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It’s not just what you learn but how.
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Our Remote Learning Community Page
Our Remote Learning Community Page now has information about the start of the 2020-21 school year.
Youth Inspired to Get Out the Vote
To mobilize students and other community members to engage in the 2020 election, Director of Environmental Education and Sustainability Jenny Cooper is facilitating a civics course focused on engaging in democracy and getting out the vote. Read more about the course here.
Securing a Safe Campus
The Northwest School facilities department has been hard at work prepping our campus for potential in-person classes in the fall.
Northwest Student Launches Free Online Tutoring Service
When school districts around the state began to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rising senior Logan S. recognized an immediate need for younger students in the area: tutoring assistance. She recruited volunteer tutors and launched the free online tutoring service Students Helping Students Seattle on April 28.
Orchestras Featured on NPR
The Northwest School’s Upper School Orchestra and Advanced Middle School Orchestra were featured in a National Public Radio segment about the #TakeTwoKnees movement trending on social media.
Spring Magazine Now Available!
We are proud to announce the 2020 issue of The Northwest School Magazine, now available on our website. This issue, which is digital-only, focuses on teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced schools to close in March 2020.
The Best of Us, at the Worst of Times
The following piece was penned by Reid Wilson '01, National Correspondent for The Hill. The article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of The Northwest School Magazine.