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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...
This semester, in the Advanced Spanish Elective Actualidades ("Current Events"), we have been reading, discussing, and sometimes debating topics we have read on international news sites from around the Spanish-speaking world. Roundtable discussions in the target language, student-led discussions, and moments of...
Thanks to "Print: A Bookstore" for hosting Waynflete's first Book Bash, which was a smashing success! (more…)
Our entire seventh grade spent advising period on Friday making winter cards for their friends at Head Start, whom they will visit on Tuesday. Our relationship with the Greater Portland Head Start program has emerged over the past twenty years....
Click here for the Forecaster article.
During the week of exams (Thursday, December 14 - Wednesday, December 20), students are only required to be in school during their exam periods. They may be on campus when they do not have exams if they choose. Please make...
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…)
On November 7, K-1 students participated in Election Day by voting on a special drink for snack. The choices were apple juice, grape juice, and lemonade. On Monday, students practiced filling in ballots and learned about the voting process. On...
Welcome to the Lower School section of the Waynflete Wire, where you will find snapshots of day to day in the Lower School. I hope that through these glimpses you will see how your children engage with the program, one...
The fall season was an exciting one for the Flyers. Boys and girls soccer made the state tournament and both cross-country teams qualified for the state meet. Field hockey completed the third season as a co-op with Maine Girls Academy....
Cast and Crew gathered last Tuesday for an enthusiastic first read and sing through of our winter musical, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. This hilarious "meta" musical simultaneously pays tribute to and pokes fun at, the great American tradition of musical theater....
As sixth graders undertake their own indoor archaeological dig, they were treated to a visit from Bowdoin archaeologist Scott MacEachern who spoke to them about sites he has excavated in Cameroon. Not only did they have the opportunity to ask...
