at the Annapolis Book Festival, held at the Key School, 534 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, Maryland (10am-4pm), on April 13. Artie, author of the best-selling, highly praised The Butt Book, will read his superfun new book, Poopendous!, at the Arts Building from 10:30 to 11 am. Hailed as the […]

Key School To Host Middle School Open House
The Key School will hold a Middle School Open House on Friday, March 1, 2013. Families interested in learning more about Key’s Middle School program for children in grades 5-8 are invited to attend. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., all visitors will have the opportunity to tour the campus, meet faculty and parents, and hear students discuss […]

Key School To Host 11th Annual Annapolis Book Festival
Nationally renowned authors Evan Thomas, Christopher Tilghman, Caroline Leavitt, and Hanna Rosin are among many distinguished speakers already scheduled to appear at the 2013 Annapolis Book Festival on Saturday, April 13, at The Key School. The Annapolis Book Festival is a free community event that features a full day of discussions with best-selling authors, as […]

Key School To Host Annual Open House
The Key School will hold its annual fall Open House on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Families interested in learning more about what Key’s program offers children in Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 are invited to attend. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., all visitors will have the opportunity to meet the faculty and review Key’s curriculum. An Upper School […]

SustainaFest Launches Film Night Bringing Filmmakers and Community Together
SustainaFest, a Maryland nonprofit, is hosting a night of inspiring film and engaging conversation on October 6th at 7:30pm at Francis Scott Key Auditorium at St. John’s College. Films to Inspire a Sustainability Revolution is an opportunity to interact with filmmakers and leaders that are working to make a difference in their communities. SustainaFest leads […]

Students Draft Curriculum to Teach Peace and Empathy
Inspired to action by their experience at a forum for high school and college students called “9/11 Dialogue with Future Leaders” in 2011 and with the support of their School and a grant from the Annapolis Peace and Justice Center, students at The Key School in Annapolis, MD, have created the Teaching Peace Initiative (TPI). […]

ASO Director And Bay Theatre Director To Speak At Key School
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Music Director, José-Luis Novo and Bay Theatre Artistic Director, Janet Luby will speak at an Annapolis Arts Alliance event at 4:00 p.m. at the Key School in Annapolis on Sunday, October 14. The program, “Behind the Scenes: Annapolis Symphony and Theater,” will give us an inside view of what goes on before […]

Three Key School Students Named Semifinalists In 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program
Three Key School seniors, Andrew Harrington (Edgewater), Catherine (Kate) Kirby (Annapolis), and Fortney (Fish) Stark (Harwood), were named semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. […]