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By Jess Keenan (K-1 faculty) After eight years of teaching at Waynflete, I know that kindergarten is not just about getting students ready for “school.” It’s about laying a foundation for a love of learning that students will take with...
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By Carol Titterton (6-12 science chair) 1. Start with teachers who have real-world experience Teachers who have worked or earned degrees in scientific fields are more apt to be genuinely interested in their subject. Waynflete’s faculty, which includes former nuclear...
Speak with Emily Frank and you will quickly learn this: she likes to wear many hats. After four years in the orbit of teachers including Wendy Curtis, Carol Titterton, and David Vaughan, Emily had become passionate about science. During the...
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...
Waynflete's Ellie Simmons '21 and Liam Slocomb '22 recently competed in the 2020 Maine Chinese Speaking Contest. They each prepared a short (less than five minutes) speech, which they delivered to a panel of judges. Ellie took first place while...
Waynflete theater hosted the 5th annual 24 Hour Theater Fest—Virtual Edition. Nine schools attended, twelve plays were written overnight, and 27 students were present on Saturday to bring the plays to life on Zoom. The quality of the writing and...
By Bob Mills, Debbie Rowe, Gretchen Schaefer (EC faculty) Children who are three or four years old often find the transition from home to school easier if the environment, curriculum, and adults are engaging. At its best, school can harness...
In conjunction with their study of marine life, 2-3 students made observational paintings of sea turtles. Students began by drawing hexagons, incorporating them into shell patterns. Using reference materials, artists made drawings and mixed primary colors of tempera paint to...
Six Waynflete Upper Schools students will attend the National Association of Independent Schools's virtual Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) from December 1–4. The four-day event is a multiracial, multicultural gathering of high school student leaders from across the U.S. and...
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...
Congrats to the cast and crew of Metamorphoses who, in the time of COVID, rose to the challenge of putting on a socially distanced play about love and relationships! While some family members were able to attend—a rare celebration of...
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...
By John Thurston (director of college counseling) Every year, like clockwork, a host of publications tap into a particular vein of national anxiety: getting your child into college. From September through November, flurries of articles appear decrying the increasing selectivity...
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...
