Art Meets Innovation
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,…
Travels with Moby
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…
It’s Not Rocket Science – But It Is!
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…
Little Fish in the Ponds
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…
A Solar Celebration
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…
Folk Mask Magic
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…
Spirit Week
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…
Creating Out of the Box
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…
She Started It!
WSD students were honored at the Utah State Capitol by the State Historical Society and Lieutenant Governor on Tuesday, February 13 for their participation in the “She Started It” student art contest. The contest is part of the Utah Women’s…
Stellar Spellers
The Spelling Bee is back! The Scripps National Spelling Bee has returned to Park City and WSD students are eager to participate. Students in grades 2 – 8 held classroom competitions, where students studied up to 450 words from a…