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Early childhood students recently celebrated Spain (the subject of this year's Lower School Global Focus week) with a retelling of the story of “Medio Pollito” (“Half Chicken”). Check out some fun photos below! (more…)
In K-1, we have extended our Identity and Expression unit into conversations about the geography of where we live. We read books and drew maps of our rooms and of our K-1 space, and began a project where we drew...
Last week the Irish-American author Colum McCann came to Portland on a mission. He wanted to tell the story of Narrative 4, an organization of authors and artists dedicated to mending our social fabric through cultivating “fearless hope” and “radical empathy”...
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...
Last week, the New York Times published an article by David Brooks entitled “Students Learn from the People They Love.” A Waynflete parent shared it with her children’s teachers, with a kind note of acknowledgement. The article quickly went viral...
The phrase “I’m Just a Bill” will likely bring back memories for many Generation-Xers and late Boomers. Now with children of their own, today’s parents might be surprised to discover that the classic “Schoolhouse Rock!” feature hasn’t gone out of...
Most of the curriculum in Waynflete’s 4-5 program is thematically driven. We believe students learn best when the content they are learning is interdisciplinary and hands on. 4-5 teachers collaborate to connect writing, science, history, and literature. Major thematic studies...
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...
Many of you have already noted with great excitement that Colum McCann, the widely read and highly acclaimed Irish author of six novels and three collections of stories, is coming to speak at Waynflete during the evening of February 6,...
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On Wednesday night a group of parents, Lower School math teachers, and Admission staff gathered to engage in some math puzzles and activities and to talk about Waynflete’s elementary school math program. Lower School Curriculum Co-Coordinator and 4-5 teacher...
Every other year, second and third grade students begin the school year by engaging in a maritime study. Waynflete’s location in the heart of Portland—particularly near the harbor—provides a real-world classroom at our doorstep for studying the ocean and working...
Middle School seminar teacher and naturalist Kate Ziminsky recently presented a program called "Arthropods: Insects and their Relatives" to K-1 students. The students, who have been studying spiders for over a month, learned about the similarities between insects, arachnids, crustaceans (lobsters),...
Each year the Lower School chooses a country to study in depth, culminating in a weeklong intensive during the first week of February. Yesterday the Lower School faculty launched its study of Spain by inviting three Spanish guests to school...
Community Art is a weekly period in which visual art collaborates with the classroom curriculum. Students recently created three murals to represent their home station habitats of Forest, Marsh, and Meadow. In the classroom, students brainstormed what elements exist to...
Middle School teacher Katrina St. John visited the Lower School’s Early Childhood program yesterday to teach the school’s youngest students about the science behind waterfalls. The concept of an “emergent curriculum”—an essential aspect of the Reggio Emilia Approach—comes into play...
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...
Amazing 14-month video of the entire Lower School construction project!
PRINT: A Bookstore again hosted Waynflete faculty and a group of pre-and early readers to enjoy an afternoon of stories and activities. Three books were highlighted at the event: Melia and Jo by Milly Aronson, Off & Away by Cale Atkinson,...
