Jessica, As I finally have a minute to sit down to write this letter, I want to share my heartfelt congratulations to you, Jessica. I have full confidence that you will lead our school with grace and skill. As you begin your own WCDS journey, know that you will find great wisdom in the hearts and minds of...Read More
Behind the scenes at Wheeling Country Day School, something has been happening. Well, something is always happening behind the scenes, and in front of the curtain, and in the back of our minds and written right on our faces, but this something is a little different. This time, we’ve taken one of our most lasting,...Read More
If you participated in any of our parent coffees last week, you heard me talk about our upcoming accreditation. I was a member of the Accreditation Review Committee for the Independent Schools of the Central States (ISACS) for seven years. I have been immersed in accreditation for almost as long as I have been a Head...Read More
Mr. Hladek sure found himself excited for another first day of school, which inevitably made him think of all the fun times that lie ahead. Then he said, (probably aloud to himself) ‘I wonder what days we get most excited for at Wheeling Country Day School? What are our Best Days?’ Well folks, even though I...Read More
Oh boy…I hate goodbyes! As a teacher, I’m used to beginnings and endings, necessary breaks and returns, first days and lasts, graduations…you know, all the stuff that goes into a year of school. And as a camp director at WCDS, you get all that stuff crammed into a single week, over and over again. You’d...Read More
With such a crazy year under our collective belts, it’d be more than reasonable to accept our limping to the finish of 2020. But, as we all know by now, that’s not exactly the Country Day Way™. Instead, we’ve been sprinting through the tape with unique community activities and reimagined ways of crushing what has already been quite the reimagined school year....Read More
Gather the sparkling moments - simple but profound advice from Wendy Mogel as we move into this third wave of the pandemic. She offered hope to parents in these days of uncertainty. Not hope for a vaccine or a cure, but hope that we might very well be much better parents than we give ourselves...Read More
Hello from summertime! As summer moves into full swing, we wanted to remind you of all the things WCDS is offering over the next month. With ever-changing guidelines and regulations updated sometimes by the day, it’s a little tough to plan much more than that. But rest assured, when we know more, you’ll know more....Read More
Well, this is a weird one. Near the end of February, I began planning a Spring Break Debrief. I was eager to hear about vacations and days off and make fun of Mr. Jividen for watching The Office the whole time. Then we came back. Then March 13th happened, we left all over again, and...Read More
Can a Deep Learning Middle School Model Work Here? Middle School at WCDS is the Newest Venture in a School Willing to Move Forward. Liz Hofreuter is back in the classroom for the first time in years. Well, that’s not exactly true. One of her most prominent traits as a school head is her belief...Read More
