Kindergarten/​first grade asso­ciate teacher Maria describes a moment of connec­tion in her and Oonagh’s Zoom classroom.

First/​second asso­ciate teacher Yanndery Flow shares about her tran­si­tion from her admin­is­tra­tive support role at the middle and high school to the class­room, and all the ways she is growing and learn­ing along­side her students.

Waverly’s middle and high school human­i­ties teach­ers made a commit­ment to offer summer reading for students, reflect­ing the events going on in the country around the Black expe­ri­ence in America. This week, we share some of the personal reading members of our faculty and staff engaged in this summer.

Each year, the elemen­tary teach­ing teams develop a social studies theme, and they build an inter­dis­ci­pli­nary curricu­lum around this theme incor­po­rat­ing language arts, math, science, the arts, and commu­nity. Many of the skills needed to be success­ful in the acad­e­mic disci­plines inter­sect; the fluid nature of a theme-driven curricu­lum gives teach­ers the flex­i­bil­ity to teach and rein­force these skills across the curricu­lum. Read on to learn more about this year’s themes!

The start of any new school year can bring excite­ment, antic­i­pa­tion, and even nerves to members of the commu­nity. Some of our faculty and staff share what they are looking forward to and are excited about.

The Head of School reports on the progress made regard­ing our work to create a truly just and equi­table envi­ron­ment. Fami­lies are invited to our upcom­ing town hall meet­ings, sched­uled for Thurs­day, August 20, at 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, August 25, at 10:00 a.m.

The Head of School outlines the next steps the school is taking to disman­tle racism and other forms of oppres­sion within our school, with the goal of creat­ing an insti­tu­tion that inhab­its justice in every form.

A letter from the Head of School address­ing systemic racism and the expe­ri­ences of current and former BIPOC students.