When Technology Becomes the Teacher

May 11, 2026

What Parents Should Know about Today's Classrooms This morning, I spent time moving through several classrooms at The Williams School—something...

Transitions, Preschool-Grade 8

Apr 30, 2026

At The Williams School, we think a lot about something many schools don’t talk about enough: what happens between the...

The Confidence to Try

Mar 18, 2026

The Confidence to Try: How a Close-Knit School Community Helps Your Child Build Lifelong Resilience In a close-knit school community,...

The Small School Difference: Why Relationships Matter...

Feb 27, 2026

At The Williams School, we are small by design—and that design shapes everything we do. In education, research consistently affirms...

The Right Start: Why Investing in a...

Feb 25, 2026

When families consider independent school tuition—especially in the elementary and middle school years—it is often framed as a luxury. In...

A Middle School Experience that Prioritizes Community...

Feb 05, 2025

As a high school student, I volunteered weekly at a nursing facility in my hometown. As a candy striper, I...

Igniting Curiosity and Creativity: How Arts Integration...

Jan 08, 2025

As parents, we all want our children to develop strong literacy and numeracy skills in their early education years. However,...

A Preschool Like No Other

Dec 05, 2024

At The Williams Preschool, art and music are the foundation in each day’s journey for our 3 and 4 year...

Myths About Independent Schools

Nov 06, 2024

Private/Independents schools are anti-public schools. Not so. In fact, many of the educators and students/families came from public school settings....

Grades 5-8 are the Launchpad

Oct 30, 2024

Beginning in grade 5, it is essential that students transition to putting those foundation components to work. They need to...

Making Math Accessible, Fun, and Rigorous

Jun 07, 2024

The pandemic interrupted education for about two years and then the wave of concern over children in mathematics flooded the...

Big School Systems vs. Small, Independent Communities

Jun 03, 2024

I watched a meeting of a local school division’s Board during the public comment section the other day. It saddened...

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