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Dear Waynflete, I am writing from Tel Aviv, Israel. This year I am on a gap year before I begin college at Davidson College in the fall. This year I have gone from the tips of the Himalayas to floating...
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH by Thornton Wilder Guest Director: Robbie Harrison; Production support: Tiki Fuhro; Tech director: Chris Fitze; Costumes: Barbara Kelly Auditions and crew sign up days: Monday, Feb. 26 (the day we return from break!) and Tuesday,...
Today in French 7 and 8 we celebrated Vendredi Gras, our slightly-late Mardi Gras fête that is the culminating event of a week of hard work. Students researched the history and practice of Mardi Gras and French and Cajun history...
Saturday is Random Acts of Kindness Day! To encourage participation, The Kindness Project (a Middle School activity group with eight students) prepared bags of treats for each homeroom, which they delivered at the beginning of advising lunch today. The bags contained two...
Waynflete's Upper School Jazz Ensemble and Upper School Jazz Combo recently performed at the 50th Annual Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston. The Combo received no fewer than four perfect scores and landed right in the middle of an extremely competitive Combo division! The Jazz Ensemble...
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...
Chinese New Year—or Spring Festival—is China's most important holiday. We spend a good amount of time studying the traditions of this holiday in our middle school Chinese classes. This year, the Chinese New Year falls on Friday, February 16. This...
A huge round of applause for a job well done to everyone involved with "The Drowsy Chaperone." Whether it was courageously rollerskating blindfolded, getting folded into a Murphy bed, singing and dancing your heart out, calling perfect cues, meticulously creating...
Capeflete girls ice hockey (head coach Bob Mills and Flyer Laura Baginski '18) defeated Falmouth tonight 4-3 to advance to the semifinals Saturday at 8:30 pm at Troubh Ice Arena vs Portland/Deering. Come cheer on Laura and Bob! Boys ice...
Click here to read a Forecaster article about Waynflete's recently announced "Can We?" project, an initiative aimed at strengthening democratic institutions so that we can meet pressing challenges thoughtfully, effectively, and fairly for the benefit of all.
Waynflete's co-ed sixth-grade basketball team competed in the Boys and Girls Club Boys League this winter. Coached by Technology Director Page Lennig and Waynflete parent Bill Frappier, the group began practicing together in November and finished up their season this...
First-grader Aggie (artwork shown above) will represent Waynflete's Lower School at the Portland Museum of Art's "Youth Art Month" in March!
Charlotte Brooks '11—pictured here with costume designer Barbara Kelly—recently pitched in to help the The Drowsy Chaperone's costume crew . With a cast of 29 and multiple costume changes, a few extra hands are needed! Charlotte has been working in costume...
Senior Lydia Giguere and junior Henry Spritz both have work on display through February 10 at Maine College of Art as part of the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. They received the two highest honors, a silver and a gold key, respectively. (more…)
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...
Read this Press Herald article by Caitie Whelan '02 on efforts to support those who are building new lives in Portland. Caitie is the founder of The Lightning Notes. Pictured above at left with Upper School Director Lowell Libby and...
Click here to read an interesting article by Devorah Heitner, founder of "Raising Digital Natives," that suggests guidelines for social media use and examines the balance between screen and technology-free time. (Bonus link: Heitner's TED talk "The Challenges of Raising a...
Over the past two weeks, students in the Upper School experienced the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in very tangible ways. The celebration began with the our annual Spirit of MLK award, which was conferred on Upper and...
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...
