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US Mentors Needed for Soccer, Knitting, Music, Cooking, and Nordic Ski Enrichment Workshops and Afterschool After School Enrichment is looking for additional US students to work or volunteer in a variety of programs Dec 1-Feb 13. Mentors are needed for...
The Upper School Ethical Leadership and Service Activity is sponsoring two donation drives underway. The first is for girls lacrosse gear that will be brought to Guatemala City as part of the Maya Lacrosse program, which organizes lacrosse programs for girls...
On the heels of last week's advising afternoon, Upper School students had two additional opportunities to consider the year's opening talk about crafting a life that "makes you matter." This past Thursday, senior Helen Gray-Bauer and ninth grader Nick Jenkins...
Many Waynflete families are thinking about the economic realities of college tuition. Last Tuesday, the School hosted an evening program entitled "Financing a College Education" led by Steve Joyce, Senior Advisor for Financial Aid at Bowdoin College. Next week, Steve is...
On Tuesday, 10/14, Steve Joyce, Director of Student Aid, Emeritus at Bowdoin College, lead senior parents in a full, pragmatic, and welcome discussion of what steps to take regarding the financial aid application process as their children draft their college...
Math faculty member Steve Kautz was asked by Town and Country Federal Credit Union to present at their annual conference, The Money Conference. He will be offering a session on personal budgeting on Saturday, October 25.
On October 27, the Upper School Ethical Leadership and Service Activity will help host Waynflete's first ever Global Citizenship Forum. This all-school event will feature an international pot-luck dinner in Sills Hall from 5:30-7:00 and a presentation from students and...
Donate your reusable forks and spoons to the Cafe. WEAG (Waynflete Environmental Action Group) students are sponsoring a fork and spoon drive for the Cafe. These utensils will be used in lieu of disposable plastic utensils, saving the Cafe money...
We will be administering the PSATs to Waynflete sophomores and juniors on Saturday, October 18th. Students do not need to register for these tests ahead of time, but they should plan to arrive at school that morning between 8:00 and...
A key element of Waynflete’s Mission is “to encourage their (students') responsible and caring participation in the world.” This part of our Mission is fulfilled through a multifaceted effort. Each year, it begins even before classes start, as students in...
Tuesday, October 14th from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Emery Student Center The College Counseling Team, John Thurston and Breda White, invites senior parents and students to the second Senior College Night: "Financing a College Education”. Building on his spring financial...
Nearly three years ago, Austin Fanburg, along with all of his classmates, was in Ninth Grade Seminar. Ninth Grade Seminar begins during Outdoor Experience Week, when students are grouped with their future Seminar mates to hike, paddle, camp, orienteer, and...
Last Friday, Racial Awareness at Waynflete (RAaW) spent half of the school day at faculty leader Sue Stein’s house for our annual retreat. The purpose of this retreat is to have the group bond so that we have a comfortable...
Cambodia: Traveling to Cambodia for two consecutive summers has given me the opportunity to really experience the people and culture of the country in a deeper way. In year one, I was a complete stranger and tourist -- mouth agape,...
The Upper School Ethical Leadership and Service activity invites you to attend Waynflete's first ever Global Citizenship Forum. This all-school event will will take place on the evening of Monday, October 27 and will feature an international potluck dinner in Sills...
Join Waynflete's College Counselors, John Thurston and Breda White, for an overview of the college counseling process. John and Breda will highlight the support system in place for students as they begin to plan for life after Waynflete. Topics include:...
Thank you all for making OE 2014 a great success! Students and faculty alike have reported a good balance of fun, adventure, adversity, team-work and celebration - a GREAT way to start the year! A special thank you to parents...
The Foreign Language department is excited to announce that the French program will be taking a trip to Québec City this spring. The trip is open to Upper School students taking French, and it’s going to be incredibly fun. We’ll...
Early in the year we celebrate the opening of school at Convocation, an all school gathering that takes place at the center of the campus in the green space we call the Sanctuary. This event is one of the few times...
