Orchestra Student Registration_2019-2020

Westminster Shakespeare Festival Events

7th Grade Play - Shakespeare In Love And War The Story The 7th grade's presentation touches on many stories from Shakespeare, including pivotal scenes from As You Like It, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, Richard II,  and Henry V, in addition to some of his most famous sonnets.  This approach has given the students a wide-ranging taste [...]

A Midsummer Night's DreamThe Seventh Grade Performs A Midsummer Night's Dream All of Athens prepares to celebrate the nuptials of Duke Theseus and the Amazon Queen, Hippolyta.  Even a lowly group of workmen decide to put on a play in hopes of entertaining the Duke. Into this revelry comes Egeus, full of vexation with his daughter Hermia.  [...]

Great Gatsby Gala 2018   The Great Gatsby Gala --------------------------------------------------------- Located in Westminster School's Gryphon Theater. February 24, 2018 7pm - Midnight --------------------------------------------------------- Tickets* $50 for single ticket $90 for couples *tickets include substantial appetizers, dessert buffet, and complimentary beer and wine along with a cash bar serving Roaring 20's Cocktails. Ticket Option Qty 1 $50.00 [...]

Mindfulness The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. – Jon Kabat-Zinn The Movement of Mindfulness The movement of mindfulness has made its way to education and into schools worldwide. What exactly is mindfulness, and what [...]

Poetry At WestminsterFinding our Voice in Poetry What happens to a dream deferred?  This complex question was put to our Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade students during flex period in February. Would you fight for your dream?  Would you let it wither away? In honor of Black History Month, the students explored the famous Langston Hughes poem, [...]

Egyptian & Roman DayCalling all Tuts, Caesers, Constantines, Cleopatras and Hatshepsuts!Students immerse themselves in the lives of ancient Egyptians and Romans. At the very heart of a Westminster education is the study of history and the ancient civilizations that contributed so much to our own, modern way of life. To fully understand and appreciate one’s [...]

How The Arts Teach Creativity How many times have you heard someone say (or said, yourself), “I don’t have a creative bone in my body” or “I can barely draw a stick” or “I can’t dance”?  In a culture that overwhelmingly values practicality, order, logic, and analytical thought, it’s easy to grow up strengthening these [...]