The Northwest School
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It’s not just what you learn but how.
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We’re all students, we’re all teachers.
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Keeping our Building Energy Efficient
The Northwest School’s main building underwent several significant upgrades over the summer. Every lamp in our historically-recognized main school building is now a LED, and the Commons and Ceramics landings have new carpet made of recycled plastic.
Faculty Rejuvenates at Intensive Summer Dance Camp
For the past 10 summers, Northwest School dance teacher Ellie Sandstrom has taught at two separate week-long intensive dance camps produced by Seattle Theatre Group: Dance This Intensive, held at the Phelp’s Center, and Dance This Camp at Fort Warden, in Port Townsend.
Seniors Jump into College Applications
Before the school year begins, Northwest seniors are already drafting their college essays and getting a jumpstart on their applications.
Northwest Faculty and Virtual Orchestra Project Featured on KING 98.1
Northwest School orchestra teacher Jo Nardolillo will be interviewed on Classical KING FM 98.1’s Musical Chairs, on Friday, August 17, at 7:00 pm PT.
Faculty Translates Lost Poems
French and Humanities teacher Francoise Canter recently translated and published a collection of poems by Robert Nash, a mysterious figure who disappeared in the woods of Maine in 1995.
Students Expand Farm and Garden
Since Spring Break, Environmental Interest Group (EIG) students have been hard at work in the pop-up garden, building raised beds, shoveling dirt, and prepping a new outdoor greenspace for the school.
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