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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....
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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...
On the Friday before Thanksgiving Break, the entire seventh grade went on a walk around the Western Promenade. One by one, walking separately, students slowly and silently walked around the loop and contemplated something that they are grateful for in...
Thanksgiving break may have already started for some, but these juniors stayed late today to present the results of their studies on the geological features of the moon and asteroids to our liaison at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in...
Middle School Mentoring is an Upper School activity that offers an opportunity for high schoolers to create and foster relationships with middle schoolers, helping them navigate the unique challenges of middle school life. The leaders this year, Musaid Mohammed '19 and...
On Saturday, November 18th, the Upper School's Creature Club activity volunteered at Graze in Peace (an animal sanctuary) in Durham, Maine. Participants included Charlotte Rhoads, Hannah Kiely, Aden Khalidi, Eliza Clark, Courtney Ford, Isabel and Claire Dubois, Stella Lynch and...
Check out the awesome slideshow put together by Shuhao Liu '18. Congrats on a great season, Flyers!
Each "What Matters Most?" interview tries to capture an aspect of a student’s pursuits or interests that might not be visible in their everyday Waynflete experience. This week, I caught up with Mary Goodrich '20 after discovering she spends nearly...
Math Lunch is an opportunity for students who are interested in mathematics to get together with other math enthusiasts to work on math challenges. Most 2-3 and 4-5 students have participated in a math lunch over the past three weeks....
