Willa’s highly educated parents, mom a doctor, dad a lawyer, researched schools and discovered My Spectrum School based on its innovation in education, prominent teachers,  the implementation of the philosophy of Harvard University’s H Gardner theory of multiple intelligences and Reggio Emilia philosophy of education. 

The family moved from Chicago to Port Washington and immediately enrolled Willa and, later, Ty into My Spectrum School.

A cute young girl named Willa began her education journey at My Spectrum School at the age of 18 months. She discovered the domains of knowledge: science, art, music, literacy, movement, and social understanding and quickly delved into an academic wonderland. 

By two years old, Willa was writing and recognizing letters and numbers and was fascinated by the world of science.  Willa was mesmerized by the lights and sounds in a fun enriched learning environment within a continuous vacuum of knowledge. 

 At three years old she became proficient in drawing and painting techniques and began reading and writing books.  Her favorite authors are Dr. Seuss and Eric Carle and books ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ ‘Cat in the Hat’ and ‘Wacky Wednesday.’

Willa assists her peers in solving intricate number and word puzzles. She often played in social settings pretending to dress up, become a chef, and write the day’s menu with her best friend Sam.

She built large architectural structures with various blocks. At age four, Willa became more infatuated with her mentor and teacher, Mr. Jason. Willa listened to every word spoken by Mr. Jason, from embarking on the Jurassic period of dinosaurs to the colony of bees, to the tunnels of ants, to the roots of flowers in botany, to the planets of astronomy, to the human body in anatomy, and beyond.

Willa enjoys mathematical concepts- skip counting, multiplication, addition, subtraction and fractions. 

Today, at age five, Willa is a beautiful, intelligent young lady with an enticing smile of joy and education. She excels in the domains of knowledge, with an ultimate interest and high ability in science. 

The application and letters of recommendation to The Dalton School in New York City helped Willa’s acceptance into this prestigious facility but do minimal justice to our Willa, who we cherish and will miss; the staff, especially Mr. Jason, wishes Willa’s continued love of learning and knowledge, for understanding.  

Thank you to Willa’s parents and Willa for teaching and sharing kindness, resilience, perseverance, patience, and love.

We wish you success at the The Dalton School.