The This Week at Wheeler Podcast

With Special Guests, Chelsea Arceo and Olivia Rodrigues P'31 of Wheeler's Marketing and Communications team 2:29 - What You Need to Know Right Now 4:27 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 5:29 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 6:32 - A conversation with Ms. Arceo and Ms. Rodrigues about their favorite moments, experiences, and stories from this school year.

With Special Guest, Head of School Mark Anderson P'27 0:22 - What You Need to Know Now 4:26 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 7:48 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 9:20 - A conversation with Head of School Mark Anderson about his first year at Wheeler

With Special Guests, Alina K. '30, Kabir P. '30, and Middle School English Teacher Eric Harrison P'41 1:30 - What You Need to Know Now 4:49 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 9:22 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 10:33 - A conversation with Alina, Kabir, and Mr. Harrison about the 8th grade's "This I Believe" essay and speaker series

With Special Guest, Chief Operating Officer Ian Moorhouse 0:17 - Talking about the new Swim Center at Wheeler Farm! 2:44 - What Else You Need to Know Right Now 4:38 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 9:25 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 11:00 - A conversation with Mr. Moorhouse about the completion of the Future of the Farm Projects, including the brand new Swim Center

With Special Guest Co-Host, Siya S. '26 0:40 - A Record-Breaking Day of Giving Recap 4:56 - What You Need to Know Right Now 6:07 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 14:04 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 19:02 - A Conversation With Siya About Some of Her Many Wheeler Experiences

With Special Guests, Rose Phildor P’28, P’35 and Mike Geller from the College Counseling team. 0:22 - A conversation about Wheeler's upcoming Day of Giving (May 12!) 5:44 - What (else) you need to know right now 6:18 - Calendar of upcoming school events and programs 8:34 - Some of the stories from the last week at Wheeler 9:50 - A conversation with Mr. Geller and Ms. Phildor about college decisions for the Class of 2026, the college search process at Wheeler

With Special Guest, Director of Enrollment Anna Curtis P'36, P'38 2:13 - What You Need to Know Right Now 6:04 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 8:17 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler

With Special Guest, Wheeler Board of Trustees Chair Alisia St. Florian '86 0:27 - What You Need to Know Now 2:56 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 5:45 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:12 - A conversation with Alisia as her tenure as board chair comes to a close

With Special Guests, Autumn A. '27, Sam B. '27, and Caden C. '29. 2:45 - What You Need to Know Now 6:42 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 10:02 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 11:44 - A conversation with Sam, Autumn, and Caleb about their recent Global Experiences trip to Ghana

With Special Guests, Director of Athletics Sean Kelly '02, P'35, P'37 and Co-Vice President of the Wheeler Athletic Association Violet P. '27. 0:40 - What You Need to Know Now 4:48 - Calendar of Upcoming Events and Programs 7:55 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:56 - Coach Kelly and Violet preview the spring sports season and share other highlights of the Wheeler Athletics Program

Featuring Guest Co-Host, Head of Lower School Kate Hewitt P’30 and Special Guests Victoria Wyeth of the famed Wyeth family of visual artists; Osamequin Farm Director Sarah Newkirk; and Wheeler Visual Arts Department Head Kristin Murphy P’19, P’24 0:28 - Max and Kate talk about The Nest at Wheeler and the recent Lower School Night Out 3:54 - What You Need to Know Right Now 4:41 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 8:08 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 10:33 - A Conversation With Victoria, Sarah, and Kristin about the April 17-19 Wyeth-inspired events at Wheeler and Osamequin Farms.

With Special Guest, Head of the Hamilton School at Wheeler Bill McCarthy 0:56 - What You Need to Know Now 5:02 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 7:54 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 10:54 - A Conversation with Mr. McCarthy about Wheeler's Learning Differences Awareness Weeks, tomorrow's celebration of our Hamilton Life Achievement Award recipient, Chef Dan Bazzinotti

With Special Guests, Wheeler Facilities team members Adam Burke, Nicole Mineo P’38, Carlos Mujo P’38, and Molly Reid 0:53 - What You Need to Know Now 3:39 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 5:41 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 7:50 - Conversation with Adam, Nicole, Carlos, and Molly about the Blizzard of '26

With Special Guest, Visual Arts Department Head and Swim Coach Kristin Murphy P'19, P'23 2:18 - What You Need to Know Now 3:07 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 8:20 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 9:53 - A conversation with Ms. Murphy about the Visual Arts at Wheeler, the Warriors Swim Program, and the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

With Special Guests Cece T. ’32, Kerem S. ’32, and Coach Thanh Luong P’32, P'32, P'34 from our 6th-Grade Robotics teams 0:18 - Max and Rachel look back at Wheeler on the Road: Florida Edition 3:31 - What You Need to Know Now 7:00 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 11:15 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 12:44 - A Conversation with Cece, Kerem, and Mr. Luong about 6th-Grade Robotics at Wheeler

With Special Guests, Middle School Mental Health Awareness Club members Lia C. '30 and George J. '30, and Counselor Claude Michelle Oliveira from Wheeler's Health and Wellness Center. 1:45 - What You Need to Know Right Now 3:08 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 7:18 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:09 - A Conversation with Lia, George, and Ms. Oliveira about the Middle School Mental Health Awareness Club

With Special Guest Co-Host Siena C. '29 0:34 - What You Need to Know Right Now 2:00 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 6:05 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 7:08 - A Conversation with Siena About Her Favorite Experiences (So Far) at Wheeler

With Special Guests, Eric Bilodeau and Cristin Searles Bilodeau from the Providence Children's Film Festival 01:38 - What You Need to Know Now 04:32 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 09:39 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 10:49 - Eric and Cristin preview the Providence Children's Film Festival, which will be hosted at Wheeler and other locations around the city from Feb. 13-22

With Special Guest Co-Host Veera K. '29 0:34 - Holiday Festival recap 2:34 - What You Need to Know Right Now 6:20 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 9:01 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 9:49 - A conversation with Veera about some of her favorite classes and experiences at Wheeler

With Special Guest Co-Host Sabrina G. '26 3:12 - What You Need to Know Now 6:09 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 9:56 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 10:44 - A Conversation with Sabrina about Robotics at Wheeler, LatinX Affinty, the Upper School Library Council, Wheeler Athletics, Wheeler Broadcasting, A.P. Economics, Statistics, Spanish, College Counseling, and more!

With Special Guest Co-Host, Director of Enrollment Anna Curtis P'36, P'38 0:41 - This Week at Wheeler Wrapped 2:12 - What You Need to Know Now 4:47 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 7:44 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:54 - Anna shares her favorite moment so far from this school year

With Special Student Co-Hosts Joy F. ’26 and Aleecya S. ’26, along with Erica Vinelli P’29, P’31, P’33 from the Wheeler Family Association 02:21 - What You Need to Know Now 04:34 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 12:22 - Conversation with Erica about the family association's “Share the Warmth” collection drive to support Amos House 16:12 - Some of the Stories from the last week at Wheeler 17:17 - Conversation with Joy and Aleecya about some of their favorite activities and experiences at Wheeler

With Special Guest Co-Host Eliza C. '28 1:25 - What You Need to Know Now 3:56 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 6:00 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 7:24 - A conversation with Eliza about some of her favorite Wheeler experiences, including The Spoke newspaper, Aerie Literary Voices, Environmental Action Club, and The Axle theatre group

With Special Guests, Madeline B. '28 and Maya M. '28 of The Mary C's a cappella group, along with Performing Arts and Music Teacher Emily Serotta P’38 1:35 - What You Need to Know Now 3:13 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 6:10 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 6:57 - A Conversation with Madeline, Maya, and Ms. Serotta about The Mary C's

With Special Guest Anna C. '26 0:46 - What You Need to Know Right Now 5:26 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 8:18 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 9:55 - A Conversation with Anna C. '26 about how her art took her on a journey to meet her heroes at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

With Special Guests Alex F. '26, Georgia M. '26, Caleb I. '26, and Parker G. '27 04:03 - What You Need to Know Now 04:39 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 06:44 - Some o the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 07:43 - Conversation with Alex, Georgia, Caleb, and Parker about their work with the UNDN Youth Council

With Special Guest, Head of Strategic Innovation Young Un P'12 03:06- What You Need to Know Now 04:41 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 07:16 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 08:20 - Looking back, and ahead, with Mr. Un as he navigates his last year at Wheeler

With Special Guests, Dakota Whitworth '10 and Brian Franklin '92 of the Alumni Board and Director of Alumni Engagement Danielle Kachapis P'28 01:48 - What You Need to Know Now 05:18 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 10:50 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 12:52 - A Conversation With Dakota, Brian, and Danielle About Homecoming and Reunion Weekend

With Special Guests, Shannon Keating P'34 and Paige Roberts P'31, of the Wheeler Family Association's Homecoming Committee 0:34 - What You Need to Know Now 5:01 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 9:51 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 10:50 - A Conversation with Shannon and Paige about Homecoming Lineup of Activities

With Special Guests, Director of the Health and Wellness Center Judy Diaz and Nurse Kathy McKenna 0:35 - What You Need to Know Now 4:43 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 7:45 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:47 - A Conversation with Nurse Diaz and Nurse McKenna about the Oct. 9 flu vaccine clinic and tips for staying healthy this cold and flu season

With Special Guests, Senior Class Co-Presidents Caleb I. '26 and Lila S. '26 01:04 - What You Need to Know Now 02:37 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 05:55 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 06:40 - A conversation with Caleb and Lila about the recent Senior Retreat, their goals as co-presidents, and what they're going to miss about Wheeler

With Special Guest, Digital Communications Specialist Chelsea Arceo 1:26 - What You Need to Know Now 2:30 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 6:19 - Some Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:00 - Conversation with Ms. Arceo About Changes and Enhancements to the Parent and Guardian Portal

With Special Guest, Director of Equity, Community, and Belonging Princess Bomba P'16, P'18 01:39 - What You Need to Know Now 04:53 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 08:14 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 09:24 - A conversation with Ms. Bomba about this year's ECB theme, "Caring for Our Community with Courage and Curiosity"

With Special Guest, Director of Athletics Sean Kelly '02, P'35, P'37 0:56 - What You Need to Know Right Now 3:50 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 7:48 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:30 - A conversation with Sean Kelly about the fall sports season, the latest inductees into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame, and the inspiration behind Wheeler's Quarter-Century Teams

We're welcoming a new school year at Wheeler with a very special co-host announcement: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (or really Director of Enrollment Anna Curtis P’36, P’38)! But Anna and fellow co-hosts Max Pearlstein and Rachel Spaulding do discuss the Taylor and Travis engagement news, as well as: 02:35 - What You Need to Know Now 05:20 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 07:09 - Some of the Stories From This Summer at Wheeler

With Special Guest, Wheeler's new Head of School Mark J. Anderson P'27 02:17 - What You Need to Know Now 05:27 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 07:22 - Some of the Stories From This Summer at Wheeler 10:36 - A Conversation with Mr. Anderson

With Special Guest, Head of School Allison Gaines Pell P'23, P'25 4:23 - What You Need to Know Now 6:18 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 8:13 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 9:09 - A Conversation with AGP about her Wheeler Tenure

With Special Guest, Chief Operating Officer Ian Moorhouse 0:16 - What You Need to Know Now 3:20 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 7:29 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:38 - An Update on The Future of the Farm Projects With Chief Operating Officer Ian Moorhouse

With Special Guest, Middle School Teacher Dana Tatlock P’20, P’24 0:25 - What You Need to Know Now 1:21 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 3:49 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 4:58 - Talking with Ms. Tatlock at Teaching Global Studies in Wheeler Middle School

With Special Guests, Director of The Nest at Wheeler Michelle Dolan and Nursery Teacher Mo Abdalah 0:40 - What You Need to Know Now 1:14 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 3:43 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 6:47 - A conversation with Ms. Dolan and Mr. Abdalah about The Nest at Wheeler and their recent presentations at tat a nature-based education conference in Germany

With Special Guest Jasmine Sykes-Kunk P'27 from the Wheeler Family Association's Diversity Committee 01:41 - What You Need to Know Now 04:10 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 07:24 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 09:44 - Conversation with Jasmine about the Diversity Committee and the committee's upcoming meeting on May 21.

With Special Guest Kate Cherepowich P'26, P'29, P'31 from the Wheeler Family Association 0:17 - A Wheeler Day of Giving Purple and Gold (Pony) Preview 4:43 - What (Else) You Need to Know Now 5:50 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 9:16 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 10:47 - A Conversation with Kate About the All-Community Celebration of Head of School Allison Gaines Pell, As Well As Her Affection for the Arts at Wheeler

With Special Guest, Director of College Counseling Amy Baumgartel Singer ’89, P’20, P’24 01:25 - What You Need to Know Now 05:38 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 10:01 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 11:31 - A conversation with Ms. Singer about the Class of 2025's college and university acceptances and the college counseling program at Wheeler

With Special Guests: Hamilton and Polaris Learning Specialist Meg Adler and some of her 9th-grade students reading poetry 0:20 - What You Need to Know Now 2:05 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 7:30 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 9:00 - Celebrating National Poetry Month with Ms. Adler and her students, who share their favorite poems with us

With Special Guests Ben D. '25 and Michele Sczerbinski Diaz ’86 2:42 - What You Need to Know Now 5:42 - Calendar of Upcoming Events and Programs 7:40 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:54 - Conversation with Ben and Michele about Ben's recent signing ceremony to play collegiate baseball at Curry College and what it's been like for them to share their Wheeler journey together

With Special Guests Laina Crowthers P’26, P’28 and Gabi Smillie P’28, P’30 of the Wheeler Family Association Timestamps 1:48 - What You Need to Know Now 3:33 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 6:21 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 7:41 - Talking with Laina and Gabi about the Famous Wheeler Clothing Sale (happening May 2 and 3!)

With Special Guests: Global Experiences Program Coordinator Amy Amy Bonnici and students Camila '25 and Jasmine '25. Timestamps: What You Need to Know Now - 0:19 Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs - 1:59 Some of the Recent Stories from School - 5:50 Conversation with Amy, Camila, and Jasmine about Wheeler's Global Experiences Program - 7:48

With Special Guests Catie Benzak P’30, P’30 and Tori Channell P’30, P’33 from the Wheeler Family Association. Timestamps 0:59 - What You Need to Know Now 2:52 - Calendar of Upcoming School Events and Programs 4:54 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:43 - A Conversation with Catie and Tori about upcoming Wheeler Family Association events and programs.

With Special Guests, Class of 2025 Co-Presidents Catalina Smith '25 and James Wert '25 Timestamps 0:52 - What You Need to Know Now 4:02 - Calendar of Upcoming Events and Programs 6:22 - Some of the Stories from the Last Week at Wheeler 8:58 - A Conversation with Catalina and James about 100 days until graduation, the Senior Class Gifts, and what they're going to miss about Wheeler

With Special Guest Bill McCarthy, Head of The Hamilton School at Wheeler Timestamps 0:31 - What You Need to Know Now 1:10 - Calendar of Upcoming Events and Programs 6:41 - Some of the Stories From the Last Week at Wheeler 8:26 - Talking with Hamilton Head Bill McCarthy about Learning Differences Awareness Weeks and the magic of Hamilton.