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Flag Football concluded its season this past weekend, coming up just short in the championship game. The team showed resilience, grit, and heart, competing with passion and purpose all year.

Cross Country recently completed its season, competing passionately in several meets this fall. Let's hear it for all the runners!

Geologist Alan Belasco brought his extensive rock and fossil collection to Marburn. Belasco shared examples collected from around the world with Middle Division students studying fossils and the Law of Superposition. This opportunity allowed the students to get hands-on with the lesson, bringing these ancient specimens to life (so to speak).

Convocation is the other bookend to graduation. A beginning, rather than an end, meant to inspire, charge, and drive students through the coming year. One of the newer traditions at Marburn, it is quickly becoming a favorite among the community.

First Day 2026. Go Panthers!

We close each school year by recognizing our students' achievements in the classroom and the school community. It's our way of making sure each and every student is seen and acknowledged for their successes. Congrats to all!

Through a grant from the Ohio Arts Council, Marburn Academy offered a unique opportunity for students to create a collaborative and lasting piece of art with artist-in-residence, muralist and painter, Pamela O’Loughlin. “Mrs. O” spent six weeks working with students daily in the classroom and after school with the goal of creating a mural to adorn the walls of the school. The students painted characters on a material called “polytab” and then cut, arranged and affixed them to the wall using acrylic.

The artists painted characters from Superflex Academy, a curriculum Lower Division students used to learn how to learn to name feelings and emotions, and the corresponding behaviors. These “Unthinkables” (characters that represent negative social behaviors) and “Thinkables” (characters representing positive social behaviors) will now grace the walls of the Lower Division for years to come.

Recently, Middle Division students took "hands-on learning" to a delicious and somewhat messy level. Using graham crackers and icing, students simulated the movement of tectonic plates, exploring how the Earth's surface is impacted at different boundary types. It's multisensory lessons, like these, that really make concepts "stick".

Thank you, seniors, for the passion, commitment, and grit you have brought to basketball throughout your time with the team. It has truly been a joy watching you play the game. You are Marburn Tough and Panther Proud.

Lately, the weather has kept students inside. So the community came together to organize a school-wide sledding day on the school grounds. Students spent the afternoon this past Friday being active, learning, and having fun together. Everyone's smile was so bright, we're surprised it didn't melt the snow!

If the weather wasn't already giving us enough headaches, it's also cold and flu season. Ensuring the overall health of our students is important; to keep them engaged in learning, Nurse Arnold visited the Lower Division to demonstrate how easily germs can spread and proper handwashing technique. Using a special solution and a black light, Nurse Arnold revealed how germs can pass from one person to another through activities such as high-fiving, shaking hands, and touching surfaces that others have touched. She then inspected the students after they washed their hands, ensuring they removed all the "germs." Helpful tip - sing "Happy Birthday" to yourself to make sure you wash your hands for long enough!

Congratulations to the 14(!) new members of the National Honor Society. We are extremely proud of the time, effort, and determination you have put into your academics, as well as your willingness to serve your community.

Scenes from the October Morning Gathering. Celebrating students is at the heart of the Marburn Academy mission. These meetings provide opportunities for the entire Marburn community to come together and recognize and honor the accomplishments of fellow classmates.

Middle Division students presented their micro:bit projects this week. Students identified a problem, then programmed tiny robots (micro:bits) to display words or symbols, omit noise, or control other devices in an effort to create solutions.
The class turned their micro:bits into various things, such as mini weather stations, Magic 8 Balls, and security alarms.

Last week, 6th-grade students spent three days at Heartland Camp doing team-building exercises, conquering fears on the ropes course, hitting bullseyes on the archery range, learning about animals, and exploring the creek.

The overnight camp trip was part of Marburn's Voyageurs Program, a supportive environment for developing students’ confidence and leadership skills through navigating the challenges of outdoor adventure activities. These experiences allow students to discover new interests, uncover latent talents, and shape their characters.

Action from this week's Volleyball games. If you missed them, don't worry, there are several chances to catch the team in action this month. Follow @marburn_vball on Instagram to stay up to date on future games!

War - what is it good for? Well, in Mrs. DiGiovanni and Ms. Hoover's class, it's good for teaching about the different kinds of syllables. Students played the card game "War" using special playing cards with words on them. The players had to identify the syllable type used in each word, and the student with the type worth the most points won the round. If each student's words had the same syllable type, war was declared. Identifying syllable types and learning the rules associated with each are important building blocks in phonics, spelling, and pronunciation.

We are thrilled to announce an innovative partnership with @SensibleLearning to provide high-quality, accredited “Science of Reading” training to educators across Central Ohio.

This collaboration unites two organizations with a shared focus: to equip teachers with the skills and resources needed to effectively address dyslexia and other learning differences in students. The partnership comes at a critical time, aligning with Governor DeWine’s increased focus on “Science of Reading” initiatives throughout the state.

The first opportunity for educators includes a 70-hour Orton-Gillingham Associate Level Training, which provides a foundational understanding of structured, multisensory language instruction. Learn more marburnacademy.org/ogtraining .