By midmorning, Ryan Black is already thinking about the creek. East Chester Creek runs through the Westtown campus, past the tennis courts and into places many students have never considered part of school. Black knows those edges well: the marsh, the woods around the lake, the streambanks, the stretches of Read more
Welcome, new faculty and staff! Learn more about our the newest additions to our community! Cheryl Amaya - Cheryl is rejoining the Lower School faculty as a second grade assistant teacher. Cheryl has a BA and MA from University of Northern Colorado. She has worked at Westtown since 2023 as Read more
As adults we can all remember times when we were sick or distracted or had a personal problem which hindered our ability to be engaged, to perform our best at work, or interact well with others. The same is true for children, of course, and many variables can impact learning. Read more
On May 26, we hosted the 3rd annual Westtown School Chapter of the National Chinese Honor Society induction ceremony and reception. The National Chinese Honor Society was established in November 1993, with the objective to acknowledge the superior achievement of secondary school students studying Chinese as a second language. It Read more
Westtown School was well represented at the Growing Greener Summit for teachers and administrators on Earth Day at Tower Hill School. Organized by ADVIS, PAISBOA, and PAIS, the Growing Greener Summit had over 180 participants. Westtown’s Science Teacher Dana Jensen and Mary Ann Boyer of Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants presented Read more
Celebrate Earth Month with us! Enjoy this calendar with environmentally focused activities for you and your family. A few small changes in your everyday life can have a positive impact on our planet. Read more
Our girls and boys varsity basketball teams are the 2022 PAISAA State and Friends School League (FSL) Basketball Champions! The boys’ team won their 8th consecutive title and have won 9 out of the last 10 FSL championships. The girls’ team won their 4th FSL title (1996, 1997, 2020, 2022). Read more
As part of the Farm & Forest curriculum, first-graders have been engaged in their tracking unit. They’re learning about animal behaviors and to read the land. Snow or not, first-graders go with Teacher Chris Costa to the lake every Friday to observe seasonal differences in the landscape, animal signs, and Read more
Natalia Swaitek ’24 and Milo Salvucci ’23 were selected for the PMEA District Orchestra Festival. Jake Richards ’22 was selected for the All National Concert Band Festival as one of the top clarinetists in the country! Otto Hillegas ’24 was accepted to the Drum Corps International Marching Band for the Read more
