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Task Force List
Reopening Task Force Susan Rice Head of School Bill Schuver Associate Head of School Middle School Director Jeremy Clark Lower School 5th Grade Teacher Stephani Crozier Lower School 1st Grade Teacher...
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Task Force Update: August 11
Task Force update from 8/11/20 Dear CWA Families, This evening, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department changed their recommendation to a requirement for private schools to begin the fall in remote...
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9/11: Remembrance and Gratitude
Dear Charles Wright Community, As Americans, September 11th will always represent a time when we faced great adversity as a nation, but also as individuals. To me, it will also represent how we...
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9/11: Remembrance and Gratitude
Dear Charles Wright Community, As Americans, September 11th will always represent a time when we faced great adversity as a nation, but also as individuals. To me, it will also represent how we...
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View ArticleCWA invests in the Harkness Table pedagogy for Upper School students
By Laura Rose, Director of Development and Communications For many years, students in history class with David Adams have utilized the Harkness Table pedagogy to engage in discussion about their...
View ArticleWelcome to Our Newest Trustees
Three new members join the Board for 2023-24 Charles Wright Academy is proud to welcome three new members to our board of trustees for the 2023-24 school year. Our board exists to make decisions and...
View Article5 Tips for a Successful Back-to-School Transition
By Jen Reisinger, MA LMHC Director of Counseling and Wellness Back-to-school excitement? Back-to-school butterflies? Back-to-school dread? Returning to school after an action-packed summer can bring...
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Kindergarten Advice to Seniors
Each year, we invite our Kindergarteners to bestow their best pieces of advice to our graduating seniors. Here’s what the Kindergarten Class of 2035 had to share: Dear Seniors, Please remember to...
View ArticleAlumni On Campus: Jaleesa Arias ’07
By Kimberly Banti Internationally best-selling author Haruki Murakami wrote in his 2007 memoir, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, “The most important thing we learn at school is the fact...
View ArticleAlum of the Year: Nate Mondou ’13
By Kimberly Banti Nate Mondou ’13 has been making headlines over the past 12 months—first after appearing for the Oakland Athletics in his Major League Baseball debut last fall, and then again in...
View Article2023 Inspirational Facutly Award: Lisa West
By Nicole Stice and Cassandra Will, Family Association Each year the Family Association Steering Committee requests nominations from students, families, alumni, and faculty for an award to acknowledge...
View Article2023 Stephen F. Bayne Jr. Chair in History and Ethics: Nikki FastLee
By Kimberly Banti When Tarriers reflect on exemplifying the values and mission of Charles Wright Academy, humanities teacher Nikki FastLee often comes to mind. “She embodies the ‘nurture and...
View Article2023 Steele Award: Randy Scafturon
By Kimberly Banti Tarriers have long benefited from the work, wry humor, and stalwart dedication of this year’s Steele Award recipient, Maintenance Lead Randy Scafturon, who also happens to be...
View ArticleGuest Speaker: Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
Join the Charles Wright Academy community as we welcome Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, author of Future Tense to campus. Dr. Dennis-Tiwary will speak with families about how we can use anxiety to our...
View ArticleDiscussion-Based Teaching: Exploring the Harkness Method
Join the Upper School Humanities Team at Charles Wright Academy as we experience and explore the student-centered, discussion-based Harkness pedagogy. Led by Rebecca Moore of the Phillips Exeter...
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The Power of Play: Active, Joyful Learning in Action
By Kara Gjesdal, Beginning School Lead Teacher Take a look inside any early childhood space in the CWA Beginning School and you are bound to find children happily at work–their work–the business of...
View ArticleCWA Staffing Announcement
Dear Charles Wright Community, Last Friday, Denise Williams resigned from her role at Charles Wright Academy as the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We thank her for her...
View ArticleProviding Information to Children after Traumatic World Events
Jen Reisinger, MA, LMHC When sudden, traumatic, or violent events occur, parents may be unsure how to share information with their children. There may be questions about what to share, how much is...
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CWA Students Selected to Perform with Honor Choirs
We are pleased to announce that several Charles Wright Academy students have been selected to participate in the Northwest American Choral Directors Association Honor Choirs at the January regional...
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