*This article by Mrs. H-L was originally published in the newest issue of Mothers Always Write magazine I see you struggling. You won’t tell me what weighs heavily on your heart. Maybe you don’t know, but I see it. You wear the weariness of your burden across your shoulders. There is a slight curve in your...Read More
On this, the occasion of Grace’s 13th birthday, I write to her. Grace, I love you unconditionally. There is nothing else I can tell you more important than that. I have been telling you since you were eight weeks too early –I love you to the moon and back. Today you are 13. There are...Read More
I have been thinking a lot about my girls and the lessons, intended and unintended, that they are learning from me. I have always said my goals for my daughters were kindness and curiosity. Within those two qualities were empathy, vulnerability, purpose, and learning – all I deem valuable in life. I need to...Read More
Mornings are tricky for me as a mom. While we have a solid morning routine, the smallest thing can derail our entire family. Today’s catastrophe was a hair cowlick compounded by a missing hair tie. While I was impressed that we located the brush, Ella dissolved into a puddle of tears in the back seat...Read More
My daughter and I met The First Lady. We were one of 112 invited guests to the East Dining Room for a state dinner. It happened, didn’t it? It did. I have the pictures to prove it, so it must have. The event organizer cautioned the children to savor every moment – warning them that...Read More
Below is our newest article for Weelunk, and one our school family gets first dibs to check out. We hope you’ll consider coming next Tuesday, January 24th at 6:30. Let’s Talk About Bullying. You may have noticed billboards around town recently suggesting just that. Next week, Wheeling Country Day School will again take on bullying,...Read More
At WCDS, we try to continually facilitate an environment in which students can think about ways to personally affect their community and world. Now obviously a fourth grader is not going to run for president or open a school in the ‘real world’. But here, when you’re a student preparing for a leadership role in...Read More
Our newest Head Space video features our Head of School, Liz Hofreuter, discussing how WCDS uses grades as feedback in the ongoing process of learning. ‘What does a grade mean to you?’Read More
In our latest installment of our new series, Head Space, our Head of School at WCDS, Liz Hofreuter, talks about Grandparents Day 2016, the role of grandparents in a the lives of our young students, and how it’s not about the gumdrops.Read More
