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  • New Faculty & Staff 2023-24

    New Faculty & Staff 2023-24

    Welcome to our new faculty and staff!   Scott Bissett:  Scott has joined the Athletics Department where he is the Assistant Director of Athletics and will coach soccer. Scott has a BS from the University of Abertay, Dundee, and earned an MA at Shorter University. Prior to Westtown, he was Read more
  • Westtown School Welcomes Christa Barfield, urban female farmer of FarmerJawn Agriculture

    Westtown School Welcomes Christa Barfield, urban female farmer of FarmerJawn Agriculture

    Westtown School and Christa Barfield, owner and operator of FarmerJawn Agriculture, are proud to announce a new partnership. Effective January 1, 2023, Barfield will lease 123 acres of the school’s campus to create an organic farm with an unconventional model. Westtown School’s 600-acre campus allows students abundant opportunities for learning, Read more
  • Faculty Spotlight: Kelly Yiadom

    Faculty Spotlight: Kelly Yiadom

    Kelly Yiadom is a “big believer in using adages” in her role as Westtown’s Lower and Middle School Director of Equity, Justice and Belonging. “It takes a village not only to raise a child but also to do anything of consequence,” she shares. In Yiadom’s role at Westtown, she is Read more
  • New Faculty & Staff 2022-23

    New Faculty & Staff 2022-23

    On June 12, 2021, the Class of 2021 received their diplomas in the Greenwood and joined our vast, global network of alums. You can see videos of the Commencement ceremony and student speakers, photo galleries, and learn about their college destinations on this page of our website. Take a moment Read more
  • Faculty Spotlight: Brian Blackmore

    Faculty Spotlight: Brian Blackmore

    Students enter the classroom as music plays, a song that relates to the lesson of the day. Then, a ring of the singing bowl calls students to settle for a few moments of silent worship. After clearing their minds and grounding themselves in the moment, a land acknowledgement to honor Read more
  • Faculty Spotlight: Chris Costa

    Faculty Spotlight: Chris Costa

    If you see Chris Costa on campus, she might coast by you on her sticker-covered bike, issuing a warm greeting with a broad smile. If you stop to chat, she’ll tell you she’s on her way to lead a group of Primary Circle students on an adventure. Where to? you Read more