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Congratulations to boys soccer coach Brandon Salway for netting his 300th win in a match against Sacopee Valley High School today! Waynflete Athletic Director Ross Burdick had this to say: Waynflete and the boys soccer program are extremely fortunate to...
The Upper School is navigating the upcoming (and highly contentious) 2020 election as a learning opportunity. We are pursuing three general goals: To give student groups the opportunity to reflect on what they are learning about the candidates and to...
By Bob Mills, Debbie Rowe, Gretchen Schaefer (EC faculty) The Reggio Emilia philosophy, which inspires our Early Childhood program, contends that essential skills are best learned when students are genuinely engaged in what they’re learning. Sounds simple enough. But what...
Students in Middle School Seminar recently gained a better understanding of the form and functions of the brain stem (in Seminar, this is called the "cave brain" or "lizard brain")—the parts of the brain that do the basic work of...
By Kate Corbett LCSW (school counselor) The halls of middle schools are filled with students experiencing a period of intellectual, physical, and social-emotional change that is rivaled only during infancy. For years, schools have treated “middle school drama” as something...
By Anne Hopkins (Lower School director) and Heather Tanguay (2-3 learning specialist) Like all children, gifted students deserve a curriculum that meets their special needs. Gifted students thrive in an educational environment that supports them at their intellectual level, regardless...
Students in 2-3 were recently introduced to the art of Alma Woodsey Thomas. Following an introduction to watercolor painting, students explored the abstract style of the artist. Ms. Thomas was born in 1891 and was an art teacher in Washington...
As a result of all that is happening in the US and around the world through the Black Lives Matter movement, escalating consequences of climate change, COVID-19, and the elections, a group of Waynflete Upper School students came together to...
By Lorry Stillman (6-12 English) Middle school is the most important time in a child’s life for emotional and academic development—a pivotal few years when children gain a sense of identity and independence, develop their voices in the community of...
By Tim Hebda (4-5 faculty) Technology has provided educators with tools that redefine the ways in which students learn and interact with their world. Fourth- and fifth-graders, for example, explore maps, historical documents, and first-hand accounts of workers from the...
We're looking forward to seeing both new and familiar faces back on campus! Be sure to check out this brief video that provides an overview of the new Swivl technology that will be in our hybrid classrooms this fall. The...
These resilient and determined young people accomplished something very special together this semester. Be sure to check out the combined ensembles—all 30 players!—playing "Draganovo", a difficult Bulgarin folk song. Watch the videos
June 12 was a special day for the Class of 2020. In the midst of a global pandemic with all the associated and necessary restrictions, we held a beautiful, inspiring, thought-provoking live graduation for our seniors. They were able to...
Waynflete’s Class of 2020 is a group of accomplished young adults with an impressive list of colleges and universities that they will be attending! Below is the list of where our 61 graduates will/may matriculate this fall. Obviously some students...
The Class of 2020 is chock full of talent! Twenty-four of our graduating seniors found a kind of second home in the Franklin Theater. They are actors, dancers, choreographers, composers, costume crew members, instrumental musicians, singers, stage managers, and stage...
Each June, the sixth grade culminates the year by celebrating students’ learning through the preparation for and presentation of the Night at the Museum. This year, as with all of our school activities, our culminating event went online—a celebration of...
One of the rituals of spring in the Upper School that has been canceled by the virus is the annual awards assembly. Waynflete values all of our students equally and prizes each student’s growth and accomplishments. Another ritual of spring...
Sometimes there is a silver lining! Waynflete's online platform made it easy for L.A. television and audio book actor Kathe Mazur to take time out from recording in her home studio to speak with Waynflete theater students. Kathe talked about...
Debbie Landry, PhD, founder of iXplore STEM, recently dropped in to Katrina St. John’s virtual biology class. Debbie discussed the structure of viruses like SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). She reviewed how viruses infect cells and what vaccines are currently in development. Debbie...
