Every December, our full student body presents Winter Arts, a beautiful celebration of our music, visual arts, and handcrafts and architecture curricula. This year was no different: students were confident MCs and dedicated stage managers. They performed joyful sounds...
Just before spring break, Willow celebrated our annual International Day. Each year, Willow specials teachers (visual arts, handcrafts and architecture, music, world languages, and wellness) work together to create a whole-school experience where students explore and...
The Willow School’s Earth Day Celebration was a vibrant and hands-on experience, emphasizing environmental stewardship and community connection. The day began with Morning Gathering led by our preschoolers whose presentation “One Seed” is an annual tradition of acting...
We are proud to announce the high school acceptances for Willow School’s graduating eighth grade class! Our students have been admitted to a wide range of outstanding independent, parochial, and boarding schools, a testament to their hard work, strong character, and...
Sally Zeiner, First Grade Teacher & Associate Head of School of Curriculum and Pedagogy, also leads the Willow Ethics Bowl Team. She shares a recap of the event and the connection to Willow's Virtues below. Congratulations to Willow’s Middle School Ethics Team who...
At some point, your kids will complain about school. How do you know if it’s a normal part of adolescence or something more serious? Willow educators weigh in on five signs that indicate it may be time for a change: SIGN 1: Your child consistently refuses or tries to...
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...
We are excited to announce that Willow has joined Making Caring Common’s Caring Schools Network, a growing group of schools committed to ethical development. Making Caring Common is an initiative developed by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Harvard's team of...
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...
This article appears in the New Jersey Family Big Book Of Education 2019. Some schools focus on test scores. Some tout extracurricular activities. The Willow School nurtures "the joy of learning." "Willow is unique in nurturing the joys of childhood, even in our...
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