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Winter 2020

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Student wearing face mask, a white polo shirt and book bag smiles.

Young high school student sits at a table working on two lap-top computers.

High school freshman girl laughs with friends.

Female student sits at a lunch table, smiling.

Adult stands in a circle with new students during orientation.

Three female freshman high school students sit at a table and smile in front of their laptops.

Female teacher stands and talks to a male student in a red shirt sitting at a table in front of a lap top computer.

Two male students laugh together while they work on their school computers.

Four girls stand together laughing outside.

Girls in navy blue smiling and laughing together outside.

Three girls standing and talking and joking together during a school orientation.

Male student in white shirt stands with his arms crossed next to a smiling female student with multi-colored hair.

Two girls wearing light pink polo shirts sit at a table in the gym.

Girl in a dress holds a volleyball in her hand, smiling with other students.

Student catches volley ball in school gym.

Girl wearing Villanova Wildcats hoodie holds volley ball in school gym.

Four students stand together on the side line in the school gym

New students played a game of volleyball together on the first day of school in the Wye River Upper School historic Armory building gym.

Two twin boys stand together watching a game.

Two students sit cross-legged on the gym floor, smiling.

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Why IEPs (Individual Education Plans) are NOT Enough For Students with Learning Differences

Paula Schoon

6 days ago

Why IEPs (Individual Education Plans) are NOT Enough For Students with Learning Differences

Individual Education Plans (IEPs) have long been a cornerstone of special education services in schools worldwide. These personalized...

WRUS Speaker Series presents: What Schools Could Be by Ted Dintersmith

Stephanie Borges Folarin

Sep 1

WRUS Speaker Series presents: What Schools Could Be by Ted Dintersmith

Dear Wye River Upper School Families and Friends, We are delighted to announce an exciting upcoming event that will ignite our passion...

Unlocking Potential: The Vital Importance of Diagnosis for ADHD

Katie Lillard

Aug 4

Unlocking Potential: The Vital Importance of Diagnosis for ADHD

Understanding ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects people regardless of age, gender, or...

Jennifer Palinkas

Jul 31

Advancing A Mission to Change Lives

What is Advancement and Why is it Important? The Advancement team supports the community of WRUS–our students, teachers, families, and...

Chrissy Aull

Jul 17

Honoring Alexa Seip

by Chrissy Aull, Founding Head of School Twenty years ago, Alexa Seip called me, in my office at Wye River Upper School. She had read a...

Insights for School Leaders: Navigating Multi-Generational Workforce in the Social Media Era

Stephanie Borges Folarin

Jul 10

Insights for School Leaders: Navigating Multi-Generational Workforce in the Social Media Era

Social media has become integral to our lives in today's fast-paced digital landscape. It has revolutionized the way we connect,...

Discover the Journey to WRUS: Unlocking Success for Students with Learning Differences

Katie Lillard

Jun 13

Discover the Journey to WRUS: Unlocking Success for Students with Learning Differences

Wye River Upper School is the only high school within a 70 miles radius that is built and designed specifically for students with...

Michael McLeod

May 1

ADHD, an Executive Function Delay

ADHD Misunderstood - Is it an executive function delay? ADHD has long been misunderstood and mistreated as a disorder of attention, but...

How Does Nutrition Affect Children with ADHD, ASD, Anxiety, and other learning differences?

Krista Lamoreaux

Mar 13

How Does Nutrition Affect Children with ADHD, ASD, Anxiety, and other learning differences?

What you eat matters. For kids (and adults) with learning differences, ADHD, ASD, anxiety, and other challenges, it often matters even...

Jen Cort

Feb 21

It's Different Now

Watch Wye River Upper School Speaker Series with Jen Cort here, AND read our latest blog post contribution by Jen below. It’s not our...

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