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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 out a story telling how ...

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 the thoughtful preparation ...

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 celebrate the cultures of ...
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 participated in the ...
Every February, Black History Month provides an opportunity to honor the achievements, culture, and contributions of the African diaspora. At Willow, we embraced this month with engaging activities and thought-provoking discussions during our Morning Gathering, bringing history, music, and ...
The Willow School is proud to announce that Dr. Lauren Fullmer, Math Department Chair and Co-Director of Middle School, has published an original research article in Gifted Education International, a peer-reviewed educational journal. Co-authored with colleagues from Rutgers University and the ...
Sally Zeiner, First Grade Teacher & Associate Head of School of Curriculum and Pedagogy, shares how Willow teachers create a supportive and engaging learning environment where students are challenged appropriately and inspired to love learning.
Every summer, Willow faculty reads a ...
“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 includes both the experience ...
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 compellingly, listen ...
Are you ready to embark on a summer of excitement and exploration? Whether your child is already part of the Willow community or you're discovering The Willow School for the first time, our nature camp guarantees a season filled with joy, curiosity, and adventure for children ages 3-13! Willow ...
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 of learning about our place ...
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 collectively raising over $20,000 ...
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