Haley Crocker, Communications Assistant
Jun 11, 2021
2021 Sixth Grade Independent Project Presentations
Each year, Wellan’s sixth grade students complete their third year of Upper Elementary with an extensive independent research project on...
Wellan’s Latest Middle School Drama Production: A Yellow Brick Road into US History
Our Voyager Middle School students recently embarked on an otherworldly adventure. Transforming the school stage into a yellow brick...
Ashley Robinson
Jun 3, 2020
Wellan 7th Graders Address Social, Environmental Issues Through Data-Driven Art
Middle School students are known for their interest in “big ideas” as well as their exploration of moral and ethical questions. At this...
Jen Taschereau, Drama Specialist
Nov 9, 2019
Upper Elementary Drama: The Heartbeat of Shakespeare
To Shakespeare, or not to Shakespeare, that is the question. In my opinion, the answer is always, “Absolutely Shakespeare!” There tends...
Michael Silverstone, Lower Elementary Teacher
Jan 14, 2019
Adventures in Podcasting: A Recess Interest Group Creates “The NMS Listener”
Electronic music plays. A hand signal counts down: three, two, one . . . now! “Welcome to The NMS Listener. In this segment we’re going...
Kathie Dowd, Librarian
Dec 13, 2018
New to the NMS Library: PAWS TO READ Program
At some point in our lives, most of us have probably experienced anxiety about reading aloud to a group. It can be especially...
Michael Silverstone, Lower Elementary Teacher
Feb 20, 2018
Walkabout: The Biomes of Oceania | A Multi-Age Interdisciplinary Research Project
For Elementary students, our school’s semester-long study of Oceania culminated in the presentation of a “Walkabout.” This exposition of...
To Begin “Integrated Studies” Class, Upper Elementary Students Focus on Native American History
How did people of the Inuit tribe survive the harsh arctic climate they inhabited? Where did the wind come from? How were members of the...