Congratulations to équipe de rêve team members Mr. Saunoi, Calvin, Sarah, and Ava!
Photos from today's fun are posted on our gallery site: breck.link/tourdebreck2023.
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The winning team for this year's Tour de Breck is équipe de rêve! The annual runt bike race is hosted by the Breck Alumni Association and is a beloved part of the end-of-the-year festivities for Upper School.
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English and Spanish. Tonight there will be a farewell dinner at the school, and then Breck students will fly to the coast on Friday morning. It has been an incredible trip!
#BreckSpanish #BreckWorldLanguage #Colombia
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Breck students in Colombia are finishing up the week at their host school, and they are enjoying their days with the Colombo Británico students. So much learning has happened through conversations, presentations, dances, a field trip to Santa Elena, and even a debate in
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class teachers handed students a beautiful memory book that was created by the grade 4 parent event organizers!
Parents and caregivers, for the full gallery of photos, go to breck.link/grade4celebrat.
#BreckLS #Grade4Celebration
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The Grade 4 Celebration Program was incredible! All four classes came together to share poems, sing, and play instruments in an homage to the United States of America. At the end of the program, every student was celebrated as Ms. Mahoney, Mr. Ewers, and each of the
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Yesterday all four kindergarten classes headed to the PK1 playground for Water Day. They had a blast with so many different fun stations to choose from on the playground!
Kindergarten parents and caregivers, additional photos can be found here: breck.link/waterday2023.
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creating bee-inspired ceramics as well!
Thank you to Ms. Affleck and the Breck Bees students for letting us come visit last week!
#BreckMayProgram #Bees #Brecklearns
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The Breck Bees Upper School May Program course blends art and science together. Students learn about beekeeping, colony collapse disorder, and the medicinal aspects of bee products. The course includes field trips, outdoor walks, honey tasting, candle and lip balm making, and
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Earlier this month, there was much fun to be had at the 5/6 social as the students enjoyed a Carnival-themed party with all sorts of games, prizes, and snacks on the Lower School Playground. It is hard to believe that the year has flown by so quickly!
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that are important to the civil rights movement including the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, the Peace and Justice Memorial in Montgomery, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma, and more.
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After a week-long May Program course titled The Stony Road, Breck's 22 Civil Rights Trip students, four senior leaders, Ms. Leslie Hayes and Frederique Schmidt, are finally on the road! They will be gone for seven days and will visit historical sites
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neighborhood with host families, and more! Picture and editorial credit: Breck Colombia trip students and faculty leaders.
#BreckMayProgramTrips #BreckWorldLanguages #BreckSpanishLanguage
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Breck Mustangs are in Colombia! Activities so far include hiking La Pierda Del Peñol, fruit tasting, making chocolate out of cacao beans, a walking tour, and dinner in Guatape, a trip to Andi's grandparents just outside of Medellín, a graffiti tour of the Communa 13
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Thank you to everyone who made it possible!
A full photo gallery will be on breckschool.zenfolio.com on Monday afternoon.
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Another incredible Lower School Field Day is in the books. Grades 1-4 were at McKnight Stadium for a variety of games at different times today. There were so many parents and caregivers who joined us too! We loved seeing all of the smiling faces.
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It is opening night for Frozen Jr.! Join the cast and crew of the Breck Middle School spring musical as they transport you Arendelle.
Showtimes are tonight (7:00 p.m.), tomorrow (7:00 p.m.), and Sunday (2:00 p.m.) in the Cargill Theater. Tickets are first come, first served.
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The Melrose Center and Ms. Kent are beyond proud and thankful for our Native American student affinity for putting in endless hours of planning, rehearsing, and preparation for this. We also extend our appreciation to the community for their continued support. Miigwech!
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A long-standing tradition of Breck School and our Native community is to host our Native American Gathering. This year, we gathered at Anderson Gym for a powerful and sacred ceremony, including students, faculty, alumni, family, and community members.
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The Melrose Center and World Culture Night Planning Committee are grateful for all of the contributions and participation of our community members in making WCN 2023 an amazing experience!
#BreckWCN2023 #BreckMustangPride
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Please join the Breck community in congratulating Breck’s Dean of Equity Jordan Zickermann on being named a visiting scholar for the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE) for the 23–24 school year!
Read the full story at
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Congratulations to Breck Baseball on capturing the championship with their sweep of Minnehaha yesterday. Nice job boys.
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World Heritage site, ate lunch along Orchard Road, explored government residential housing, and learned how the home leasing process works in the country.
Off to bed now with more to come in the next 10 days!
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Hello from Singapore! Breck's Chinese Language Trip students and chaperones just finished their first day in the country. After a 7:00 a.m. arrival with good flights from MSP - LAX - Singapore Changi Airport, the group visited the Singapore Botanic and Orchid Gardens - a UNESCO
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Beautiful spring weather is here, and Breck's Middle School Project Adventure students are using the outdoor climbing wall and ropes course on campus. We love seeing them embrace teamwork and cooperation while taking on different climbing challenges!
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Congratulations to Renn K. '30, Tara K. '30, & Kinaari S. '30 on their performance at MN ACDA 4-5-6 All-State Honor Choir in late April. Students participated in an all-day rehearsal with Conductor Michelle Gherz followed by an afternoon performance.
#BreckPerformingArts #choir
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Regeneron’s International Science Engineering Fair is an amazing opportunity for all of these students to meet young scientists from all around the world and interact with experts in a wide variety of STEM fields.
Congratulations Sarah, Sam, Noah, and Will!
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Sam Bae ’24, Noah DeMichaelis ’24, and William McNally ’24, who were selected as alternates for this year’s ISEF competition, are also attending as invited student observers.
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She will present her research project titled, “Protecting Plants: Investigating the relationship between fertilizers and insect damage in an urban garden,” based on her work at the University of St. Thomas Experimental Garden as part of Breck’s Advanced Science Research program.
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Sarah Peterson ’23 is competing at the 2023 Regeneron International Science Engineering Fair (ISEF) this week in Dallas, Texas. Peterson joins 1,800 top science and engineering students from more than 80 different countries.
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With those funds, we will be able to realize the full Breck experience for our students — creating confident learners who lead lives of intellectual curiosity, self-knowledge, and social responsibility.
For the full gallery of photos, go to breck.link/bgbash2023.
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Thank you to the entire Breck community for a successful Blue & Gold Bash! We had over 425 guests gathered at Quincy Hall, and it was wonderful to come together for the first time since 2020. With your support, the net philanthropy of the Bash was in excess of $375,000!
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We hope this brunch is the first of many opportunities for faculty and staff across schools to connect throughout the year.
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expressed interest in finding opportunities to connect with regional participants to continue building relationships across campuses. Last month, the Melrose Family Center hosted regional independent schools for an SDLC/PoCC brunch.
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The National Association of Independent Schools hosts a Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) and a People of Color Conference (PoCC) simultaneously each year. In December, Breck sent six students and eight adults to the conference. After returning to Breck, students
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