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  • New Faculty & Staff 2024-25

    New Faculty & Staff 2024-25

    Welcome to our new faculty and staff!   Jennifer Andres: Jennifer has joined the Lower School faculty teaching Spanish. Jennifer has a BS from State University of New York at Buffalo, and an MS from Lehman College. Prior to Westtown, she was a Spanish Teacher at New York City Department Read more
  • 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
  • 25 Students Inducted into the National Chinese Honor Society

    25 Students Inducted into the National Chinese Honor Society

    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 Teachers Present at the Growing Greener Summit on Earth Day

    Westtown School Teachers Present at the Growing Greener Summit on Earth Day

    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