Learn more about our Lower School curriculum in our new blog series! First, we're diving into Willow's social studies program from grades Preschool to Grade 5. Our social studies curriculum is deeply connected to our school's mission, which emphasizes the importance...
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Willow Wins 2024 Students Change Hunger Awards
We are thrilled to announce that Willow has once again won two awards in this year's Students Change Hunger campaign, a fundraiser for The Community FoodBank of New Jersey. This year, over 80 schools and youth groups participated in the campaign. The campaign...
Willow Students Collect Gifts for United Way
The Willow School’s Middle School Spanish language classes teamed up with United Way to collect gifts for local families whose circumstances make the holidays a struggle. Through the United Way’s Helping Hands program, our Spanish classes adopted four families for...
Willow Volunteers Harvest 700 Pounds of Kale for Food Bank
Thank you to the volunteers who joined us at America's Grow-a-Row yesterday to harvest food for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey! In just two hours, Willow volunteers harvested 700 pounds of kale. That’s 2,800 servings of fresh food that will help our neighbors in...
First Graders Build Model Town
The Willow School’s first graders built their own town on Willow’s campus as the culmination of their lessons on community on Friday, June 1. Willow’s Community in the Woods serves not only as a celebration of the students’ learning, but also as a fundraiser for...
Governor Murphy Responds to Grade 4’s Plastic Plea
Last year, fourth graders wrote letters to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy requesting that he ban plastic bags in the state. Grade 4 students also designed and sold reusable bags to raise money for 4Ocean, an organization dedicated to actively removing trash from the...
Kindness Rocks at Willow!
Willow’s culture of kindness and mutual respect is something you immediately see and feel the moment you step on to campus. It’s evident in Morning Gathering, when we gather the entire school community and set a purpose to our day. It’s evident at our...