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"Kids' Choice" in Waynflete's 2-3 program is a thematic study that emerges from students' suggestions about subjects they would like to explore in greater depth. Medieval Times There were several highlights! One of the students' favorite classes was when we...
From McKinsey & Company: For an 18-year-old today, figuring out what kind of education and skills to acquire is an increasingly difficult undertaking. Machines are already conducting data mining for lawyers and writing basic press releases and news stories. In coming...
First-grader Aggie (artwork shown above) will represent Waynflete's Lower School at the Portland Museum of Art's "Youth Art Month" in March!
Last Wednesday, during our afternoon faculty meetings, Lower School teachers developed some guiding principles for refurbishing the outdoor playscapes that will be open for business next September: Our outdoor playscapes should reflect our Lower School values and support the development...
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...
Assistant Head for Student Life Lydia Maier has been instructing 4-5 students in social-emotional learning for the past four years, checking in every two weeks with each of the program’s four home stations. This year’s topics have included: What it...
Thematic studies are designed for interdisciplinary immersion in an age-appropriate, high-interest topic. Students acquire and employ skills in a wide range of disciplines and have many opportunities to extend and enrich their learning through open-ended exercises. 4-5 students were recently...
As part of the “People’s Movement West” 4-5 study, students created their own board games to play during our celebratory Prairie Day and with their K-1 buddies. Reading Jean Craighead George’s The Buffalo are Back, students began to understand the...
Waynflete's 4-5 boys and girls basketball team played an exciting game last Saturday against undefeated Riverton School—and came away with their first win of the season! Our players showed great determination, enthusiasm, and skill in the toughly fought match, coming...
The latest update from Wright-Ryan's Millard Nadeau...
Interesting piece in the December 14, 2017, issue of the Times on the importance of an effective Pre-K program. Read the article Information on Waynflete's Early Childhood curriculum Information on student life in Waynflete's Lower School
Need a great gift that inspires learning and creativity? Waynflete Lower School teacher Tim Hebda has put together a list of apps, gadgets, and games to keep your child excited and engaged during the holidays! Ideas for Preschool through Grade...
Waynflete was the subject of a feature article in the November 2018 issue of Old Port Magazine. Click here to read the article.
Thanks to "Print: A Bookstore" for hosting Waynflete's first Book Bash, which was a smashing success! (more…)
Niche, a website that provides information on K-12 schools, has released their 2018 rankings naming Waynflete the Best Private High School in Maine. The ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and reviews by students and parents. Ranking...
Great turnout for the first night of the Waynflete Book Bash at Print: A Bookstore on Congress Street. And there’s more to come this week at Print: (more…)
