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Updated weekly. School news, student + faculty stories, alumni features. Our quarterly magazine archive available too.

Recent school news

May 2026

Senior Capstone Day — May 23
Class of 2026 senior projects publicly defended. 84 students, 84 projects. Topics: from neural network research to oral history of Concord-area senior citizens to original musical compositions. — May 2026
Robotics team national finals
Marlowe Robotics Team qualified for national VEX Robotics finals. Team of 6 students, faculty advisor Dr. Hassan. Heading to Houston competition June 2026. — April 2026
Spring concert + arts showcase — April 26
Annual spring concert featured K-12 musicians. Choir, orchestra, jazz band, drama productions. Visual arts gallery showcase preceded the concert. — April 2026
Boys lacrosse undefeated season
Boys varsity lacrosse finished MISL regular season 14-0. Heading into MISL playoffs as #1 seed. First-time achievement; previous best was 12-2. — May 2026
Faculty perspectives

Recent essays

What we’ve learned about the new senior capstone — Dr. Park
Three years into the new Senior Capstone program. What’s working, what’s changed, what’s next. — May 2026 · 14 min read
Phonics + whole-language: how we balance — Ms. Linden
Lower School Director on Marlowe’s reading approach. Why it’s neither pure phonics nor pure whole-language. The evidence base. — April 2026 · 18 min read
Adolescent development + middle school — Mr. Patel
Middle School Director on what’s changed in adolescent development since the 90s. Implications for middle-school teaching. — March 2026 · 22 min read
Why advisory matters — Various faculty
Multiple faculty perspectives on Marlowe’s advisor system. From advisors’ own experiences to research literature. — February 2026 · 26 min read
Alumni features

Where Marlowe graduates go

Class of 2015 — 11 years out
10 years post-graduation profile. 5 alumni doing very different things: research scientist, public defender, artist, software engineer, founder. Common threads in how they think about their work. — May 2026
Sarah Chen ‘05 — climate research
Stanford PhD; now leading climate adaptation research at Lawrence Berkeley Labs. Her path from Marlowe science classes to current work. — April 2026
Marcus Hartwell ‘12 — civic technology
Code for America fellow; now building government technology for a major US city. Reflects on what he learned at Marlowe that prepared him for this work. — March 2026
Class of 2024 — first-year college update
Quick check-in with last year’s graduating class — how their first year of college is going. Honest reflections including struggles + adjustments. — January 2026
School publications

Quarterly + annual

Marlowe Magazine — quarterly
Quarterly print + digital magazine. Long-form articles on academic program, faculty, alumni, school philosophy. Mailed to all parents + alumni. Archive going back to 1962 available digitally.
Marlowe Annual Report
Annual report on the school year. Outcomes, financials, strategic direction. Public; mailed to all alumni + community members. Includes head of school’s annual letter.
Senior Project Yearbook
Annual yearbook of senior capstone projects. Students’ own writing about their projects + outcomes. Sold to families; archived digitally.
Faculty + curriculum publications
Faculty articles in academic journals + education publications. We have a small in-house publication for faculty research + curriculum development.
Athletic + arts publications
Photography books + recordings from major productions + athletic championships. Available through campus store + alumni shop.
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