Buddies & Birdhouses
This Buddy activity started last month during Earth Week. The eighth graders set up at the kindergarten pavilion with paints and brushes to help their little buddies paint birdhouses. This week, the eighth grade returned to kindergarten to [...]
Earth Week Activities 2022
Earth Week is always a busy time on our campus. This year our theme was "We are all in this together!", and our school community jumped right into Earth Week activities - working together to make the world [...]
Field Trips are BACK!
Field Trips are BACK! As we look to the final two months of the school year we are optimistic in restarting some of the trips we paused earlier in the year. Third graders travelled to Jamestown at [...]
Buddies are BACK!!!
The Buddy program pairs students at different grade levels together for learning activities and plenty of fun...
Best Private School – Winchester Star Awards 2021
Powhatan School was once again recognized as the 2021 Best Private School in the region in the annual Best of Winchester Awards. Winners were announced in a Special Edition of The Winchester Star in...
Join us for Summer@Powhatan!
Summer @ Powhatan School is a unique opportunity for children to build on their experience and knowledge while exploring and interacting on our 90-acre campus. Participants will enjoy daily activities in Art, Drama, Science and Nature, Music, and [...]
Green Screen: Bringing Old Photos to Life
Our approach with technology may be a little different from what you may be used to. I prefer to push into classrooms and create interactive cross-curricular experiences that use technology and enhance what the students are learning in [...]
Welcome Home: Evan Robb ’80 announced as new Upper School Director
It’s with great excitement that I write this letter of introduction to you as the soon-to-be new Upper School Director for Powhatan School. I am honored to have the opportunity to work with the dedicated staff of Powhatan, students, and [...]
Virtual Reality Challenge: Building Virtual Worlds on Mars
In seventh grade earth science we used CoSpaces web technology and Oculus Quest Virtual Reality (VR) goggles to design and explore a realistic Mars colony...
An art project 15 years in the making…
In 2006 the fifth grade class embarked on a creative painting activity in the music room. The Upper School art teacher at the time, Mr. Schiavone, had an idea to bolster school pride and community at Powhatan by [...]
Winter Technology Update
We caught up with Mrs. Miller, the innovation and technology teacher, for an update on current technology activities across grade levels...
Four students qualify for the MATHCOUNTS State Tournament
Four Powhatan School students advanced from the regional competition in February and earned a spot at the statewide tournament, which will be held on March 31, 2022.