Whitby in the News

08/9/2024

Embracing the Future: Why Montessori Education is even more relevant today

More than a century ago, Maria Montessori revolutionized early childhood education. As a physician,...

10/31/2023

Parents: Stay on the Platform, Not in the Roller Coaster

It’s hard to believe we are midway through the fall semester. What happened to those warm September...

04/21/2022

2022 TRUSTEES MERIT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

Whitby announced the 2022 Trustees Merit Scholarship has been awarded to Lawrence Wen. Lawrence was...

01/24/2022

The Middle School Years: Time for essential intellectual and social growth

The best middle school programs develop a mission statement that focuses not just on the...

12/1/2021

Girls Volleyball Team Makes School History

The seventh/eighth-grade girls volleyball team debuted this year as the first volleyball team in...

11/12/2021

Dr. Andrea Douglas Honored as "Women Who Inspire"

Dr. Andrea Douglas, Whitby parent and Board of Trustee member, is a recipient of the 2021 Greenwich...

10/21/2021

Whitby Announces 2022 Trustees Merit Scholarship

A full-tuition scholarship will be awarded to a distinguished and accomplished new student entering...

04/5/2021

School Community Well-Being: Fall 2021 Planning

It’s spring! We have survived a Covid winter and conditions are improving. Warmer weather, Passover...

03/1/2021

Whitby Announces New Middle School Speakers Series

The speakers, all experts in their field, will discuss issues and concerns on many parents’ minds...

02/11/2021

Whitby Middle School Students Finish in Top 5% of National Mathematics Competition

Whitby Middle School students Sohan Javeri, Grade 5, and Elan Suttiratana, Grade 7, competed...

01/29/2021

Whitby Board of Trustees Announces Three New Members

Leaders in education, governance, and world affairs: Jon Downs (Millbrook School, N.Y.), Stephanie...

01/5/2021

How Do I know My Child Is Learning?

Whitby School shares five ways they keep parents connected in a socially-distanced world.

12/7/2020

Distance Learning - Are My Kids Learning? 5 Questions to Ask Schools.

Laura Berzolla McDermott, Assessment Coordinator at Whitby asks, "When learning transitions from...

10/20/2020

Weaving It Together

Whitby School educators using loom, art to promote closeness during a time of distance.

09/2/2020

Greenwich-based Whitby one of the first schools to reopen

Greenwich Time/August 7, 2020. In Montessori schools, children are encouraged to learn by touching...

09/2/2020

Schools and Covid-19. Ready or Not.

It seems that in the last month, the major story on the Internet or in televised newscasts has been...

05/25/2020

Lessons Learned from Coronavirus – Part 1 by Dr. Jack Creeden

Depending on when you start counting, teachers and students have been involved in distance learning...

04/9/2020

Zoom-bombing retroactively raises questions about online etiquette

The Whitby School in Greenwich started training teachers in videoconferencing platforms in early...

02/6/2020

Dr. Jack Creeden Named Whitby Head of School

TheWhitby SchoolBoard of Trustees announced that Interim Head of School Jack Creeden will take...

01/19/2020

Learning New Languages Like a Native Speaker

As our world grows smaller due to our interconnectedness, it is imperative that we give our...