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Kindergarten recently got a fun letter from Mary Pope Osborne, author of the beloved Magic Tree House book series — or, as it is known to kids, the Jack-and-Annie books. We love it when an author reaches right through a book to touch the students themselves. It usually happens metaphorically; this time, it happened for real.

Once again, a majority of Pine Cobble’s Latin students have earned recognition on the National Latin Exam. Their competition is tough, too. Consider: The majority of students who take the National Latin Exam are high school students. Ours begin taking it in sixth grade. That national pool of high school students is already a highly self-selected group;…

Pine Cobble’s Cassowaries won a trophy for Best Mechanical Design at the 13th annual Berkshire Robotics Challenge, conducted Saturday, March 24, at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School. The Cassowaries team included Matthew Germanowski (eighth grade), Elias Sekkal (seventh grade) and Phoenix Hagy-Weatherbee (sixth grade). The competition involved student teams from throughout the county using programmable…

We are proud to announce the 2011-2012 Second Term Pine Cobble School High Honor, Honor and Effort/Citizenship Rolls for Upper School students. The criteria for earning these honors are as follows: High Honors – All grades must be 90 or higher Honor Roll – All grades must be 80 or higher Effort/Citizenship – Must receive all 1’s or 2’s…

MARCH 24, 2012. A team of Pine Cobble fourth and fifth grade students took second place in the state at the Massachusetts Future Problem Solvers’ Club State Bowl, junior division. Future Problem Solvers (FPS) challenges students to develop real-world solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems — from human rights to environmental challenges…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susannah Wells, Head of School s.wells@pinecobble.org (413) 458-4680 George Gee Swing Orchestra to play at Pine Cobble School’s 75th Anniversary Celebration New York City’s favorite swing band to play at May 5th event WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, February 6, 2012. Pine Cobble School is thrilled to announce that the George Gee Swing Orchestra, New York City’s most…

Student author night has been announced! Students in grades 1-9 will read from their work the night, in mixed aged groups, on the evening of April 26th. To get ready, let’s check out last year’s literary magazine, in PDF form here: Literary-Magazine-2011 It contains a few of the pieces that were read at student author night last…

One of the things we love here is exploring the connections between subject matters. In real life, there are no artificial boundaries between science and language, between math and art, between good health and good learning. Highlighting the connections that exist in the world — going deeply into them and exploring where they take us…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susannah Wells, head of school s.wells@pinecobble.org (413)458-4680 Imam speaks of service, faith at Pine Cobble School Bilal Ansari rounds out ninth grade study of Islam and Western Civilization, speaks with students and faculty in a 2+ hour conversation WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. Pine Cobble School’s 6th – 9th grade students welcomed Bilal Ansari to Pine…