Adelphi’s Mismatch Day Shows Creativity, Spirit!
Middle Schooler Kenn came dressed for two different seasons!
Middle Schooler Emma shows off her awesomely mismatched outfit!
BAY RIDGE – There’s no such thing as a bad fashion choice on Mismatch Day at Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn! Students, faculty and staff were actually encouraged to come to school on Thursday, May 20th dressed in their most outrageously mismatched clothing as part of Adelphi’s continuing Spirit Day program to show school spirit and unity.
The event allowed all members of the Adelphi community to express themselves with the most colorfully mismatched outfits they could imagine. Creativity was a key component of this highly anticipated event. Adelphians wore different-colored socks, different shoes, shorts worn over pants, multiple neckties and different-colored hair clips.
The students admired each other’s outfits and enjoyed posing for photos in front of a backdrop inside the Panther Cafe. Faculty members had a great time leading their daily lessons while dressed in multi-colored pants and mismatched shoes. The day also served as a powerful lesson in acceptance and tolerance, according to Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn’s Head of School Ms. Iphigenia Romanos.
“Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn’s popular Mismatch Day event is a fun reminder that no matter how we look or dress and despite our differences, we are all part of the same nurturing community,” Ms. Romanos said. “Self-expression is such an important part of each student’s individual development and this event allows Adelphians to express themselves through their outrageous fashion choices and be applauded for their creativity.”
Upper Schoolers Isaac and Matthew wore their hoodies inside out!
Lower Schooler Martin sported different patterns and different shoes!
As the oldest private, independent, continuing, coeducational, college-preparatory day school in the borough and one of the oldest in the nation, Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn, “the little school of big dreams” has been “effectively preparing young people for college, career, and life, one day at a time” for over 150 years. Founded in 1863 and located in the historic Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, Adelphi enrolls students from two years of age through twelfth grade. A strong emphasis is placed on small class size, individualized attention, self expression, critical thinking and challenging hands-on learning through Adelphi’s founding philosophy and dedication to the education of the “total child.” Adelphi students excel within a small, intimate, safe, caring, nurturing, and secure environment through Adelphi’s core values and founding principles of pride, tradition, spirit, and excellence. The student-teacher ratio is 8 to 1 and Adelphi is a New York State Regents Exempt Program with a 100% college application, acceptance and attendance rate. A founding member of the Coalition of Essential Schools, Adelphi receives its charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York and has been a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since 1928. Ms. Iphigenia Romanos serves as Head of School.
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Photos courtesy of Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn