Willow fifth grader Juliana Holmes organized and led the first annual Black River Road Clean-Up as her Passion Hour Project, a dedicated time for Willow students to design and pursue their own projects, related to what they most care about. Read more on Juliana's...
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Support a Willow Alumna Volunteering in Tanzania
Over the last three months, Willow alumna Greta Schacht has been volunteering at a school for impoverished children in Tanzania. She has been deeply inspired by Juma Judson, the director of the school, who she calls "one of the most amazing individuals I've yet to...
Willow Hosts Kids’ Activities at Essex Horse Trials 2019
We're excited to share that The Willow School Children's Activity Center will be returning to the Mars Essex Horse Trials for the third year in a row! This year's horse trials will take place on June 21-23, 2019 at the historic Moorland Farm in Far Hills, New Jersey....
The Common App Essay & Genius Hour
Earlier this year, The Common Application, used by more than 800 colleges and universities, announced their seven 2019-20 essay prompts. Number six on the list is an essay question introduced last year: Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it...
How to Teach Empathy to Your Middle Schooler
Middle school. It can feel like a place completely lacking in empathy. In these sometimes awkward years, your child is yearning for connection but still figuring out how to best express himself and relate to his peers. This social trial-and-error can easily lead to...
Willow Middle Schoolers Participate in First Ethics Bowl
Congratulations to Willow's Ethics Bowl Team! Last week, our team competed alongside seven other local schools in the first-ever New Jersey Middle School Ethics Bowl, modeled after the National High School Ethics Bowl. What is an Ethics Bowl? The goal of the NJ Middle...
Willow Middle Schoolers Excel in 2019 National Latin Exam
Congratulations to our middle school Latin students, who did an excellent job on the National Latin Exam this year! This year, our Latin students were joined by over 139,000 others from all 50 states and 20 foreign countries. Willow students’ results are outstanding!...
Willow Grade 8 Designs “Space Museum” to Launch May 15
This year, Willow's eighth grade class is tackling an incredibly unique, student-led STEAM project: a "Space Museum." What is a Space Museum? It's a collection of art that the eighth graders have created together, centered on identity and self-expression, attached to...
Come to Leon Logothetis’s Talk on Kindness on Oct. 24
The power of kindness and human connection can go a very long way. Leon Logothetis, creator and host of the series The Kindness Diaries, now streaming on Netflix, has traveled the world, experiencing and spreading kindness as he gives life-changing gifts to those he...
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...