2011The school installs turf fields, sharing the project cost and use of the fields with BB&N.
During the 2011-2012 school year, Shady Hill undertakes a socioeconomic diversity study. The study includes speakers, surveys, meetings, and more to engage parents, faculty, trustees, and alumni. The results of the study help inform school policy going forward.
The Class of 2011 Gift, which totaled more than $170,000, provides funds for science needs, including the purchase of a set of laptop computers; replacement of aging compound and dissecting microscopes; and the purchase of robotics materials, a weather station with a computer interface, a greenhouse, and a chicken coop.
2012The first Bruce Shaw Fellowship is awarded to
Jeanne McDermott of our Science Department. The Fellowship was made possible by the Blueprints for Learning capital campaign and supported Jeanne's work in the STEM/STEAM areas. The Fellowship allows teachers to explore new ideas and to share what they learn with the community.
The school introduces a 6-day schedule that incorporates a change in dismissal times, a single sports period for Grades VII and VIII, longer teaching blocks, and more.
The school conducts a year-long review of its science program, including visits to other schools to learn about their methods of teaching science and a review by a visiting team of educators. The exercise helps to information changes in the school's science curricula.
Jane Hardy retires from the position of Director of Athletics and Physical Education.
Stephen Marks is appointed the new athletics director.
2013Shady Hill announces the creation of its newest strategic plan. The plan outlines initiatives in the areas of faculty/staff support, program and facilities, the school's diverse community, financial sustainability, and clarifying our unique identity. The plan is the result of months of work by the board, faculty and parents.
Following the model of the science department review in the previous year, the school conducts a year-long review of its mathematics program, including visits to other schools and a review by a visiting team of mathematics educators. The exercise helps to inform changes in the school's mathematics curricula.
2014As part of its strategic plan, the school examines STEM/STEAM education at the school and begins planning for expanded opportunities in this area.
Shady Hosts its second Black Man Can Institute in May. The event brings African American males from the area's independent and public schools to the Shady Hill campus to focus on "Empowering African-American Males: Community, Finances, and Future."
The school conducts a year-long self-study looking into how well it supports the GLBT members of the community.
The second Bruce Shaw Fellowship is awarded to Grade I/II Loop teacher
Shannon Kilduff TTC '04.
2015In 2014-2015, the school conducts a year-long study under the supervision of Diversity Directions.
On May 2, students, faculty, parents, alumni, and guests gather at 16 Quincy Street in Cambridge to dedicate a plaque commemorating the founding of the school. Although the original Hocking house is no longer there, the celebration, which included a reading from an autobiography of
May Sarton '26, was a joyous way to begin
the school's 100th birthday.