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We are thrilled to announce that Waynflete has received a matching $250,000 Educational Leadership Grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation. The grant will enable the school to build on the success of the The “Can We?” Project, which brings...
Waynflete participated in the 2019 Maine State Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday, March 30, at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Two teams of 15 Upper School students and one team of 15 Middle School students competed in 23...
Teams of sixth graders recently competed against each other for points by learning about Greek city states and completing as many tasks as possible. They painted shields bearing the emblems of Athens, Sparta, Corinth, and Argos, engraved clay coins, decorated...
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 the classroom, and become ethical...
The beautiful and highly adaptive adolescent brain is a marvel to behold. Technological advances have provided a clearer window into the workings of a brain that was once dismissed as a stage of development to simply "get through.” Current science...
Eighth-grader Yenenesh is collecting eyeglasses to hand-deliver to a hospital in Ethiopia. Yen, who was adopted from Ethiopia at the age of 5, will visit the country with her parents at the end of March. (more…)
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 and self-reliance—all while a large volume of...
Waynflete art department chair Judy Novey was recently recognized by the Maine Art Education Association in its annual Art Educator Awards and Recognitions Program. Judy received the Association’s "Outstanding Commitment to the Profession” award. Congratulations Judy!
Chinese New Year—or Spring Festival—is China’s most important holiday. To celebrate this year, seventh graders performed a Dragon Dance at Middle School assembly. Check it out!
Be sure to stop by the Waynflete Gallery before the end of March to check out the EC–Grade 8 studio show. See samples of the great student work below. Stayed tuned for the Grade 9–12 show in April! (more…)
Eliza Goodwin '20 and Tzevi Aho '19 received Gold and Silver keys respectively at the recent Scholastic Exhibition at the Maine College of Art (part of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards). Five Waynflete students' work is currently on display...
The Authenticity show in the Waynflete Gallery has enabled visitors of all ages to participate in various reinterpretations of famous "masterpieces." The show invites viewers and participants to consider the very definitions of art and who is an artist, while...
View or download a PDF Read an interactive version online (works best in full-screen mode)
Waynflete sixth-graders gathered last week to celebrate Saturnalia, an ancient Roman holiday that celebrated the return of Saturn, the god of the harvest. Students made ancient Roman pendants out of clay, inscribing them with their initials and favorite numbers (using...
Over the past month, students in sixth-grade history have been learning to think, dig, and document like archaeologists by conducting an indoor archaeological dig in the new Lower School’s Innovation Lab. In groups of three or four, students practice their...
We were fortunate to have Dr. Karambu Ringera, who runs International Peace Initiatives based in Meru, Kenya, with us on Tuesday last week. At our Middle and Upper School assemblies, Dr. Karambu shared her thoughts on why curiosity, care, and...
We are excited to be piloting new, complementary curricula in eighth grade English and history this year. We spent much of the summer working together to create courses that work in concert to explore themes of citizenship, civic engagement, and...
Erica Marcus, educator and wellness instructor from “Wise Minds, Big Hearts,” led parents last Monday in an evening of reflection that began with an inquiry into our own technology use as a window into understanding the impact of screens and...
Student Government visited Wayside Food Services yesterday as a kick-off to the all-school food drive. We've been organizing this drive for the past 15 years (at least) to benefit the program. This is a photo of our students standing in an...
A group of Waynflete faculty, the staff from Print: A Bookstore, and a group of eager elementary and middle school students enjoyed an afternoon of coding activities together. The book Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly...
