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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...
Zoe Ruff ’21’s 2016 letter to President Obama has been included in a new book, “To Obama: With Love, Joy, Anger, and Hope” by Jeanne Marie Laskas, a collection of correspondence sent to the president over his two terms in...
Amazing 14-month video of the entire Lower School construction project!
Henry Spritz '19 defended his 2017 state title today as he won the Class C Maine State Championship cross country race at Troy Howard Middle school in Belfast. Henry took the lead right from the start and ran the course...
Students gathered in the Emery Student Center last night to share their stories of embarking on “Students Shoulder-to-Shoulder” global citizenship courses last summer with parents and peers. "It was inspiring to see the enthusiasm about the personal discovery each of...
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. We hope that you both enjoy and are moved by what has been put to...
Student Government visited Wayside Food Services yesterday as a kick-off to the all-school food drive. We've been organizing this drive for the past 15 years (at least) to benefit the program. This is a photo of our students standing in an...
Henry Bukowski-Thall ’20 interviews Finja Buhl, a Grade 11 exchange student from Wolfsburg, Germany (shown second from right in photograph). Henry: How old are you? Finja: I will be 17 at the end of October. Henry: Tell us a bit...
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,...
Isabel Parkinson '09 grew up in Kennebunk, but for most of her high school years, she considered herself an honorary Portlander. Immersed in a variety of sports and activities, with many close friends at Waynflete, Izzy often found herself in the...
A group of Waynflete faculty, the staff from Print: A Bookstore, and a group of eager elementary and middle school students enjoyed an afternoon of coding activities together. The book Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly...
Anna Louise Wildes '20 reflects on her Students Shoulder to Shoulder experience in Peru I believe a good dosage of stargazing is healthy for the soul; it can really put into perspective how small human beings are, and remind us...
The cast and crew of the fall play, Peter and the Starcatcher, were treated to a rare opportunity last Wednesday—the chance to hear from celebrated novelist Ridley Pearson, the co-author (with Dave Barry) of book series Peter and the Starcatchers....
Last week, K-1 traveled to the Cumberland County fair to visit the livestock and watch some demonstrations. Armed with a scavenger hunt list of things to spot, these youngsters had an up close encounter with a silky racer and his...
Read students' shared reflections on courage Comments by Head of School Geoff Wagg: Welcome to the 2018-2019 Waynflete school year! On this day at our opening convocation, we take a moment to mark the beginning of the school year. This...
For each of the past eight years, the ninth grade has gathered at Chewonki’s wilderness outpost on Fourth Debsconeag Lake, just southwest of Baxter Park. In its previous incarnation, the facility was a hunting and fishing camp called Pleasant Point....
In Malcolm Gladwell-speak, Margo Walsh is a “connector.” She became a successful recruiter after graduating from Wheaton College, working with organizations like Goldman Sachs and HR consulting firm Hewitt to “help put people with the right other people,” as she...
Welcome back after so many miles hiked, biked, and paddled, services rendered, new connections made, old relationships deepened, and our collective appreciation for the natural environment heightened. It is a lot to ask of faculty to spend four days and...
