Wisdom Morsels Celebrate Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking is one of our four values that our school strives to thread into our everyday. Sussex students investigate how to ask...
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Emily McMeekin
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
An Ode to the Sussex Grandparent & Family Friend
Today we celebrate Grandparent & Family Friend Day here on the Sussex School campus. Did you know that this is an annual celebration...
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- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
Poetry Reading: Fifth & Sixth Grade
This past academic year, led by Upper School ELA Teacher Jodi Kulina, our fifth and sixth graders penned original poems. Their poetry...
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- Jun 24, 2022
- 1 min
Go Out and Create Yourself
By Head of School Joellen Shannon The musician, poet, and Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan once said, “life isn’t about finding yourself or...
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- May 5, 2022
- 2 min
Why We Chose Sussex for Middle School
By Lisa Gilbert My partner and I chose to send our 12-year-old son, Morgan, to Sussex School this year and plan for him to continue...
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- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
Uprooting During a Pandemic: A Parent’s Perspective
By Nicole Wolcott I grew up in Montana and graduated from the University of Montana in 2000. So, when the pandemic descended ruthlessly...
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- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
Alumni Perspective: Being Our Free, Wild Selves
By Leigha (Wilbur) Weinberg ‘92 & Chloe (Redmond) Warner ‘91 Sussex is 50 years old. That’s 50 years of a whole lot of Danish stuff...
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- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
50 Years of Progressive Education in Missoula, Montana
By Joellen Shannon Fifty years ago in 1971, Sussex School was born. It was a year of bell bottoms, tunics, and pantsuits. Marvin Gaye...
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- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Meet Joe Johnson
Joe is Sussex School’s newest 5th–8th Grade Social Studies teacher. For the past six years, he has taught humanities in Massachusetts,...
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- Aug 27, 2021
- 2 min
Meet Bridger Mann-Wood
Bridger is Sussex School’s newest 5th–8th Grade STEM Teacher. Bridger is originally from Wyoming. He comes to Sussex School most recently...
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- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Summer Reading Recommendations
T-minus10 days until the start of school! If you have a middle school student, you may be wondering how to help them get out of summer...
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- Aug 6, 2021
- 4 min
How Playing Games, Talking to Adults, & Flirting with Freedom Can Ready Your Kiddo for Kindergarten
The world around us has conditioned us to think that our kiddos need a solid academic foundation BEFORE they start school. But we are here t
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mattlubaroff
- May 9, 2019
- 1 min
Sussex students participating in our community.
Check out this great article in The Missoulian about how Sussex students learn the importance of service work by participating in our...
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mattlubaroff
- Mar 7, 2019
- 1 min
Sussex student going to State Geography Bee
Congratulations to 5th-grader, Ben Bryant, for qualifying for the Montana State Geography Bee on March 29! Ben will be competing with 100...
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mattlubaroff
- Mar 7, 2019
- 1 min
Middle schoolers assess avalanche safety
What a wonderful article about Sussex's 6th-grade class using the outdoors to incorporate Science, Math, Technology and safety!...
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mattlubaroff
- Feb 7, 2019
- 1 min
Sussex going to state for MATHCOUNTS
Continuing our long tradition of success in Montana MATHCOUNTS competitions, Sussex School competed in the Western Montana Chapter event...
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joellen58
- Jan 15, 2019
- 1 min
Beyond the Classroom
Check our work in the outdoors studying osprey and flight.
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Olivia Capizzi
- Mar 1, 2017
- 1 min
Sussex School Presidential Scholar Candidate
One of our Sussex School alumnus, Stellan Bechtold, winner of the Montana Cook Scholarship, has been named a U.S. Presidential Scholar...
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Olivia Capizzi
- Sep 17, 2016
- 2 min
How Do We Incorporate The Outdoors at Sussex?
At Sussex we engage in intentional outdoor programs as part of the educational experience. Intentional outdoor programs are a key part of...
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Olivia Capizzi
- Apr 25, 2016
- 1 min
Sussex School Founder Bente Winston Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Sussex School founder Bente Winston celebrates the 45th anniversary of educating with an interview with the Missoulian newspaper. Read...
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