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“It was a long haul,” Head of Upper School Neeltje Henneman says on the latest episode of The This Week at Wheeler Podcast – and no, she isn’t talking about this being her last school year at Wheeler (at least just yet in our interview). Rather, she’s reflecting on her beloved Mets and their disappointing season. Still, Ms. Henneman says, “There’s always next year.”
Once we move beyond baseball, though, she’s happy to talk about her time at Wheeler. From her very first day to today, 19 years later, it’s always been about the Upper School community. “A school is only as good as its teachers and its students,” she says. “The kids and the adults are the things I’m going to miss the very most.
“The high school kids, I’ll say the same things about them that I would say about the faculty: They’re smart. They’re curious. They’re funny. They’re annoying. They’re all the things. That’s where the joy is in school for sure. It’s the people.”
“It’s also the families,” she continues. “Collaborating with families has been a big part of my job here. To participate in the shared work of shepherding these children from 14 to 18 is a privilege, and it’s one that we don’t take lightly. We couldn’t do it without support from home.
“There’s a generosity of spirit” at Wheeler, she adds with appreciation. “I do feel very lucky.”
We feel very lucky that Neeltje has been our head of upper school for nearly two decades. You can listen to the rest of our conversation at bit.ly/ms-henneman.
And while she won’t be at Wheeler next fall, you can be sure to catch Ms. Henneman a year from now as she watches her Mets play October baseball.
Oct 8
Look who we spotted in the art studio! 🦁🐮🎨
If you want to see more of what’s happening at Wheeler, join us for our K-12 Open House on Oct. 17 or our Nursery-PreK Open House on Nov. 14 @thenestatwheeler.
You’ll have the chance to meet our faculty, students, staff, and current families and experience some of what makes Wheeler such a special place to learn and grow.
Visit wheelerschool.org/events to learn more and register, or click the link in our bio.
We can’t wait to see you!💜💛
Oct 8
This October, in recognition of Dyslexia and ADHD Awareness Month, Hamilton students are participating in the Dyslexia Poster Project as they express the strengths and challenges that can come with dyslexia. “Once completed, each poster will be displayed in Hale Hall and around our Providence campus,” says Head of the Hamilton School at Wheeler Bill McCarthy. “This will bring greater awareness to members of our school community about what it is like to be dyslexic and why individuals with this learning difference deserve certain pathways and opportunities to reach their best potential. Like our students, each poster is unique and personal, and this is an important message to remind people that not all individuals with dyslexia are the same.”
Oct 8
Wall Street came to Wheeler this week as the Middle School Stock Market Club 📈 held its second session of the Aerie Enrichment season.
“We started the students off with a trading game simulator where they`re going to be able to invest fake money into companies,” says Aerie instructor Sarah Nguyen, who is studying mechanical engineering at Brown University and also leads a similar Stock Market Club in Wheeler Upper School. “From this course, we hope that they`re able to take away how to analyze companies, what differentiates a good company from a bad company, and how to compare and contrast different companies that are within similar sectors.”
Kayla Wang, who is co-teaching the class with Ms. Nguyen and is studying applied mathematics and computer science at Brown University, adds, “The course also has an element of portfolio construction because we hope that through the trading competition they`ll see how diversification works, and how owning different companies helps reduce overall risk.”
We’re excited to see how these Middle School stock traders put their new skills💲to the test!
Oct 7
