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Lower School

Learning to love school, right from the start.

You can feel it from the moment you walk into our new Lower School building: this is a place children want to be. Hands-on learning personalized to each student’s passions and potential. Teachers and friends they trust. Small class sizes. Surrounded by a caring community, Waynflete Lower School students inquire, explore, wonder, notice, connect, imagine, play, create, and collaborate.

CUSTOMIZED CAMPUS VISITS
See how personalized a Waynflete education can be. We’ll create an unforgettable day of discovery focused on the classes and co-curricular activities that matter most to your family. Simple, low-stress, and always on your schedule! Contact us to schedule a campus visit.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Virtual Lower School Parents Lunch & Learn • February 27, noon–1:00 p.m. • Prospective parents, Early Childhood–grade 5 • Join us for a virtual informal conversation with current Waynflete parents. Ask Lower School parents about their experience, and see whether Waynflete is right for your family. REGISTER

EXPLORE

Inside Lower School

The bright energy of morning drop-off as students and families mingle on the playground and in the atrium. Mindful moments and morning meeting. Research papers, art projects, library books, field trips. One-on-one time with teachers, playground time with friends, and weekly Pachanga. Let our students show you what life at Waynflete Lower School is really like, and why they love it.

Spend a day at Waynflete Lower School

ACADEMICS

A different kind of classroom

Lower School Program

Deep learning sparked by wonder and curiosity.

The Klingenstein Library

A big, bright, brand-new space bursting with books.

Advising and Faculty

Building new skills with caring adults they trust.

Outside the Classroom

Outdoors in all weather exploring the community and beyond.

CAMPUS VISITS

What kind of school makes every campus visit feel like a play date?

Waynflete makes learning fun, right from the start. We make learning if Waynflete is right for your child fun, too. Want to see Waynflete Lower School in action? Let us create a wonderful day of discovery just for your child!

We can’t wait to show you why deep learning looks like play. Explore the brand-new Lower School building and nature-based playgrounds on our historic campus. Join multiage classrooms for hands-on, student-directed explorations of thematically connected subjects. Take in a student show in the Art Gallery or performance in Franklin Theater. Sing along during a community Pachanga or sit in on fascinating interactive presentations from community experts. And, most importantly, talk to teachers and students who can’t wait to meet you and share the school they love.

Simple. Low-stress. Always on your schedule. If you are wondering if Waynflete is right for your family, a customized campus visit will show you! Schedule a visit today!

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ADMISSION EVENTS

See Waynflete for yourself.

Just as hands-on, experiential learning is core to our curriculum, exploring our campus and classrooms is an essential part of the application process. Our admission events are fun, interactive, no-pressure opportunities to observe classes, hear from students and teachers, talk with current parents, and more. See upcoming Admission events

ARTS

Lower School Arts

Everyone shines

Seeing like an artist, moving like a dancer, lighting up a stage. Lower School students practice craft, absorb cultural traditions, and find inspiration as they explore ceramics, dance, drama, general music, stagecraft, studio art, and more.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Lower School Physical Education

Everyone plays

At the start of Lower School, children are mastering the ways their bodies can move through space. Within a few years, they begin to wield lacrosse sticks and run soccer drills. All the way through, they find the breathless, bright joys of being physically active and playing games with friends.

LOWER SCHOOL NEWS AND EVENTS

Finding home: Waynflete community members share their immigration stories

What drives someone to move to a new country, and how do they maintain their cultural identity? Our 4–5 students investigated these questions by conducting interviews with 16 Waynflete parents, guardians, faculty, and staff members who had graciously agreed to...

Lower School science takes a creative approach to identity

Lower School Science Specialist Autumn Burton recently presented at the National Science Teaching Association conference in New Orleans, demonstrating culturally responsive teaching practices in science education. Workshop participants received Next Generation Science Standards-aligned lessons focused on identity mapping, including a...

Project Story Boost: Fostering a love of reading since 2001

Project Story Boost is a literacy initiative that has been bringing Waynflete students and Reiche Community School kindergartners together since 2001. Upper School students visit Reiche on a weekly basis throughout the academic year to read with their kindergarten buddies....

Lower School Student Supports

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Academic Support

For students with documented learning challenges, Waynflete can provide tutoring, extended time, or other accommodations. Faculty advisors confer with students and families at the start of the school year to get a strong plan in place and check in regularly with tutors, students, parents, and teachers to monitor progress and address issues throughout the year. Waynflete advisors may recommend testing, evaluation, and academic support for students to address emerging issues.

Learn more about Waynflete’s Academic Support program.

Health Management Plans

Students managing ongoing health concerns or experiencing short-term health challenges like concussions can rely on the Waynflete health team to help them navigate temporary classroom location changes, elevator privileges, waived physical activity, and more.

Crisis Support

Waynflete knows it is not always possible to come to school healthy and ready to learn. Teachers and staff are attuned to students’ wellbeing and watch for early warning signs of emerging mental health challenges. Our robust wellness curriculum also focuses on mental health to empower students to seek help if they are concerned about themselves or a friend. We employ two licensed clinical social workers as well as consulting clinical psychologists to be able to quickly and effectively connect students in crisis with effective services and referrals.

THE WAYNFLETE WIRE

We know every student needs more this year.

More one-on-one attention from teachers. More hands-on, in-depth, challenging learning. More time to connect with friends. See how Waynflete will make the most of this school year

COMMUNITY

You Belong at Waynflete

Our Community Student wellness and support Traditions Diversity and inclusion

Afterschool Activities

Outdoor play, crafts, snacks, field trips, and more fun with friends.

Enrichment Activities

Extend the school day
Private music instruction, karate, dance, engineering, and more.

Summer Programs

Make progress and memories
Fun and unique activities with new friends and caring counselors.

THE WAYNFLETE WIRE

Kindergarten is the start of something big.

How do you build a kindergarten program that sets a foundation for lifelong learning? See how Waynflete transforms the traditional classroom and unlocks the power of play to engage our youngest learners

CONTACT

“I encourage you to visit us and spend some time in Lower School and experience the energy of children who are happy and engaged in learning, with one another, their teachers, the space, and the materials.”

Anne Scribner Hopkins
Waynflete Lower School Director