Make a case for your interpretation.
A passage, a detail in an illustration or a line of dialogue can change how a student understands a story. Discussion returns to the work on the page.
Westhaven School · Kindergarten–Grade 8
They bring the questions.
We make room for them.
A school day connects careful thinking with making, playing and working together.
Come and see WesthavenA Westhaven education
There is a lot to learn.
And more than one way in.
Children need time to read closely, work through a problem and make an idea their own. At Westhaven, daily subject lessons sit alongside projects, art, music and a good stretch of outdoor time.
From the first classroom routines to Middle School advisory, the work grows with the child. Teachers give clear instruction, meaningful practice and room to try again.
How learning works hereGrowing through Westhaven
A different kind of
day at every stage.
Strong foundations come first. Independence grows with practice.
Kindergarten–Grade 5
Build a foundation.
Put it to work.
Reading, writing and mathematics have a place every day. Science and community studies give children something real to investigate, make and explain.
- Read together, then talk about the story.
- Compare different ways to solve a number problem.
- Build a bridge and describe what happened in the test.
A glimpse of the day
- Morning meeting
- Reading & writing
- Science project
- Art, music or library
Let the test change the idea.
A bridge that bends and a watershed model that floods give students evidence to record, compare and use in a second attempt.
Explain it to someone else.
Writing, diagrams, presentations and conversation help students organize what they know and notice what still needs work.
Art belongs in the timetable
Make space
to make things.
Studio work, music and performance are part of the school week.
Arts at WesthavenA shared beginning
Class meeting or advisory gets the day underway.
Room for a break
Outdoor time and a snack between lessons.
Lunch together
Time to eat, talk and play before the afternoon.
Home or afternoon care
Dismissal by school stage, with optional care until 5:30.
The shared courtyardOne campus, many places to begin
A library to get lost in.
A table to gather around.
Classrooms open toward shared spaces. The library, studios and courtyard bring children from different grades into the same school life.
Walk through the campusBeyond the lesson
A school is made
by the people in it.
Students practice being part of a community in the ordinary moments of the day.
Advisory & class meeting
A regular place to plan the week, talk through group questions and notice who needs a hand.
Clubs & shared interests
Chess, school publication, making and music offer ways to work with a different group of classmates.
A part in school life
Library helpers, event teams and classroom responsibilities make contribution something students can do.
Start a conversation
Tell us the grade you are considering and the practical questions on your mind.
See the school
Walk through classrooms and shared spaces, with time to talk about the day.
Discuss the next step
The admissions team explains the school-managed application process and what it involves.
Planning for a school year
Tuition, with
the details beside it.
See what is included and which costs sit outside the school-year tuition.
Tuition & feesKindergarten–Grade 5
$24,800per school yearGrades 6–8
$27,400per school yearFor the people doing the school run