Exploring Great Works

The beautiful, light-filled Westminster Library houses an impressive collection of high-quality books tailored to all age and interest levels. Students, faculty, and staff may visit the library and check out materials. The library collection fully supports the school’s curriculum and is built upon values attendant on a classical education.

The mission of the library is to instill a love of books and reading in all Westminster students. Each week, students in grades K – 6 visit our well-stocked library and participate in the rich library curriculum delivered throughout the year. Students in grades K-8 have time to peruse the library collection and borrow books either during library class or during their free time. Students learn about types of books, how they are organized in a library, various authors and illustrators, types of libraries, and develop research skills through practice.  The librarian also works in coordination with classroom teachers to highlight books that complement specific topics in the academic curriculum.  Students are assigned projects for their academic courses, and the school library serves as a great resource for research.

The Student Resource Center (SRC) offers support to students in a variety of ways.  Three full-time resource teachers provide highly individualized instruction that may focus on language arts support such as reading comprehension, vocabulary development, spelling strategies, writing skills, phonics, and grammar.  Math support is also provided, as is training in executive functioning and organizational skills.  The program is particularly valuable to new students transitioning into Westminster from public schools.

The Student Resource Center also assists students with essay prep sessions and test-taking strategies, providing a leg up for our 8th-grade students who are applying to private high schools and/or planning to enroll in advanced courses.

The Student Resource Center is open daily from 7:45 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.   Students’ visits to the Resource Center are coordinated with parents and homeroom teachers to take place during non-academic times or after school.  Student progress reports are generated at the end of the second quarter and at the end of the school year.   The goal is always for students to graduate from the Resource Center once sufficient progress has been made.