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Dana Hall School Presents Annie Jr.

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The Dana Hall Middle School presents its spring musical, Annie Jr., on Wednesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, March 7, at 2 p.m., in Bardwell Auditorium. The performances are free and open to the public.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical.

Bardwell Auditorium is located on the Dana Hall campus at 37 Cameron Street. Please note that Bardwell is not handicap accessible. For more information, please call (781) 235-3010 ext. 2731 or visit www.danahall.org.

Dana Hall School Presents Annie Jr.

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The Dana Hall Middle School presents its spring musical, Annie Jr., on Wednesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, March 7, at 2 p.m., in Bardwell Auditorium. The performances are free and open to the public.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical.

Bardwell Auditorium is located on the Dana Hall campus at 37 Cameron Street. Please note that Bardwell is not handicap accessible. For more information, please call (781) 235-3010 ext. 2731 or visit www.danahall.org.

Dana Hall head of school stepping down in 2016

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Dana Hall Head of School Caroline Erisman has decided to move on at the end of the 2015-16 school year, citing family commitments, including taking care of elderly parents in New York.

Erisman, Dana HallThe announcement of her pending departure from the private girls’ school comes on the same week that Wellesley College’s president, Kim Bottomly, said she would be stepping down from the top post at the women’s college in July of 2016.

As with Bottomly, Erisman’s accomplishments included strengthening her employer’s endowment and technology underpinnings., including a one-to-one iPad program and enhanced STEM curriculum.

“My appointment as Head of School at Dana Hall was one of the greatest honors of my professional life, and my seven years here have been rewarding, challenging and memorable,” Erisman wrote. She pledged to continue working hard for the remaining period of her tenure, which will include the opening of a new student center in the fall.

Starting ’em younger at Dana Hall: 5th grade added to Wellesley private school

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dana hall logoDana Hall School, the all-girls day and boarding school for grades 6-12, announced Wednesday that it will be adding fifth grade to its Middle School for the 2016-17 academic year.

The fifth-grade curriculum “will focus on foundational academic skills and feature an interdisciplinary approach that combines traditional concepts with opportunities for experiential learning, both on Dana’s vast campus and in educationally rich locations across New England,” according to the school.

Bringing in fifth graders will enable the school “to reach girls at a crucial age in their development,” according to Caroline Erisman, Dana Hall’s Head of School, in a statement.

Located inside Dana Hall’s Middle School building, the fifth grade classroom will be situated in a dedicated first floor room.

The School will begin accepting applications in September 2015. There will be several upcoming events for those interested to learn more, including an informal coffee this spring for area parents, and open house events that will take place in the fall. If interested in learning more, please visit www.danahall.org or contact Director of Admissions Wendy Secor at [email protected].

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Dana Hall Dance concert open to public

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The Dana Hall School Dance Department presents March: Dance Concert in February on Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Bardwell Auditorium. Admission is $10 for the public and free for members of the Dana Hall

The formal dance concert showcases work by student choreographers as well as faculty members Devon Fitchett and Elena Greenspan. The concert will feature dances in ballet, hip hop, jazz, modern and tap.

Bardwell Auditorium is located at 37 Cameron Street in Wellesley. For more information email [email protected]