Woodlawn School Announces First Recipient of Mayre Jorges Bowman Scholarship

Written on 27 October 2021.

Jayden Crowell, a freshman at Woodlawn School, is the first student selected to receive a Woodlawn tuition scholarship.

Mr. Don Bowman, Jayden Crowell, Mrs. Carolyn Bowman

MOORESVILLE, NC - October 27, 2021 - Woodlawn School, an independent PreK-12 school noted for project-based learning and academic excellence, has named Jayden Crowell as its first recipient of the Mayre Jorges Bowman Scholarship, which is awarded to one 9th grade student applicant each year.

Mr. Don Bowman created the Mayre Jorges Bowman Scholarship to honor the life, values, and love of learning held by his late wife, Mrs. Mayre Jorges Bowman. Mrs. Bowman's life embodied the values and ideals expressed in Woodlawn's mission; she was known for her compassion, tolerance, and respect for others. She was a lifelong learner who cultivated in her children those habits of mind - intellectual curiosity, diligence, and the search for truth - that are essential elements of independent lifelong learning.

Woodlawn School Adds New Preschool Program

Written on 23 June 2021.

Explorers Program for Ages Four and Five to Launch This Year

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – June 23, 2021 – Woodlawn School, an independent K-12 school noted for project-based learning and academic excellence, is launching a new early childhood development program - Woodlawn Explorers Preschool. Designed for children ages 4 and 5, Explorers Preschool embraces the Woodlawn “whole child” approach to learning, and making sure that its students are prepared socially and academically for kindergarten.

“The new program and its responsive classroom approach are natural extensions of all we do at Woodlawn,” said Holly Honeycutt, Woodlawn School Head of Lower School. “Explorers Preschool is all about creating a supportive environment that nurtures adaptive, respectful and emotionally intelligent young students who are eager and ready to learn."

Woodlawn Welcomes Kevin Coale Assistant Director of Middle School

Written on 06 May 2021.

KevinCoale bio Please meet the newest member of our team, Kevin Coale. Kevin will serve as Assistant Director of the Middle School working in conjunction with Holly Honeycutt.

We first met Kevin as a candidate for the Athletic Director position. Everyone who met him quickly realized he would be an excellent candidate for many roles at our school. He has fourteen years of experience teaching History, and his special passion is teaching Middle School students. He has served as a Dean of Students, directed International programs, led Capstone curriculums, and created Middle and Upper School Student Leadership curriculums focused on hands-on, student-led, “learning by leading,” experiential approaches to coaching and nurturing the multifaceted elements of leadership that benefit all children.

Woodlawn School Appoints Meghan Tally to Upper School Director

Written on 05 May 2021.

MeghanTally bio We are pleased to announce that Meghan Tally will join Woodlawn School as Upper School Director. Meghan comes to us from The Archer School in Los Angeles, where she has served as Upper School Director. At Windward School and at the American School in London, Meghan served in leadership positions such as Associate Division Head, Associate Director of Teaching and Learning, and Department Chair. She is an accomplished school leader and teacher of English, Language Arts and Humanities, bringing to Woodlawn twenty years of teaching excellence in lower, middle, and upper schools.

Meghan is a graduate of Harpeth Hall, an outstanding independent school located in Nashville. She earned her B.A. in English from Emory University, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Meghan earned a Master of Arts in English from Boston University, where she was a Teaching Fellow under the supervision of US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, and an M.A. in Independent School Leadership from Columbia University, where she was a Klingenstein Fellow.

Woodlawn School Welcomes Michelle Young, Athletic Director

Written on 05 May 2021.

ShelleeYoung bio We are excited to welcome Michelle “Shellee” Young as our new Athletic Director. Shellee brings to us five years of excellent experience as the AD at Linden Hall, an independent school in Pennsylvania, and twenty years, overall, experience as a Head Coach in Soccer, Cross Country, Track & Field, and as an Assistant Basketball Coach, at the high school and collegiate levels.

Shellee’s academic credentials are excellent. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Science at Ohio Wesleyan University and a Master of Science degree in Exercise Physiology at Akron University. Shellee has taught and developed curriculum in Physical Education and served as a Department Chair in secondary schools and colleges.

2021 Summer Camps

Written on 27 April 2021.

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