“The school itself shall be made a genuine form of active community life instead of a place set apart in which to learn lessons." - John Dewey, The School and Society What does it take to turn a hands-on experience into a meaningful lesson? Experiential learning...
When our visionary founders established Willow, one of their primary purposes was to instill strong communication skills in our students through a language arts program rooted in literature. Today, our curriculum guides students to read fluently, write clearly and...
Including Willow alumna Megan Traudt! Willow’s emphasis on virtues and ethics serves as a moral foundation for students throughout their lives. Just ask Willow alumna Megan Traudt! On May 16, Megan returned to The Willow School after winning the National High School...
Willow is featured in the Winter 2019 edition of Independent School Magazine! The article focuses on our first graders' year-long study of communities and their culminating learning celebration, Community in the Woods. Read the article here!
Willow partnered with Information Matrix, an award-winning educational television series highlighting the evolution of education, medicine, science, technology and industry, to make a short video describing how today's traditional educational system is failing...
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.
Community. Responsibility. Stewardship. At Willow, even the lunch program reflects these values, thanks to Luna Catering and The Common Market! According to The Common Market, Willow's lunch program supported 18 local farms by purchasing 907 pounds of local food in...
Way to go, Grade 4! In just one hour, fourth graders sold out of the reusable bags they designed to raise money for 4Ocean, an organization dedicated to actively removing trash from the ocean and coastlines. This fundraiser is part of an effort by Willow fourth...
The Willow School's student-led Genius Hour was featured on NJ News 12's Education Matters segment this week! Practiced by innovative companies like Google, at Willow, the program gives Grade 3, 4, and 5 students dedicated time to explore a passion or interest and...
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...
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