Middle School science students invited a Lower School class to join a very special “eggs-periment” to test Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion (“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”) Students designed and built rockets that, when launched,…
WSD eighth graders are learning a traditional Japanese printing technique called “gyotaku.” Invented by fishermen in the early 1800s, it was used both as a record of their catches and as an art form. “Legend has it,” explains Art teacher…
Middle School Art students at WSD were given a design challenge: Combine function and aesthetics to create a work of art in clay that could hold a cell phone and amplify sound. They were to choose an animal to represent,…
Weilenmann School’s 10-passenger van, nicknamed “Moby,” has been busy transporting Middle School students across our local landscape. Moby trips, guided by WSD teachers Cam Raguse and Naomi Kohl, have taken a different group of 6 – 8 students each week…
On May 10, Utah’s Fox 13 News visited Weilenmann School of Discovery to capture a first-ever event for Middle School students. Through our relationship with the aerospace company, Northrop Grumman, students were given the opportunity to build and launch their…
Sixth graders spent a morning at Deer Valley Ponds engaged in some hands-on environmental education and a little bit of fun. They first released 80 young rainbow trout into the ponds, which are located at the base of Deer Valley…
On Monday, April 8, WSD observed “The Great American Eclipse” with a schoolwide solar celebration. Teachers set the stage by introducing solar eclipses to their students, and then everyone gathered in designated areas on the playground. Lower School Principal Elizabeth…
Through a special collaboration with the Arts Council Park City & Summit County, WSD hosted a 2-day after school art class on Puerto Rican vejigante masks for students in grades 4-7. The class was provided free of charge and taught…
What does it mean when students and staff dress retro, wear their hair in wacky ways, and transfer the contents of their backpacks to a baby stroller or wheelbarrow? It means another Spirit Week at WSD! This year’s event included…
Middle School art students were challenged to create cardboard sculptures that represent elements from books and stories they are reading. The sculptures must be interesting from all angles, use only cardboard and glue, and any decoration or design must be…