How Westminster School Limits Bullying with an Emphasis on Kindness Academics should not be the sole focus of any school curriculum. A well-rounded education must address every facet of the developing child: academic, emotional, social, and personal. Here’s how a private school education through Westminster School accounts for character development and better safeguards its students […]

8 Ways This Northern Virginia Private School Retains Teaching Staff Both private and public education have been dealing with high teacher attrition and fewer people choosing the teaching profession for years. These problems magnified many times over with the pandemic. Over the years, Westminster School has managed to avoid these problems. How do they attract […]

Why Private Schools Are Equipped to Avoid These Kinds of Policies Two recent changes to grading and recess policies in the Fairfax County Public Schools system have many parents wondering the same question. Is a private school a better fit for my child’s academic, social, emotional, and personal development? Two Fairfax School Policies Change Grading […]

How Westminster School Alumnus Brett Williams Achieved His Sportscasting Dream Where you attend school during your formative years can have a tremendous impact on your future. Within the Westminster School family, nobody knows that better than Brett Williams (class of 2009). Here is his story, what he gained from his time at Westminster, and advice […]

How the Students at Westminster School Didn’t Miss an Educational Beat As we look back on the pandemic’s effect on our educational system, it’s easy to get discouraged. Test scores are down. Progress in everything from math to reading to social skills regressed. However, the educational successes of Westminster School in Annandale, Virginia, and other […]

Discover the Invaluable Skills in Westminster’s Enrichment Program It’s easy to think of etiquette as something antiquated or irrelevant. As Westminster School’s enrichment program highlights, though, proper etiquette is about showing respect, being appropriate to the situation, and setting yourself apart in personal and professional settings. The Westminster enrichment program addresses an important question: Does […]

3 Reasons Private School Shouldn’t Be Postponed Until High School Many parents who are considering private school for their children follow the same line of thinking. We’ll wait until high school. It’ll be worth it in the years leading up to college. Students only need to be challenged academically when they’re older. If you’ve had […]

Can Private Schools Make Up Academic Ground Lost during COVID-19? The pandemic took so much from our communities. For many children attending public school, it meant at least a year of lost, diminished, or disrupted learning. As parents look for ways to fill the pandemic-generated education gap, many are considering private school. Why? Because of […]

Well Rounded, Disciplined, and Confident: Profile of a Westminster School Graduate Teachers, parents, and school counselors often extol the benefits of being a well-rounded student. How to be a well-rounded student isn’t often well understood, though. What exactly does the term mean? What can students do to be more well rounded, and what are schools, […]