“Nobody hangs hard times on the wall.” It’s a poignant line from a song that struck a cord deep within me when I first heard it. It rested in the back of my mind and walked with me through my day. We rarely have the courage and vulnerability to share the bad times. Publicly, we...Read More
Liz reminds us all that when it comes to learning, there is no bad weather, just bad clothing choices! Hello from Gibraltar Island on Lake Erie!Read More
This week Liz speaks from aboard the Bio Lab, the research vessel from OSU Stone Lab on Gibraltar Island at Put in Bay. The 5th graders spent a night on the island working as junior environmental scientists, and during this video collected live samples from Lake Erie to analyze in a lab that evening. Sometimes...Read More
This week Liz expands on our Parent Night discussion and prepares us for Parent Teacher Partnership Meetings by challenging us to role model good questions. Start by asking our favorite question here at WCDS: Why? Read More
In the latest Head Space, Liz Hofreuter talks about how WCDS challenges the status quo and asks the difficult questions of education. She also calls for parents to be part of the conversation. Enjoy!Read More
In our first Head Space video of Fall 2017, our Head of School, Liz Hofreuter, challenges us all to hold onto the summer mindset and let it flow throughout the school year. Take a breath, be present, and enjoy.Read More
We hear it all the time: ‘When I grew up, we lived in the stream! We ran around until the streetlights came on or until mom yelled it was time to come in.’ That feeling of childhood freedom is what helped form the basis for a camp philosophy as we prepared a summer of activities at...Read More
Partly due to last week’s bonus crisis of complete global collapse and partly due to Miss Stella’s overwhelming knowledge of Star Wars canon, this week we decided to break from tradition and spring a completely stand alone bonus Jedi crisis! We needed a win and there is little that will get these kids motivated like...Read More
*Full Disclosure Alert! This post was held for clarity and the post script near the end. It will accompany May the Fourth special Star Wars edition of the WPG, as well as our newest podcast.* ‘Instead of getting fed up with everything, go find something to do and do it!’ After finishing my latest tear...Read More
