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School is where most children move into the world beyond their homes, form friendships, and begin to learn how to manage social interactions. It is the perfect place to learn about kindness. At Waynflete, we support this process continually by...
Dance Director Susan Nelson recently offered an Ethiopian Dance Workshop to students in honor of Waynflete's upcoming Lower School Global Focus Week on Ethiopia. From Elicia Niemiec (Physical Education): Susan Nelson held an Ethiopian dance workshop for students yesterday. I stopped by...
PRIDE students, friends, and advisor Mimi Olins pause to enjoy a photo op with Blake from Radio station 93.1 at Thompson's Point Out on Ice event, sponsored by Equality Maine.
Waynflete's Diversity and Equity Committee (DEC) recently invited Middle and Upper School students to submit an application for the fourth annual Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. Award. Interested students were asked to submit an essay in response to one...
On January 20, the Waynflete CPR & AED club held an event to certify members of the Waynflete community in citizens CPR and AED use. The CPR & AED club’s mission is to certify as many people as possible within...
Bonnie Docherty ’90 has a long-held passion for the study of history. Her interests were nurtured in Waynflete’s Upper School by teachers like Karen Whitney and Alice Brock, and she planned to eventually pursue a doctoral degree. But after majoring...
These animal paintings were inspired by the design concepts of native Australian paintings. These paintings traditionally depicted the stylized interior and exterior of an animal, had closed shapes of color, and intricate dot patterning. Our students began by sketching a...
Saxophonist Julian Abbott '18 represented Waynflete School at the Maine Music Educators Association Jazz All-State Music Festival hosted by South Portland High School on January 11-13, 2018! He was privileged to work with Jeff Coffin, a globally recognized saxophonist, composer and educator. In addition, Jeff is...
Team Photo Front Row: Nick Hagler, Dorrie Pinchbeck, Ingrid Ansel-Mullen, Quilla Flanagan-Burt, Callie Banksmith, Shuhao Liu. Back Row: Thys Geldenhuys, Phoebe Hart, Hannah Babcock, Sara Wasdahl, Tabby Al Musawi, Abby Aleshire, Lily Fanburg, Luna Soley and Molly McNutt. The fourth...
At fifteen years old, I have to say, I have had a very interesting school life. My parents decided to change the country where they had lived for their entire lives to give me a bigger perspective on different traditions...
The Waynflete Writers’ Guild has been around for a number of years as a place for students to meet, have fun, and share their writings. This year’s guild has taken on the ambitious goal of publishing student written and visual...
On Tuesday, the Upper School will celebrate the spirit and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., at our annual MLK assembly. Our guest is Bay Love, who graduated from Waynflete in 2000. After earning a BA in Latin American Studies...
Seventh-grade math classes had a “play day!” In an earlier assignment, students used the Scratch programming language to code mazes. Today was the day to play each other's mazes and provide feedback—all while enjoying cookies, clementines, and hot chocolate! The...
During the last round of class meetings, Associate Director for Student Life Jimmy Manyuru and I invited Waynflete juniors and seniors to apply for an opportunity to take on perhaps the most pressing challenge of our time—civic dysfunction. While our...
Some people are unaware of the girls’ activity in which we strive for equal rights: GLTR (Girls' Leadership Training) We recently joined this group to broaden our perspective of women’s rights and the inequalities women face. This group has been...
The winter musical is on its way! Director and Musical Director Katy Cavanaugh, Choreographer Susan Nelson and the cast of The Drowsy Chaperone have been hard at work for weeks putting this ambitious show together. Our stage and costume crew are about...
Our entire seventh grade spent advising period on Friday making winter cards for their friends at Head Start, whom they will visit on Tuesday. Our relationship with the Greater Portland area Head Start Program has emerged over the past twenty...
At our assembly on Wednesday, a group of students and teachers read quotes inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King’s call for social justice. Click here to view a few selected quotes.
Olya Gregg '20, Eliza Gervais '20, Assistant Head for Student Life Lydia Maier '90, Ian McClure-Chute '20, Amelia Bertaska '18 and Laura Baginski '18 (crouching) pose outside the walk-in refrigerator at Preble Street this past Saturday. It was much colder...
