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It was a whirlwind week at Waynflete, but final events have come to a close and suddenly the hallways feel oddly quiet. We had two wonderful ceremonies for our graduating seniors—Baccalaureate and Commencement. Click below to see photos and poetry...
Waynflete’s Class of 2019 is a group of accomplished young adults with an impressive list of colleges and universities that they will be attending! Below is the list of where our 76 graduates will matriculate this fall. (more…)
Click here to view or download a PDF version of the June 2019 LitMag! Photo: Blythe Thompson
Over the past decade, Waynflete’s sixth-grade class has closed out the year with a culminating event—a museum that showcases student learning. This year’s museum focused on the theme of the Ancient World. (more…)
Katrina St. John's seventh-grade earth science students recently welcomed Dana Waring from the Harvard Medical School genetics lab to class. Dana, who is the the cofounder and education director of the Personal Genetics Education Project, spoke about CRISPR and its...
Patricia (Pat) Davis Klingenstein, Class of 1947, has been named the first recipient of the school’s Alumni Leadership Award in recognition of her work as an education advocate, devoted community leader, volunteer, and philanthropist. The award, which will henceforth be...
Congratulations to the seven award winners from this year's Model UN team: Lily F: Distinguished Delegate, Czech Republic Emma Irvine: Honorable Mention, UK Andrew Johannen: Honorable Mention, Madagascar Blythe Thompson: Distinguished Delegate, UK Adriel Barnham: Honorable Mention, UK Caroline Routh: Distinguished Delegate, UK Sam Yankee, Distinguished Delegate,...
Students in Upper School biology recently delved into the practical application of dog genetics. Science teacher Katrina St. John arranged for her classes to collaborate with Debbie Landry, founder of iXplore, an organization that promotes STEM lab activities and curriculum...
Abby Aleshire '20 competed in the “Maine Chinese Speaking Contest” in Bangor on May 17. This annual competition includes a 3-4 minute speech written on a topic of the applicant’s choice—and recited from memory. Abby’s recital of an ancient Chinese...
Caring participation in the community is a fundamental value at Waynflete. We believe such engagement promotes social welfare and justice in the world while cultivating important attitudes and meaningful connections for those who serve. Each year, the faculty confers recognition...
On May 11, Waynflete’s Enrichment Robotics Team competed in the Maine Robot Track Meet at South Portland High School along with 16 other teams from southern Maine. Students in Grades 4-8 have been participating in the Enrichment Workshop once a...
4-5 students recently accompanied Lower School Art Teacher Mary Rehak on a visit to the three Middle-Upper School art classrooms where they met teachers and became familiar with the spaces. Pictured above: Upper Schooler Ellis Dougherty explains her book arts...
A group of Upper Schoolers recently attended an afternoon workshop at Texas Instruments's South Portland facility along with teachers Stephanie Dolan and Sue Stein. Students toured “the Fab” and had a Q&A session with both veteran engineers and recent graduates....
Three student participants in Waynflete’s “Can We?” Project, along with co-creator and facilitator Deb Bicknell, were recently featured on the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program podcast “Thanks for Listening.” Listen to the episode
Eighth graders welcomed guest speaker Charles Rotmil to Waynflete on May 7. Originally from the Alsace-Lorraine region, Mr. Rotmil lost family members to the Holocaust. He was hidden by Catholic priests and escaped persecution by the Nazis. He shared his...
Working in their history classes in groups of three or four, seventh graders were recently tasked with writing a one-act play to tell the story of a city in Southwest Asia or North Africa through the eyes of someone who...
Congratulations to Scott Simons Architects, who have been recognized by AIA Maine with an Honor Award for their design of our new Lower School! Read more about the award
This spring, Waynflete seventh graders created the blog "Africa: Past to Present" in their history classes. They shared their work with grade 7 students at Berwick Academy, each of whom viewed and commented on at least three Waynflete projects. The public...
Waynflete senior Quilla Flanagan-Burt spoke outside the State House on April 23 as a representative of Maine Youth Climate Justice (MYCJ) , a group that is working to get youth more involved in environmental issues and the related political process....
