A joyful place to learn, create, and excel

At Wheeler, we build curiosity, confidence, and critical skills—and instill in each student a lifelong love of learning. We welcome students and families from every background to join our inclusive, diverse, energetic community.

We help each student learn by doing and collaborating, explore new interests and grow their passions, build self-awareness and confidence through leadership and service, and develop to be thoughtful, curious, and contributing citizens of the world.

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In the City

A group of children on a brick surface standing in hula hoops on the ground play Rock Paper Scissors.

The hub of our dynamic N-12 community, Wheeler's campus at the top of College Hill in Providence, offers student-focused learning spaces designed to encourage discovery, collaboration, play, and achievement.

In the City

On the Farm

Students watch as teacher fires sugar rocket into the air at the Wheeler Farm campus.

Our 120-acre farm in nearby Seekonk, MA provides students with state-of-the-art athletic facilities. It's a pastoral counterpoint to our urban campus—and is a living, hands-on laboratory for a range of unique programs.

On the Farm

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The Wheeler School is an N-12, independent school founded in 1889 with two campuses, city and rural, in Providence, RI, and Seekonk, MA

🔍Here’s a closer look at the Pen Texture Study art project with 7th-graders! Students are exploring value through repetition, texture…and a little patience. 📄✏️

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🔍Here’s a closer look at the Pen Texture Study art project with 7th-graders! Students are exploring value through repetition, texture…and a little patience. 📄✏️

Today’s 🌧️ weather is going to give way to ☀️ skies and lots of events at Wheeler this week, including the Family Association’s All School Opening Meeting (which includes coffee!) on Friday morning. Thank you to WFA Co-President and Wheeler Trustee Asabe Poloma P’30, P’32 for sharing more info about the meeting in this week’s calendar promo.

You can see a few more upcoming events below, and remember that you can always check out the full calendar in the Parent and Guardian Portal. 🗓️

We can’t wait to see you (and the sunshine) back at school tomorrow!

MONDAY:
🟣 WFA Presents: Nest Parent/Guardian Coffee at 7:45am

TUESDAY:
🟡 WFA Presents: Grades 1, 2, and 3 Parent/Guardian Coffee at 7:45am

WEDNESDAY:
🟣 WFA Presents: Grade 10 Parent/Guardian Coffee at 7:45am
🟡 Middle School Back to School Night at 5:30pm

THURSDAY:
🟣 WFA Presents: Clothing Sale Donation Day in Providence from 7:30-9am
🟡 Nest Photo Day
🟣 Lower School Photo Day
🟡 Opening Reception for “Day and Night,” an exhibition featuring the work of artists Kai Franz and Neal T Walsh, at 5pm at the Chazan Gallery on our Providence campus
🟣 Senior Retreat at 5:45pm

FRIDAY
🟡 WFA Presents: All School Coffee and Opening Meeting at 7:45am
🟣 Grades 9-11 Retreats
🟡 Community Celebration of our LGBTQ+ Families at 5:30pm

SATURDAY
🟣 WFA Presents: Kindergarten Family Social at 10:30am
🟡 WFA Presents: Grade 6 Family Social at 4pm

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Today’s 🌧️ weather is going to give way to ☀️ skies and lots of events at Wheeler this week, including the Family Association’s All School Opening Meeting (which includes coffee!) on Friday morning. Thank you to WFA Co-President and Wheeler Trustee Asabe Poloma P’30, P’32 for sharing more info about the meeting in this week’s calendar promo. You can see a few more upcoming events below, and remember that you can always check out the full calendar in the Parent and Guardian Portal. 🗓️ We can’t wait to see you (and the sunshine) back at school tomorrow! MONDAY: 🟣 WFA Presents: Nest Parent/Guardian Coffee at 7:45am TUESDAY: 🟡 WFA Presents: Grades 1, 2, and 3 Parent/Guardian Coffee at 7:45am WEDNESDAY: 🟣 WFA Presents: Grade 10 Parent/Guardian Coffee at 7:45am 🟡 Middle School Back to School Night at 5:30pm THURSDAY: 🟣 WFA Presents: Clothing Sale Donation Day in Providence from 7:30-9am 🟡 Nest Photo Day 🟣 Lower School Photo Day 🟡 Opening Reception for “Day and Night,” an exhibition featuring the work of artists Kai Franz and Neal T Walsh, at 5pm at the Chazan Gallery on our Providence campus 🟣 Senior Retreat at 5:45pm FRIDAY 🟡 WFA Presents: All School Coffee and Opening Meeting at 7:45am 🟣 Grades 9-11 Retreats 🟡 Community Celebration of our LGBTQ+ Families at 5:30pm SATURDAY 🟣 WFA Presents: Kindergarten Family Social at 10:30am 🟡 WFA Presents: Grade 6 Family Social at 4pm

If you have ever attended a Lower School community meeting, you may have found yourself singing along with students, faculty, and staff as everyone belts out the Wheeler and Hamilton songs —  and how could you not? We’ve found ourselves singing those catchy, joyful tunes, too! 🎶✨

At the Lower School’s first community meeting of the year, new and returning students came together to (re)learn the songs and start the year with a musical Wheeler tradition.

“It’s such a special opening ritual to begin our Lower School community meetings with our Hamilton and Wheeler songs!” says Head of Lower School Kate Hewitt P`30. “Singing together is a creative and unifying act that brings us together as an ensemble. Everyone contributes their beautiful and unique voice to create a tapestry of interwoven melody.”

The Hamilton song, developed by Lower School Music Teacher Chris Capaldi P’31 and retired Hamilton Teacher Maura Healey, was inspired by Paul Simon’s “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.”

“It was created to capture the Hamilton School experience in a way that reflects how Hamilton really nests as a unique school within a school as part of the larger Wheeler School community,” explains Head of the Hamilton School Bill McCarthy. “But we are all one school community, so the emphasis on friends and on making connections both within Hamilton and across the Wheeler community are all at the heart of the lyric writing in the song.” 💜💛

Sep 11

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If you have ever attended a Lower School community meeting, you may have found yourself singing along with students, faculty, and staff as everyone belts out the Wheeler and Hamilton songs —  and how could you not? We’ve found ourselves singing those catchy, joyful tunes, too! 🎶✨ At the Lower School’s first community meeting of the year, new and returning students came together to (re)learn the songs and start the year with a musical Wheeler tradition. “It’s such a special opening ritual to begin our Lower School community meetings with our Hamilton and Wheeler songs!” says Head of Lower School Kate Hewitt P'30. “Singing together is a creative and unifying act that brings us together as an ensemble. Everyone contributes their beautiful and unique voice to create a tapestry of interwoven melody.” The Hamilton song, developed by Lower School Music Teacher Chris Capaldi P’31 and retired Hamilton Teacher Maura Healey, was inspired by Paul Simon’s “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.” “It was created to capture the Hamilton School experience in a way that reflects how Hamilton really nests as a unique school within a school as part of the larger Wheeler School community,” explains Head of the Hamilton School Bill McCarthy. “But we are all one school community, so the emphasis on friends and on making connections both within Hamilton and across the Wheeler community are all at the heart of the lyric writing in the song.” 💜💛

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, begins this evening at sundown. We’d like to join Hannah and Audrey, the co-heads of Upper School Jewish Affinity, in wishing everyone in our community who celebrates a happy and sweet holiday. 🍎 🍯

Shanah Tovah from Wheeler!

Sep 11

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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, begins this evening at sundown. We’d like to join Hannah and Audrey, the co-heads of Upper School Jewish Affinity, in wishing everyone in our community who celebrates a happy and sweet holiday. 🍎 🍯 Shanah Tovah from Wheeler!