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49 Students Medal on National French Contest
By Anna Marie Smith on May 10, 2021 2:44:01 PM
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Senior Pieces by Group 1
By Graham Pearsall on Jul 3, 2020 6:29:25 AM
Every spring Waring eighth graders pen fictional—often outlandish and whimsical—tales about members of the senior class. During the final week of school, they share them during All-School Meeting. Check out this year's excellent "Senior Pieces" below (including a special tale about two long-time Waring teachers who announced their retirement this spring).
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Stuck at Home? Here are 8 Fun Online Activities, Inspired by Waring’s Educational Program
By Graham Pearsall on Mar 25, 2020 2:56:17 PM
A strong sense of togetherness has always defined the Waring community. While we shouldn't share a common space now, we can always share the Waring experience. Below are eight free online resources inspired by our curriculum. Please stay connected and try a few at home.
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An Historic Day for Waring - Breaking Ground on New Sustainable School Building
By Tim Bakland on Mar 2, 2020 9:29:59 AM
Monday, February 24, was an historic day for Waring School as we broke ground on our new school building. The journey up to this point has been a community effort, from concept through design, and is worth celebrating. We would never have reached this stage without the generosity of our community, the philanthropy of some 375 donors, and the participation of our students, faculty, trustees, and many others.
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Lifelong Learning in Practice
By Becky Schaeffer on Jul 10, 2019 8:25:54 AM
"[The act of watercoloring] made me wonder how this active demonstration would translate to mathematical problem solving and talking through worked out examples this way on a white board."
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Head of School Commencement Remarks, 2019
By Tim Bakland on May 28, 2019 3:35:33 PM
On Frost’s Mending Wall and Knowing the Neighbors
by Timothy Bakland '94, Head of School
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In Their Own Words: Waring Eighth Graders Describe Their Trip to Alabama to "See and Feel the Truth of the Civil Rights Era"
By Waring Student on May 2, 2019 10:28:48 AM
*All-School Meeting Transcript - April 19, 2019*
Toni Rose: Social Justice lawyer Bryan Stevenson has said, “You can’t demand truth and reconciliation. You have to demand truth; people have to hear it, and then they have to want to reconcile themselves to that truth.”
Gabe: On March 25, 25 Group 1 students and six chaperones journeyed to Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma, Alabama to hear, see, and feel the truth of the Civil Rights Era and its ongoing legacy.
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Waring School Teaching Pedagogy: the first in a series of articles by our teachers
By Tim Bakland on Dec 8, 2018 10:24:45 AM
Dear Waring Community and Friends,
Just over a year ago, the "Waring Way Study Group" (a task-force of the Board of Trustees) commissioned a series of articles to be written over the course of a few years on elements of teaching pedagogy at Waring School -- how our practices both build off of and inform best practices in the larger world.
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A Parent's View on Waring's Value Proposition
By Admin on Dec 7, 2018 5:10:25 PM
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Waring Parent, professional magazine editor, John Knowles, who discussed what he sees as Waring's value proposition -- what sets Waring apart from other learning institutions. You can view video excerpts here: