A Year Like No Other
As we gathered on the playground last Wednesday morning to photograph our entire student body and staff, I was reminded how much I had missed seeing all of us in one place. Although we have been in the same building…
50 First Days
By Steve Williams, Executive Director One of the things I’ve always loved about being a teacher is the beginning of each new school year — returning to the building to meet students and colleagues, new and old, reorganizing my classroom…
“The Time is Always Right to Do What’s Right.”
By Natalie Morgan, WSD Theme Committee Chair As we were searching for a theme for the 2020-21 school year, the world was still in the grip of COVID-19 and issues of equality and social justice were resurfacing across our country…
PCTV Interviews WSD’s New Executive Director
On July 29, Christine Napier of Park City TV interviewed WSD’s Executive Director, Steve Williams, about his new role and the school’s plan for welcoming students back to school. CHRISTINE NAPIER: ON this Parenting and Education Day, we are checking…
Looking Ahead to Fall 2020
The WSD Board of Directors and Administration have been hard at work ensuring that WSD is ready to start school in Fall 2020 with safety protocols in place and flexibility that meets the needs and circumstances of all students. The…
Spring Arts in the Time of COVID-19
WSD held its 10th Annual Spring Arts Festival Fundraiser on Friday, May 22. Students and staff had been preparing carefully for this event and were excited to enjoy it with parents in a brand new way. On Friday morning, a…
WSD Students Learn Digitally During School “Dismissal”
UPDATE: On Tuesday, April 14, the state announced that Utah’s K-12 public schools will extend their dismissal (or soft closure) through the end of the school year in a continuing effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. — On March…
“Alone We Can Do So Little. Together We Can Do So Much.”
Few chairs, no whiteboards or desks, and a dirt hole the size of an auditorium were just a few of the challenges that students, teachers, and parents faced on the very first day of Weilenmann School of Discovery nearly 10…
Shared Vision, Shared Leadership: The WSD Model
Last spring, an article was published in the online educational magazine, Edutopia, that featured Weilenmann School of Discovery’s administrative model. In the article, educational consultant Heather Wolpert-Gawron made the observation that “one of the elements that makes this school different…
2020 Executive Director Transition Committee
Dear Families, The WSD Board of Directors has asked me to serve as Chair of the Executive Director Transition Committee. In that role, I have gathered administrators, consultants, current and former board members, parents, teachers, and experienced leaders from other…