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By Vanessa Churchill, Lower School Math Learning Specialist So much has changed in mathematics, and with these changes come plenty of questions about the new math.” What defines this new approach to teaching students, how does the learning process take place,...
The Perspective Project's recently hosted guest speaker was Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control. Formerly the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Dr. Shah was appointed as the Director of Maine CDC in...
Congratulations to Max Polsky '23 and Oscar Twining '23, who last weekend participated in the Maine All State Jazz Band! Max and Oscar traveled to Bangor High School for three days of rehearsal and performance. While rehearsing the band on...
By Lindsay Clarke In sixth-grade history, students recently used artifacts rather than documents as their primary sources for studying the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean region. To build a foundation for this study, their fall archaeology unit allowed them to...
Home station advisers and School Counselor Johanna Anderson were excited to launch the “Character Strong” program in all Lower School grade levels this year. Supported by interactive activities, books, and music, the curriculum focuses on fostering resilience and social emotional...
Middle School musicians and singers recently performed for a full-house audience in Franklin Theater for the first time since December 2019. This was the first experience with ensemble music making for sixth graders since the Grades 4 and 5 Chorus...
Congratulations to the 45 brave, talented, and gracious students from five local high schools (Waynflete, Bonny Eagle, Scarborough, Greely, and Morse) who participated in Saturday's 24-Hour Theater Fest! This is the seventh year that Waynflete has hosted the event, which...
Congratulations to Elli Howerton-Lynch (field hockey) and George Fahey (golf) for being named Waynflete's Fall Athletes of the Year by the Portland Press Herald. Read the Press Herald article
Congrats to sisters Keegan '23 and Fiona '25 for a fantastic mountain biking season that saw both on the podium multiple times! Read the Press Herald article
Led by faculty member faculty member Kaya Williams ’14, Middle School students recently visited the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. Students studied live lobsters and the effect of climate change on ocean temperature and habitats for black sea bass and...
Waynflete Athletics is thrilled to announce that the installation of artificial turf on Hall Field has begun at the Fore River Campus! The problem of games being cancelled in the spring and fall due to drainage issues and grubs will...
Congrats to our boys varsity soccer team for their 2-1 Class C state championship win over Fort Kent in Presque Isle last weekend! This is the third consecutive state championship for the team and the seventh for coach Brandon Salway....
Students in Waynflete's 2-3 program have been focusing on the Wabanaki of Maine and will continue to do so throughout November. Their study is enhanced by guests from the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, and Maliseet tribes. We were lucky to recently...
As the first Nor'easter of the season rained down upon us, a cohort of Upper School students braved the limits of busy lives to connect with peers from across the nation for the Empower Youth Voices: Deliberative Democracy workshop facilitated...
Students in Waynflete’s 4–5 program are currently engaged in a “Farms to Foods” study. Their work focuses on aquaculture, vermiculture, botany, and food systems, along with related climate impacts. Last week, a group of 59 students visited Merritt Island Oyster...
