March 2-6, 2026

This was a week full of learning, celebration and growth on so many levels at Tandem. All of our spring sports teams took to the fields and the trails to get their seasons started and more parent sports meetings were held. Once the rain stopped, crocuses, daffodils and some trees began to blossom around campus. The end-of-week weather could not have been more beautiful. Our third quarter came to an end and teachers today began the focused work of grading and writing comments for students. Many juniors took the SAT this morning. There were amazing student projects and programs taking place both on campus and on the road including Middle School field trips and an Upper School Teach-In day. Read about them below in more detail and see photos of their learning adventures. A favorite annual tradition, March Mammal Madness, starts on Monday - check out details below and click here for a bracket if you want to play and learn along with many of our science students.

Middle Schoolers were especially glad for the gorgeous weather this week. Yesterday, all Middle School grades enjoyed visits to museums to support their studies, with 6th, 7th and 8th graders in Washington, DC and 5th graders in nearby Staunton. It was a powerful day of hands-on learning for them - read about it in detail and check out photos below. Middle School Science Olympians will be prepping for the state competition in the upcoming weeks. 6th graders are settling into their rehearsals for Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Jr. 

Upper Schoolers took the lead in several areas this week. A full student teach-in day yesterday was led by sixteen Upper Schoolers who began planning for it back in October. Student leaders designed and led small-group activities and discussions, provided a powerful film to watch, led amazing workshops on a range of identity and diversity based topics, and more. Please take the time to read more about it below - it was Tandem learning and Tandem community at its best. Later that day, the Student Senate ran a fun, competitive Upper School volleyball tournament in the gym, featuring 8 student teams. The winning team (featuring Fia, Oscar, Brendan, Hayes, Ethan and more) won bragging rights by defeating the varsity volleyball squad in a highly contested match. Our student Community Service Club will be volunteering at The Habitat Store tomorrow. Plenty of end-of-quarter projects were completed and turned in as we prepare to head into the final quarter of 2025-2026.