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How Does Bryn Mawr Online Nurture Community?

As she prepared to teach at Bryn Mawr Online School (BMOS), a fully accredited online girls’ school, English teacher Laura Milligan was excited to use technology to augment learning, but wondered how the school would foster community in a virtual setting. One year later, she’s convinced that an online school not only offers community but also fosters it.

Read more about how live synchronous classes, dedicated community programming, and innovative digital infrastructure create a connected, vibrant school culture in this Edutopia article.
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Mawrtian Tailgate

Join the Mawrtian Tailgate on Oct. 2

Join us on Spirit Day! Cheer on the Mawrtians at a home game, mingle with Bryn Mawr parents and enjoy music by our faculty band Edith Jamilton. Bring your own picnic dinner or purchase food on site. Picnic blankets encouraged!

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Meet Mallory Pladus

English Teacher

Where do you live?
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

What do you like about teaching online?
I like the small school environment, the ambitious students BMOS attracts, and the flexibility learning and teaching online affords students and faculty.

What do you like to do when you’re NOT in school?
Hike, travel, play frisbee, and spend time on the Jersey Shore.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Japan. My dad is half Japanese, and there is a rumor in our family that he and my aunt relinquished property rights to a small portion of a mountain in Japan. I’d like to go see that mountain.

Best way to spend a Saturday?
Reading outside.

What do you want students to remember about you?
I want them to remember that I did my best to make literature open up for them in surprising, intriguing ways and that I cared about their ideas.

Personal catchphrase?
“Let’s reflect on this.”

Who inspires you?
Writers I love: James Baldwin, Marilynne Robinson, Louise Erdrich, to name a few.

What activity/class have you enjoyed the most through BMOS (and why)?
The poet Sarah Ali visited our English 9 and 10 classes to discuss her poem about animal roadkill. The students asked great questions, and she gave thoughtful answers. We broached a topic that often feels too intractable to talk about.