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Walk of Gratitude

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...

Working late

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 Retreat

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...

Creature Club Celebrates a Llama’s Birthday

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...

Fall Sports Slideshow

Check out the awesome slideshow put together by Shuhao Liu '18. Congrats on a great season, Flyers!

Mary Goodrich ’20 reflects on her time at the barn

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...

Lower School construction project – update #3

Math Lunches in 2-3 and 4-5

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....

Fall 2017 issue of “Lit Mag” from the Waynflete Writers’ Guild

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. This year’s guild has taken on the ambitious goal of publishing student written and visual...

Trash Quilt

Some projects are a year in the making, including our Trash Quilt. Piecing it together was truly a community effort. Last year’s 8th graders spent time during LEAP Week collecting trash at Crescent Beach. Then, with the support of their...

Managing technology use in the digital age

Parents across the country are entering into conversations about the role of technology in their lives and the lives of their children. Regardless of family values or family policies regarding access to technology—the digital age is here to stay and...

Form and function of pottery

In 4-5 studio class with art teacher Chloe Horie, the students have been talking about how form can match function in pottery: how the shape a pot takes mirrors the way the pot is used. This study happened in conjunction...

Play in the Piney Woods

Down the hill from the Lower School classrooms in the Piney Village is the magical outdoor playspace called The Piney Woods. The Piney Woods one of the locations EC-5 children enjoy recess together.  Beneath the towering pines and among the...

Veterans Day at Waynflete

Josh Broder, Waynflete Class of 1997, Army Veteran, and owner of Tilson (a local telecommunications company) gave an amazing talk to the Upper School Assembly on Tuesday. You can watch the video here. Josh's full bio is below. Josh was...

Viewing Education Through a Lens Broadens Perspective

Junior Miles Lipton recently traveled to India to volunteer at the Siddhartha School. He wrote about his experiences for Maine Public—click here to check out the incredible story!

From the Wilds of Yosemite National Park

I am writing this letter from a cabin in Yosemite Valley, where my windows overlook - in one direction - an oak grove with four giant Sequoias shedding dark orange and brown leaves on the gravestone of Galen Clark, and...

Honoring the Day of the Dead

“Una civilización que niega a la muerte, acaba por negar a la vida.” (A civilization that denies death, ends up denying life.) -Octavio Paz Last week Lower School Spanish students celebrated el día de los muertos.  El día de los...

Fifth Grade Tour Guides

On Sunday, a group of fifteen fifth graders worked as tour guides for Waynflete’s EC-5 Open House. Over 40 visitors were toured around the Lower School by these outstanding ambassadors.  Fifth graders were responsible for following a tour schedule, talking...

Winter Show Auditions—”The Drowsy Chaperone”

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison—Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar Director and Musical Director: Katy Cavanaugh Technical Director: Chris Fitze  Producer: Tiki Fuhro Choreography: Susan Nelson  Costumes: Barbara Kelly Auditions and crew...

Fall Sports Update—Here Come Playoffs!

The postseason is upon us! Read on for updates from all the Waynflete teams: Update, Saturday 10/28: Several Flyer teams were in action today: Girls cross country placed 5th in the Class C state meet. Many of the girls ran...

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