Menlo School students show off their engineering, technology and science projects during the Maker Faire. Photo by Addison Olian.
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“I chose this photo because it shows how creative Menlo students are, along with how fun our programs are.” – Doran Finley ’17

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Video: World Languages at Menlo

Teachers and students talk about Menlo’s philosophy of teaching world languages and offer a glimpse of what goes on in our classrooms.

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<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Making the Play</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Flag football.</strong> It’s a favorite Middle School sport to play–and watch. These guys work hard!</p><ul><li><a href="/athletics/about-menlo-athletics.php">Menlo Athletics</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><img width="500" height="407" alt="" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/500/height/407/3633_ms_flag_football_1.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image3633 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Robotics Club</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>No one could’ve predicted what happened next.</strong> What started in the basement with a crate of tennis balls is now one of our centerpiece labs…<a href="/live/news/112-robotics">Read more</a>.</p><p><img width="511" height="724" alt="Robotics Club" data-caption="Robotics Club" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/511/height/724/78_cutoutrobotics.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image78 lw_align_none"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Playing Our Song</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>The joy of music.</strong> The Upper School Orchestra rehearsals are a lot of fun, as Danya ’14 and Scott ’17 know well. And the performances are beautiful.</p><ul><li><a href="/arts/orchestra.php">Upper School Orchestra</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><img width="532" height="721" alt="" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/532/height/721/3632_string_players.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image3632 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Math Times Three</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Ready to calculate.</strong> Math teachers Richard Steinberg, Lauren Lax and Rachel Chou love numbers, any kind of numbers, from algebra to statistics.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/mathematics.php">Upper School Math</a></li></ul><p><img width="700" height="467" alt="" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/700/height/467/4332_richard_lauren_rachel.jpeg" class="lw_image lw_image4332 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">King Christian</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Assistant Middle School Athletic Director</em></p><p> King Christian loves the game. And he also loves working with students off the field, helping them develop confidence and maturity.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/athletics.php">Middle School Athletics</a></li></ul><p><img width="648" height="825" alt="King Christian, Middle School Athletics" data-caption="King Christian, Middle School Athletics" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/648/height/825/700_king_christian.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image700 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Mingjung Chen</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Upper School Mandarin</em></p><p> Mingjung believes that language is an expression of culture. Watch her <a href="http://youtu.be/HFAeKlqeqXA" target="_blank">talk about bilingualism and biculturalism</a>.</p><p> </p><p><img width="800" height="1205" alt="Mingun Chen, Upper School Mandarin" data-caption="Mingun Chen, Upper School Mandarin" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/800/height/1205/1561_mingjun_chen.jpeg" class="lw_image lw_image1561 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Adriana Diaz-Ross</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Upper School Spanish</em></p><p> Originally from Bogota, Colombia, Adriana has lived all over the world, and she brings that experience into her Spanish classes.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/world-language.php">Upper School Spanish</a></li></ul><p><img width="600" height="934" alt="" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/600/height/934/4333_adriana_diaz-ross.jpeg" class="lw_image lw_image4333 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Menlo Moustache</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Injecting a little fun into the day.</strong> In the Middle School, the facial hair came out when Student Council declared it to be Moustache Day.</p><p><img width="725" height="544" alt="Moustache Day at the Middle School" data-caption="Moustache Day at the Middle School" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/725/height/544/1511_mustache_clipped_rev_2.jpeg" class="lw_image lw_image1511 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Ryan Dean</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Upper School History</em></p><p> A former aide to a U.S. Senator and a founder of an independent school for autistic youth, Ryan has a passion for American history and political philosophy.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/history.php">Upper School History</a></li></ul><p> </p><p><img width="485" height="725" alt="Ryan Dean. Photo by Kelly McConnell." data-caption="Ryan Dean. Photo by Kelly McConnell." data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/485/height/725/642_ryan_dean.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image642 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Word Fanatic</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>English teacher Patty Welze loves her dictionary.</strong> She helps students use words beautifully in AP British Literature and as advisor for the student literary magazine.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/english.php">Upper School English</a></li></ul><p><img width="549" height="1275" alt="English teacher Patty Welze on the last day of School, 2013" data-caption="English teacher Patty Welze on the last day of School, 2013" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/549/height/1275/695_patty_welze_cutout_cropped.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image695 lw_align_left"/></p></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">Rolando Victoria</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><em>Upper School Spanish</em></p><p> You can often find Rolando on the Quad, working with students or composing a song on his guitar.</p><ul><li><a href="/academics/world-language.php">Upper School World Language</a><img width="572" height="875" alt="Upper School Spanish teacher Rolando Victoria" data-caption="Upper School Spanish teacher Rolando Victoria" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/572/height/875/818_rolando_victoria_cutout_2013.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image818 lw_align_left"/></li></ul></div>
<div class="lw_blurbs_title">A Sea of Spirit</div><div class="lw_blurbs_body"><p><strong>Menlo students love to wear the blue and gold.</strong> The Sea of Gold club organizes fan buses to games—and performances—choreographs cheers, and makes sure everyone knows the words to our fight song, “Go Go Go Menlo!”</p><p><img width="450" height="672" alt="" data-caption-enabled="false" src="/live/image/gid/4/width/450/height/672/423_joy-we-like-to-have-fun.jpg" class="lw_image lw_image423 lw_align_left"/></p></div>

Making the Play

Flag football. It’s a favorite Middle School sport to play–and watch. These guys work hard!

Menlo Athletics