The Wellington School Blog

-by Chris Robbins

I’m teaching a trimester English elective course – Mythology – for 11th and 12th grade students. The final unit we cover is about heroes; students will study various Greek heroes (Hercules, Jason, Theseus, and Perseus) in addition to heroes from other ancient cultures such as Gilgamesh (Babylonian) and Sigurd (Norse).

A few weeks ago (thanks to an e-mail from a colleague), Continue reading Myths Stretch Beyond Greek Tradition…

-by Robert Brisk
You may have heard me say in the past that we’re developing authors, creators, researchers, designers, investigators, team builders and teammates – the list goes on. The way we do that at The Wellington School is to encourage and foster innovative curriculum. We ask teachers to challenge our students in new ways and to make those experiences authentic. The Wellington School prides itself on putting the student in the driver’s seat of his or her learning experience.

Part of the way we support classroom innovation is to celebrate it, and this blog is dedicated to that purpose.

Teachers, students, parents – please use the discussion box below to share them with our community!

A completely original, modern twist on a scene from Shakespeare’s Hamlet was acted out behind The Wellington School’s Upper School Art room on September 30. Continue reading Students Create Cacophony Of Shakespeare…

Students from The Thomas Jefferson School in Concepcion, Chile, visited The Wellington School and areas around Columbus for two weeks in September. On their final day, students shared their impressions of Wellington, and a few photos.

Franco Baldini: I think that The Wellington School is great. I had a really good time here. The people are very nice.

Marcelo Contreras: I liked the Wellington School because it is a nice school where everyone is awesome and very kind. I had a great experience in this school. A lot of fun activities.

Natalia Castillo: I’m in love with The Wellington School. I think this was the best experience of my life. Everybody was so nice from the beginning and everything was so organized, I’m so thankful for everything.

Thomas Jefferson School visits

Sebastian Rodriguez: The Wellington School is a very nice school. I had a great experience and I met wonderful students.

Claudia Pineda: The Wellington School is very good, and it is similar to our school in some ways. I loved the fact the students can choose their clases and that they have other aeas besides the classrooms, such as the choir room and study hall among others.

Cynthia Guzman: The school has a very sophisticated infrastructure in which the students learn in a dynamic way so they can improve their learning. The students not only are involved in the learning process but also they participate in sport activities that makes a complete and interactive education. Besides, the students are sociable and I enjoyed comunicating with them.

Francisca Bolados: I liked the school very much, and as it is not a big school school — everybody knows each other and all participate in the activities the school has.

Andrés Salazar: The Wellington School is awesome, the students are really nice, the atmosphere is comfortable and you feel welcome. Classes are perfect, with every student paying attention to the teacher, short periods of classes that don’t get you bored and willing teachers to teach who are really nice. I personally loved The Wellington School and I would be delighted to come back for another visit.
Click the photo below for video of a Chilean national dance.

Cecilia Pérez. (The English teacher): I liked to be in The Welligton School, everybody is kind and polite. I really enjoyed the classes I went to, and both the teachers and students were very nice to us. The environment is great and I felt at home. Thanks to all for making our visit so wonderful. I would like to thank Sara Brdar, the teacher who hosted me, and Middle School Head Erin Noviski, who planned fun activities for us. The librarians were also gentle and they were nice, too. And all people who work in your school. It was a lovely experience.