Diving Deep Through REAP
Established in 2017 and funded through the Landis Green Innovation Fund, Wildwood’s Research Exploration and Advancement Program (REAP) has enabled Wildwood faculty to spend a summer diving deep into their areas of scholarship, with the goal of bringing their findings back to Wildwood. Through REAP, upper school Spanish teacher Roxana Lopez traveled to Spain to explore new ways of supporting language learning. She attended the International Conference on Applied Linguistics to Language Teaching at Universidad de Nebrija in Madrid to deepen her understanding of how students acquire and connect with a second language. Roxana is especially interested in how emotion plays a role in learning—how feeling connected to what you read, write, hear, and see can build empathy, strengthen communication, and help students understand different cultures and perspectives.
“As I was exploring the emotional and aesthetic dimensions of multimodal language learning, I got the chance to live it firsthand,” Roxana said. “Walking through Madrid and Valencia, I was surrounded by art, music, and literature during inspiring visits to museums, performances, and one of my favorites, the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciènces in Valencia.”
Making Waves on the Water
Emma B. ‘27 traveled with the UCLA Marina Aquatic Center’s Under 17 women’s rowing team this summer, where they placed 3rd in the US Rowing Youth National Championships in Florida!
Alumna’s Organization Shines
Wildwood alumna Kayli Joy Cooper ’22 continues to make waves with her nonprofit Girl Well, an initiative fostered during her time as a member of the Wildwood Institute for Social Leadership (WISL). Her work was recently celebrated on Hallmark’s “Celebrations with Lacey Chabert”, where she’s joined by WISL Director Dr. Liza Bearman and fellow alumnae Virginia Akujobi-Egere ‘22 and Viviana Pech ‘22. The episode is available to view now on Hallmark+!
From Wildwood to Washington
While concurrently pursuing a JD at Stanford Law and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego, Wildwood alumna Lilly Weidhaas ‘17 has been tapped to serve as a law clerk for Judge Sri Srinivasan, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The D.C. Circuit is often considered to be second only to the U.S. Supreme Court in status and prestige, as it has jurisdiction over federal agencies and tends to be the main federal appellate court for issues of U.S. administrative and constitutional law.
Do you know of a Wolf Making Waves? Let us know! Share your news with news@wildwood.org to be included in the next Wolves Making Waves!
- Fall 2025
