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Willow turned 20 this year! To celebrate our anniversary and our founding family, Willow alumni created the following touching tribute video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bQQxMvKUBI
Thank you to all of the Willow alumni that shared your heartfelt messages, and ...
Our alumni spotlight for this month is Charlotte Depew, Willow Class of 2017. Charlotte now attends Columbia University. She recently shared some reflections on Willow's impact on her life:
Looking back now, when it comes to your Willow experience, ...
One of the things that makes a Willow education so different and so effective is our student-centered approach. What is student-centered learning, and how does it work? Our new eBook helps explain this philosophy and its impact on classroom design, lesson planning, and, most importantly, your ...
One Willow's most cherished traditions is our graduating students' collaborative graduation speech. No single keynote speaker is chosen. Instead, all of our eighth graders work together to create one, cohesive speech that reflects what they have learned during their time here. Students work ...
Two students who write for Willow's student newspaper, The Willow Gazette, interviewed Ms. M, Willow's Lower School science teacher. Ms. M published her first book, Amelia and the Mysterious Woodpecker last year, and she's now published a second in the series, Amelia and the River of Lost ...
Earth Day is a special day at Willow, as I am sure many of you remember! From the mysterious sword dance to the countless service learning projects, it sure has created some lasting impressions. I reached out to a few alumni from my class (the class of 2019), and I heard back about what they ...
Our alumni spotlight for this month is Ashwin Barama, Class of 2019. He is currently a junior at Bernard’s High School. After hearing about a renewable energy installation called the WindBush, Ashwin was inspired to implement this kind of technology locally. The WindBush is a clean energy ...
Ashwin Barama, a Willow Class of 2019 alumnus, is working to bring a new source of renewable energy to Bernardsville. Ashwin is currently raising money to install a "WindBush" at Bernardsville Public Library. While there are several of these energy-generating structures in Europe, there are ...
Our alumni spotlight for this month is Diana Wolfe. She graduated from Willow in 2020, and she is now a sophomore at The Hun School. I had the opportunity to catch up with Diana and hear about the amazing things she is doing at Hun.
Citing Willow as the reason she values community so ...
"Play is the work of the child.” - Maria Montessori
Imagine your child could be as engaged and absorbed at school as they are when they’re playing. This takes place every day at The Willow School, and it’s so much more than simply making learning fun. One of the ways that Willow ...
All Willow alumni remember our time-honored Harvest Soup tradition here at Willow. For many of us, this annual tradition is one of our favorite memories of our time at Willow! For the November edition of the Alumni Newsletter, I asked Willow's Assistant Head of School and alumni parent Ms. Coy ...
Our annual Harvest Soup tradition teaches children how to practice gratitude for each other and the Earth.
Willow students recently took part in one of the school’s most beloved traditions: Harvest Soup! This community event is the culmination of a process that begins each ...