Waynflete School
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| Waynflete School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Portland, ME, USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | 'Vincite, Virtute, Vera' |
| Established | 1898 |
| Head of School | Mark W. Segar |
| Faculty | 144 |
| Enrollment | 584 total
183 Lower School 156 Middle School 245 Upper School |
| Average class size | 12 students |
| Student:teacher ratio | 4:1 |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Nickname | Flyers |
| Website | www.waynflete.org |
Waynflete School is a private day school in Portland, Maine, located at 360 Spring Street in Portland's West End. Waynflete was founded in 1898 by Agnes Lowell and Caroline Crisfield and is one of two notable independent private schools in the greater Portland area, the other being North Yarmouth Academy. The school recently completed a multi-million dollar arts center, which officially opened in the winter of 2008.
The current head of school at Waynflete is Mark W. Segar with Betts Armstrong as the President of the Board of Trustees. The director of the Lower School is Cinda Joyce, the director of Middle School is Divya Muralidhara and the director of the Upper School is Lowell Libby.
Waynflete currently has 584 students, starting in preschool through grade 12. The Lower School (Preschool through grade 5) has 183 students, the Middle School has 156 students and the Upper School has 245 students. The average class size at Waynflete is 12 students. Recent graduates have matriculated at several prestigious colleges and universities.
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[edit] History
Waynflete School was founded in 1898 by Agnes Lowell and Caroline Crisfield. They had come from the Ogontz School in Philadelphia and had been interested in British statesman and educator William Waynflete, after whom they named the school. When the school opened, it had 49 students and was a day school. Waynflete started as an all girls school. It was not until 1950 that boys beyond grade 4 were admitted and in 1972 when boys were admitted into the high school.
In 1912 Lowell and Crisfield bought the Horace Dudley estate located between Danforth and Spring streets in Portland due to growth at the school. The carriage house and stables were turned into classrooms and the lawns and gardens provided a playground for students.
Lowell and Crisfield retired from Waynflete in 1924 after 27 years of service to the school.
New additions have been added to the school since then; the Marjorie Robinson Thaxter Library in 1962, the Gymnasium in 1973, the Berle Center in 1993, the Upper School Science Center in 2001, and the first phase of the Waynflete Arts Center in 2002.
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[edit] Campus
The campus is made up of old townhouses, all modified for school use, as well as newly constructed buildings. In total there are 11 buildings in the campus, which includes the two housing units that Waynflete owns that are not for educational use.
Waynflete also makes use of its off-campus sports complex located nearby, on the Fore River.
[edit] Buildings
Emery - Located between Emery Street and Storer Street, this building houses the majority of the High School classes as well as the library, the computer lab, the cafe, the student center and the science center, which includes three laboratories: a chemistry lab, a biology lab, and a physics lab.
Cook Hyde/Morrill - Located on the corner between Spring and Storer Streets, this building contains Middle School as well as Upper School classrooms. The two buildings are connected by a new addition.
Founders Hall/Hewes Wing - Located in the middle of the campus, between Fletcher and Storer Street, these buildings contain the Lower School classes and are connected to Daveis Hall.
Daveis Hall - Attached to Founders and the Hewes Wing, this building contains the arts center and theater.
Hurd House - Located on Storer Street, this building contains Middle School classrooms.
Thomas House - Located right on Spring Street, this building houses the administrative offices of the school; no classes are held here.
Gymnasium - The gymnasium is located in the corner between Fletcher and Spring Street; it was built in 1973 after the previous gym was converted into a theater.
Joan Sayward Franklin Theater - A new arts building had its groundbreaking ceremony in the fall of '07, and construction has now been completed. It is attached to Daveis Hall. The new building includes a new theater with improved capacity as well as classroom space for the chorus and jazz band, and is currently awaiting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.
[edit] Athletics
Waynflete's Athletic Program offers a variety of competitive and recreational sports. Students are required to participate in one athletic program per season, including both competitive sports and alternatives such as yoga and dance, as well as several non-athletic alternatives. Students are also able to apply for an Independent Athletic Program (IAP) which allows students who play sports outside of school, or play sports which are not offered at the school, to gain credit for those activities.
The coaches for Middle and Upper School sports are both teachers at the school and professionals from the surrounding area.
Waynflete makes use of its sports complex for both Middle and High School sports. This sports complex currently has tennis courts, two soccer/lacrosse/field hockey fields, a crew launch site with two boat racks, and a baseball field. In addition to its own facilities, Waynflete makes use of local gyms, facilities, and fields.
The Athletic Director at Waynflete is Ross Burdick.
[edit] Notable Alumni/Students
- Liv Tyler (Actress, Armageddon and Lord of the Rings) Did Not Graduate, Changed Schools.
- Christopher Fitzgerald (Original Broadway Cast "Wicked", Original Broadway Cast "Young Frankenstein") Class of '91
- Vanessa Cariddi (Mezzo-Soprano. Carmen at The Metropolitan Opera) Class of '95[citation needed]
- Amber Stackhouse (Professional snowboarder) Class of '98[citation needed]
- Andrew C. Aronson (Author and Latin Teacher)
- Jane Spencer (Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner) Class of '94[citation needed]
[edit] References
- National Association of Independent Schools
- Official School website
- Brief architectural history of Waynflete School by Jason Fifield, Department of Geography-Anthropology, University of Southern Maine.
