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In preparation for the upcoming Spring Dance Showcase, “Kaleidoscope,” students in Dance Performance have spent the past few months collaborating with professional dancer and choreographer Adele Walden from Ballet RI to learn an original contemporary piece that will debut this week. 🩰✨
“This was a great opportunity for the Dance Performance students to work with a choreographer in the field of contemporary and ballet,” said K–12 Dance Program Coordinator and Dance Teacher Erin Muccino ’04. “Giving students opportunities to learn from other professionals in the dance community is a great way to help them build many skills. The dancers were expected to learn this dance in four sessions, memorize the material, and ask questions. Adele was an excellent teacher and choreographer whom the dancers quickly connected with and enjoyed learning from. Our dancers were prepared and eager to learn from her, and it was exciting to see their progress both technically and artistically in just four sessions.”
Ms. Adele was equally impressed by the students’ commitment and enthusiasm throughout the process. “They are super fast learners,” she said. “It doesn’t feel like I am struggling to work with them. I am giving them the material and they’re really running with it, which has helped with the process. The piece we’re working on is a three-minute contemporary work, and I want it to show off the dancers’ athleticism and their drive to work hard.”
🤩 We look forward to seeing Dance Performance premiere this piece, entitled “Forte,” which is set to “Horizon” by Christophe Filippi, at this Thursday and Friday’s showcase. Both performances are sold out.
May 20
Given today’s hot weather, we felt this was a perfect time to provide you with a peek at our new pool center at Wheeler Farm! 💦
Finishing touches are underway under the dome, but we’ll be ready to dive in at our ribbon cutting on June 8 (following Field Day). We’ll share more information soon about that event, but in the meantime, if these photos have you thinking about summer, it’s not too late to sign up for a Family Pass to enjoy the pool in person (and when the dome will be off)! ☀️
Visit wheelersummercamp.com/family-pass/ for more information.
May 19
Eighth-graders recently learned about the impact of redlining on communities directly from someone who has made it her mission to advocate for those negatively impacted by it: Wheeler parent Michelle Davidson P’30, P’30, who is also a senior loan officer at Luminate Bank.
“During the school year, students in U.S. History have discovered how redlining originated during the New Deal and continued to grow in the coming decades,” shared Middle School History Teacher Colin Martin P’24, P’27, P’29. “We have explored how redlining — the discriminatory practice of denying loans and financial services to residents of certain neighborhoods, often based on race — has impacted not only people at the time, but also generational wealth, with the domino effect rippling through decades and generations. Even now, redlining continues to directly impact lives.”
As one recent example, Mr. Martin explained that, in 2023, City National Bank of Los Angeles was fined $31 million for its redlining practices.
During her visit, Mrs. Davidson spoke about her experience as a financial executive hired early in her career by Fleet Bank to address its redlining practices. She went on to transform the lending division at Fleet Bank RI before embarking on a broader career focused on educating and empowering individuals to achieve homeownership — first in Rhode Island and later nationally.
“Her career is an example of how one person can impact the financial wealth of thousands, including subsequent generations, through homeownership,” said Mr. Martin.
May 19
This summer, curiosity takes flight at Wheeler’s Aerie Summer Program ✨🚀. Designed for Middle and Upper School students, Aerie offers week-long morning intensives where learning goes beyond the classroom and into hands-on exploration, collaboration, and discovery 🔍.
From podcasting and photography to AI and advanced mathematics, students will dive deeply into subjects they’re passionate about alongside expert educators and peers who love learning just as much as they do.
Held during the weeks of June 15, June 22, and August 17, Aerie is a place to create, question, experiment, and grow, all within Wheeler’s signature “learning without limits” philosophy.
💭 Wherever their interests lead, students at Aerie will spend the summer thinking bigger, going deeper, and discovering just how far their curiosity can take them!💡You can learn more by visiting bit.ly/aerie-summer.
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