Alumni spotlight

Meet Marie Eddison

Class of 2005, choir singer, walker, fiction lover, educator, wildwood pioneer



"My experience at Wildwood is the reason I'm a teacher." Marie says. A member of Wildwood's first 8th grade class, Marie says, "It was a magical time for me. I loved watching my young teachers build a community not just around knowledge but also around passion. Her Wildwood teachers also encouraged her personal aspirations. Read more

Meet Adrian Ferenc

Member of Wildwood's first graduating class of 2004, long-term boyfriend, math whiz, paris passionné, reluctant traveler, stealth achiever



Adrian was a member of Wildwood's first graduating senior class. Now a Ph.D. candidate in mathematics at the University of California, Irvine, Adrian vividly recalls himself as a teenager. "At the time, and it's probably still true, I was a better learner than student. Read more

Meet Nick Simmons

Number cruncher, fierce debater, future Ph.D., social animal, member of Wildwood's first graduating class of 2004



Social animal? That's Nick's shorthand for someone with a degree in behavioral economics from the University of Chicago. He describes this discipline as social psychology seen through an economic lens - a perfect match for a guy who likes to think of the world as a series of equations while living his life as part of a big, friendly social gathering. Read more