My Child Wouldn’t Bully Someone Else—Would He? October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and it’s a great time to talk to your child about bullying.  Many parents are concerned about whether their child is being bullied, but does it occur to them that their child could BE bullying someone else? Preventing bully behavior starts at [...]

P.E. EVERY Day? What About Academics? Many schools today are limiting their physical education classes in order to squeeze in more academic time for their students.  It’s understandable:  we live in an area where academics are prioritized and students are expected to succeed in the classroom. So why do we have daily P.E. when other [...]

After-School Programs Enriching Student Lives When researchers from the Harvard Family Research Project analyzed a decade of studies they concluded that “children and youth who participate in after-school programs can reap a host of positive benefits in a number of interrelated outcome areas—academic, social/emotional, prevention, and health and wellness” (http://www.sedl.org/pubs/sedl-letter/v20n02/afterschool_findings.html).  Westminster School strongly supports these [...]