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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

11/18/2019

Whitby Students Lead Grassroots Effort in Greenwich

What do environmental activists look like? Some might be surprised to learn that they look like...

02/5/2016

Six Reasons to Love International Baccalaureate

At Whitby, we take great pride in providing every student with the tools to become lifelong...
12/21/2015

Computer Science Education Week: A Success!

Many people think that only geniuses can learn how to program a computer, but the motto of Hour of...

10/15/2015

Whitby School Eighth-grader to Star in 'School of Rock' on Broadway

On a cold January day around a thousand kids stood outside the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway...

03/10/2015

Whitby Only Greenwich School to Qualify for 2015 MathCounts State Competition

Whitby School ranked 3rd place at the MATHCOUNTS Southwest Connecticut Chapter Competition, held...

11/17/2011

Whitby Names Bryan Nixon Next Head of School

The Board of Trustees of the Whitby School announces today the appointment of its next Head of...