SWS Farming and Healthy Eating Modules
One of the wonderful aspects of Wheatley’s SWS program is the opportunity to create hands-on classes that appeal to a wide variety of students. As part of our Farming and…
Tag: SWS
SWS Banquet
The SWS Picnic is a way of introducing incoming members of SWS to the existing community. The SWS Banquet commemorates the end of the year and celebrates the graduating Seniors.
SWS Picnic
SWS, Wheatley’s School Within a School, has been described as democracy in action. Although moderated by Pat Clarke, the key to SWS is the active involvement of students. Students run…
Gardening at Wheatley
This spring, our SWS program is offering a course on gardening. Collaborating with our Technology teachers, students built the garden bed, prepared the soil and planted the seeds. To store…
A School for Everyone
Last week, the New York Times published an Op-Ed piece by Susan Engel titled “Let the Kids Rule the School.” In the piece, Engel describes a school in Western Massachusetts…
Wheatley Graduate Shares Peace Corps Experience
Abra Moraewc (Class of 2004) is in the middle of a two-year Peace Corps service in Mali, where she is serving as an agriculture volunteer. Abra, a graduate of Wheatley’s…
