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At fifteen years old, I have to say, I have had a very interesting school life. My parents decided to change the country where they had lived for their entire lives to give me a bigger perspective on different traditions...
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...
On Tuesday, the Upper School will celebrate the spirit and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., at our annual MLK assembly. Our guest is Bay Love, who graduated from Waynflete in 2000. After earning a BA in Latin American Studies...
During the last round of class meetings, Associate Director for Student Life Jimmy Manyuru and I invited Waynflete juniors and seniors to apply for an opportunity to take on perhaps the most pressing challenge of our time—civic dysfunction. While our...
Some people are unaware of the girls’ activity in which we strive for equal rights: GLTR (Girls' Leadership Training) We recently joined this group to broaden our perspective of women’s rights and the inequalities women face. This group has been...
The winter musical is on its way! Director and Musical Director Katy Cavanaugh, Choreographer Susan Nelson and the cast of The Drowsy Chaperone have been hard at work for weeks putting this ambitious show together. Our stage and costume crew are about...
Olya Gregg '20, Eliza Gervais '20, Assistant Head for Student Life Lydia Maier '90, Ian McClure-Chute '20, Amelia Bertaska '18 and Laura Baginski '18 (crouching) pose outside the walk-in refrigerator at Preble Street this past Saturday. It was much colder...
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...
“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...
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…)
