Congrats to the Class of 2020!
Congratulations to the Class of 2020! by Katie Ryan Director of College Counseling The Class of 2020 is the largest class in recent history at Charles Wright Academy. Their awards and accolades reflect the [...]
Welcome New Director of Enrollment Management
Charles Wright Academy Welcomes New Director of Enrollment Management. Tacoma, Wash. — After a national search, Charles Wright Academy (CWA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Maryanna Phipps to Director of Enrollment Management. [...]
Virtual C’Dat Arts Festival
Welcome to the first virtual C’DAT arts festival! Take a break from your screens and put on your “art eyes.” We would love to see the creations you have completed! [...]
Senior Spring in Quarantine
Pictured above: Claire in Costa Rica for Winterim earlier this year. Senior Spring in Quarantine by Claire L. '20 On March 12th, I walked through the halls of the Upper School with a [...]
Remote Learning with Human Connection
Getting Creative for Human Connection By Alex Domine When former Head of School Ted Sanford met with CWA Founders Sam and Nathalie Brown about a vacant headmaster position at a nascent CWA in 1959, [...]
The Community Students Can Count On
The Community Students Can Count On by Alex Domine Lower school teacher Carie Ward began her 20th year of teaching last September, so she thought she knew what to expect — a classroom full [...]
Learning to Think Like A Historian
Learning to Think Like A Historian By Nikki Fastlee Experiential, place-based, and project-based learning are hot buzz words in the realm of education right now, and rightly so. They provide students with ownership of [...]
Students Deepen their Learning With New Chromebooks
Students Deepen their Learning With New Chromebooks By Alex Domine Imagine a classroom where each student has a personal device that supports their intellectual growth by centralizing every necessary piece of information they need [...]
Families Explore STEM Together During A Night of Discovery
Families Explore STEM Together During A Night of Discovery By Alex Domine As a crowd of Lower School students buzzed to different stations to test out scientific theories, some parents watched from behind, while [...]
Kids Discover Their Passions in After-School Enrichment
Kids Discover Their Passions in After-School Enrichment By Joanna Manning When the junior kindergarten class rings the dismissal bell each afternoon, lower school students flood the hallways on their way to their various after [...]
Heritage Matters in the Middle School
Heritage Matters in the Middle School By Joanna Manning When Heritage Night first began in 1995, it provided an opportunity for middle-school families to get to know each other better by sharing meaningful parts [...]
Creativity and Tech Leads CWA Robotics to Victory
Creativity and Tech Leads CWA Robotics to Victory By Joanna Manning On the eve of the interleague robotics championship, members of the Wright Angles robotics team were working late into the night in the [...]