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An Open Letter on Behalf of Independent Schools of New England, We, the heads of independent schools, comprising 176 schools in the New England region, stand in solidarity with our … Continue reading 3/11/18: An Open Letter on Behalf of Independent Schools of New England
On December 9, 2017, Waring’s First Lego League Team, the Brick Wolves, headed off to Revere High School for a day of competition. Fourteen nervous students, two teachers (Erin Thomassen and me), along with … Continue reading The Brick Wolves: Waring’s First Lego League Team by Francis Schaeffer
When students are interested in pursuing their education at Waring School, we often times get questions about sports and the level of competition our students participate in. All members of … Continue reading Catching up with Alumni Athletes, by Mike Kersker
Making and doing has been an integral part of Waring’s approach from the early days of the school when a student’s day might include taking care of the goats, woodworking, … Continue reading The Duct Tape Network at Waring Downtown, by Sarah Carlson-Lier
While home in Providence for Rosh Hashanah, I saw an elderly family friend in temple who asked me what I was working on. I told her that we were currently … Continue reading Radium Girls, by Elizabeth Gutterman
Waring is a school that thrives on the challenge of blending innovation with tradition. The things we do such as, Camping Trip, All-School Meeting, Tutorial, and Soirées are part of … Continue reading Earth Science at Singing Beach, by John Wigglesworth
Please scroll down and enjoy these Convocation Speeches and pictures from 2017. The full video of the event is available here: A Welcome by Robine Vaneck, Associate Head of School. … Continue reading Convocation Speeches, 2017
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 … Continue reading A Parent’s View on Waring’s Value Proposition
Convocation Speech, 2016 All artists know that it is the limitations that create art. By narrowing our focus, the world, somehow, seems to expand. This is why our students use … Continue reading Framing the Waring Experience, by KB Breiseth
We have started our new pilot schedule – a three week period where we are testing out the addition of some more experiential learning. Part of this is on Monday, … Continue reading Maker Mondays
Recently, during the afternoon following Grandparents & Special Friends Day, the students gathered to clean campus after our big event, to talk about the importance of kindness, and partake in an activity … Continue reading All School Activity: Collaborative Drawing & Listening Session
This is a guest post by Caroline Baxter, Waring class of 2000, currently a Senior Project Associate at RAND Corporation in Washington, D.C. Caroline was a classmate of mine, and … Continue reading A Day in the Life
Goatscaping: a green solution to managing poison ivy, invasives, tough inclines, stone walls, ledge, and overgrown areas. Waring has a history with goats. When the move to Beverly happened in 1976, … Continue reading #goatscaping
