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With support from the Winter Break Community Engagement Fund (established by the McKeen Center for the Common Good), Bowdoin senior Mohamed Kilani has been interning at Waynflete over the past few weeks. Mo is pursuing a double major in Hispanic...
On February 11, Head of School Geoff Wagg gave a virtual State of the School address to the Waynflete community from the Klingenstein Library in the Lower School. Geoff reviewed the past year, outlined the elements that will help shape...
By Divya Muralidhara (Middle School Director) The years of early adolescence are full of change and challenge. At Waynflete, we see this juncture as one of profound growth and discovery. Our students are leading community drives, working with younger peers,...
By Betsy Langer (Middle School history) Middle school parents know that it’s just not realistic to expect their sixth-graders to sit still, stay quiet and focused, and listen to a teacher for 50 minutes. At Waynflete, we know that middle...
By Kate Ziminsky (Middle School seminar instructor) Life can feel overwhelming to the middle schooler who is navigating longer periods of focused attention on academics, working to balance extracurricular activities with homework, and beginning to chart a course toward adulthood...
We checked in with three Waynflete middle school teachers recently to discuss some of their favorite books on the subject of racial justice... Alyssa Goodrich: "I love teaching The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas because this novel meets eighth...
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 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...
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
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...
In 2019, Portland artist Anna Dibble began planning a collaborative public art installation to help promote stewardship and awareness by reconnecting people with the natural world. The multi-year art/science/education initiative would focus specifically on biodiversity changes in the Gulf of...
Waynflete is thrilled to once again be hosting the Hardy Girls Healthy Women annual "Girls* Rock!" conference on March 27. Hardy Girls Healthy Women takes girls seriously through year-round, state-wide programs that put the power in their hands to challenge...
Members of the community are invited to the second annual Waynflete Invitational Chamber Music Festival on Sunday, March 1 in Franklin Theater. We are bringing young musicians together (grades 7-12) to share, learn, network, and perform! 1:00 p.m.—workshops, masterclass, and social (participants only)...
Middle School Seminar teacher Kate Ziminsky uses restorative yoga poses and yin postures to help students reduce stress, calm nervous systems, and promote a peaceful sleep cycle. Kate uses a stress relief and calming yoga video at times during Seminar,...
The tradition continues! After completing in-depth studies about the Chinese Spring Festival, traditional customs, food, greetings, and the zodiac calendar, middle schoolers presented their findings in Assembly—including a dragon dance in celebration of Chinese New Year.
Make time to stop by the Waynflete Gallery to view the Harness The Wind exhibit, which runs from January 22–March 12. The EC-12 show is inspired by our community-wide read of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba....
Eighth graders are currently engaged in a year-long theater class. During the first semester, theater arts teacher Tiki Fuhro has collaborated with her Middle School colleagues to enrich student learning in history and English. They have performed the short story...
Last week, eighth-graders heard from two generations of the Reese family about their experiences in the South during the Jim Crow era. James Reese II—father of eighth-grader Ishan and sixth-grader Ayanthi—discussed his frequent experiences of being turned away from establishments...
