Our Wildwood, Winter 2018, Volume 42

K-12 Hour of Code

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Middle and Upper School Cabaret

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{ AUTHOR VISIT: 1 New York Times best-selling author Julie Lythcott-Haims of How to Raise an Adult spoke to a crowd of parents and faculty with humor, authority, and insight about the signs and pitfalls of “over-parenting” our children. She encouraged parents to examine their behaviors and gave insight into how to help children develop the resourcefulness, resilience, and inner determination necessary for success. { COMMUNITY NIGHT: 2 Wildwood kicked off Annual Giving with two alfresco Community Nights, which brought new and old friends together for good food and fun on both campuses. . { YOTP: THE NATIONAL CONCERT: 3 The Wildwood Parent Organization’s (WWPO) first Year of the Party (YOTP) event—an intimate concert with the band The National—helped raise money for

the Hope Fund for flexible tuition. { TWELFTH NIGHT PRODUCTION: 4 Congratulations to the middle school actors, tech crew, and directors for their amazing production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will. { HOUR OF CODE: 5 Students learned how to spell their names with necklaces using binary code, participated in challenges where they programmed robots, and much more at the Elementary Hour of Code Fair. 6 The middle and upper campus launched Hour of Code week with an impressive panel of tech industry professionals, including alumnus Zack Tanner ’11, who learned to code at Wildwood. { MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL CABARET: 7 Students showcased their singing and musical talents with original compositions and covers of new jams and old classics to a full house!