Events and Traditions

Each year all Lower School Students participate in the Performing and Visual Arts in a culmination of performances and concerts and an end-of-year school-wide art show. 

Pumpkin Fair
The longstanding second-grade tradition engages our students with their mathematical thinking focused on the concept of money. Selling pumpkins, brownies, pumpkin bread, and small trinkets allow our students and their parents to count money and make change and they raise money to support Lower School initiatives.

The Arts
Each year, students in grades JPK - 5 are included in the Arts performance and gallery night to showcase their work in the performing and visual arts. The evening show begins with a performance of song and dance in the Falk Auditorium and is followed by a grade level gallery walks where students share their artwork with families and friends.

Earth Day
On Earth Day, students, parent volunteers, and WT faculty take to the outdoor classrooms and turn science, math, and writing lessons into activities that celebrate the Earth. Past year’s activities included learning about beautiful, yet invasive flowers, planning square foot gardening to aid urban families in planting and harvesting fresh food, working together to determine how to assemble a raised bed, and doing spring preparations for planting in the outdoor classrooms.

Spring Fling
Each spring our private school in Pittsburgh celebrates the season with a fun-filled family festival at our City Campus known as Spring Fling. Traditional carnival activities for all ages include a flower sale, bake sale, basket raffles, arts and crafts, inflatable obstacle course and slides, live entertainment, balloons, games, food, and more!

Moving Up Ceremony
The end of each school year is marked with a special ceremony that celebrates and honors the accomplishments of the year and looks forward to the year to come.

Thoughtfulness Award
The Thoughtfulness Award is given during the Moving Up Ceremony to a fifth-grade student who, during all of his or her school years, best lived the school credo, Think Also of the Comfort and Rights of Others.

Buddies
Students in grades JPK through fifth, as well as eighth grade participate in many activities throughout the school year to create bonds between the divisions. These activities include reading books together, the Halloween parade, field trips, outdoor play time, and other special events. Due to the proximity to the Middle and Upper Schools, we also have student helpers who volunteer to assist classroom teachers and develop strong relationships with our students in the Lower School.