One of 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...
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What to Read This Summer: Books for Every Age
Summer is an ideal time to play outside, explore your child's passions, enjoy time with friends and family, and get lost in books! But what should you read this summer? We are pleased to share our 2023 Willow Summer Reading List for all students, preschool to eighth...
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
The magic of learning begins on your child's first day of kindergarten. Even though transitioning your child into this new phase of his or her life may seem overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be! At Willow, we help ease the transition to kindergarten with fun,...
What to Read This Summer: Books for Every Age
Summer is an ideal time to play outside, explore your child's passions, enjoy time with friends and family, and get lost in books! But what should you read this summer? We are pleased to share our 2022 Willow Summer Recommended Reading List for all students, preschool...
The Joy of Maple Sugaring at Willow!
What makes a learning experience memorable? It's hands-on. It's more of an experience than a lesson. It connects the dots between different things you know. It's relevant to your life, so what you've just learned is immediately (and often) applied. Willow's annual,...
How Do Kindergarteners Learn Best?
Children want to grow. They are curious and driven to learn about the world around them. Your child’s first experiences at school can be a time when she first discovers how to channel that drive into a thirst for knowledge and a love of learning...or it can be a place...
Willow Maple Festival Featured on NJ News 12
The Willow School's March 5 Maple Festival was featured on NJ News 12's Education Matters segment! Click here to watch! Learn more about this awesome, multi-grade project that incorporates STEAM skills and place-based learning here.
The Intentional Curriculum: How Students Grow at Willow
Learning is connected every step of the way at The Willow School. Our integrated academic program engages students on a deep intellectual level, harnesses their curiosity and creativity, and encourages them to take ownership of their education. At Willow, children...
Rainbow People: Self-Discovery & Community in Kindergarten
Who am I? The kindergarten Class of 2018 answered this question in a special year-end celebration of the culmination of their studies of the self hat incorporated social studies, language, art, acting, and music. Kindergarten students explore the self throughout the...
Can Systems Thinking Be Taught in Kindergarten?
Since Systems Thinking was born at MIT in the 1950s, colleges, governments, and Fortune 500 companies have used this transformational approach to problem-solving to look beyond basic “cause and effect.” A few innovative schools, like Willow, have even adopted systems...