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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...
Saturnalia was an ancient Roman holiday that occurred during the winter solstice. It celebrated the return of Saturn, god of the harvest. The streets of Rome would be filled with greetings of "Bona Saturnalia.” Gifts were exchanged, and much feasting...
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
The “Racial Awareness at Waynflete” group (RAaW) was created for students who are interested in examining the impact of race at Waynflete, in Portland, and around the world. Students meet for lunch and activities during the school year. The group...
The third annual New England Youth Identity Summit is just around the corner! The theme of this year's event: Reshaping Communities: Finding the Courage to Talk to Each Other We'll kick things off the evening of Friday, April 6 with an event...
Lila Reid, '11 recently returned to Waynflete and conducted a workshop for the US dancers, Danceflete, on Dec. 12. This was a special opportunity for both our dancers and for Lila to reconnect and share ideas. Welcome back, Lila, to...
At 3:30 on Friday, December 8th three playwriting prompts were chosen by Waynflete theater students and were sent out by email to eager student playwrights from four other schools. The 24 hour theater festival had begun. (more…)
UPDATE: Congratulations to schoolwide winner Grace Nowacki '21 and runner up Kiely Callahan '21. It was an intense competition at the all-school assembly, but the admirable crew of poetry enthusiasts kept their collective cool and read beautifully. A panel of...
Waynflete alumnus Sam Carner '97 visited Waynflete on Monday, November 27. Sam is a successful writer for musical theater and currently resides in New York City with his wife. He and his writing partner have won the prestigious Kleban award...
Shuhao Liu '18 interviewed new English teacher Dr. John Radway about his first months at Waynflete, adjusting to a new school, his love of books, and so much more. Check it out below (and click here to read the related...
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...
“Caring participation in the world” is a cornerstone of Waynflete’s mission. The global citizenship courses offered by Students Shoulder to Shoulder provide students and faculty with the opportunity to learn what sustainable development looks like in our global community. Courses...
Community service day! The seventh grade volunteering at Head Start at Kennedy Park Child Development Center today. All of the homerooms were out at four different Cumberland county Head Start locations. This is the second of four times this year they volunteer. Head Start is...
Waynflete was the subject of a feature article in the November 2018 issue of Old Port Magazine. Click here to read the article.
The Upper School's Active Community Engagement group has participated in monthly breakfast shifts at Preble Street Resource Center for three years. Shifts accommodate between 5-8 students. Students also work with Furniture Friends (a new nonprofit that helps distribute gently used furniture to...
When you boil it down, what is the distilled essence of the Waynflete experience? Who are we, what do we value, and how do we live out our values on a daily basis? What is our core identity as a...
