To meet the needs of the whole child and develop their full and unique potential
To communicate our institutional identity and practices to both internal and external stakeholders
To more effectively recruit and retain mission appropriate families and highly qualified faculty/staff
To provide a consistent, cohesive and challenging educational program
To affirm that creative expression is essential to whole child education
To ensure the Westerly community acts as ambassadors for the unique mission of our school
Action Steps:
Explore and implement best practices for inquiry-based learning and whole child education
Communicate frequently and intentionally how Westerly School lives its mission, core values and educational philosophy
Connect all initiatives, events, and programs to Westerly’s mission and core values
Progress as of June 2022:
Have completed year-long professional development with faculty surrounding best practices for Inclusion and Belonging Self-Reflection and Practices in Teaching & Learning
Have continued to connect and communicate all practices during COVID to mission and core values. Specifically: maintaining campus access throughout COVID beginning in 7/20, maintaining ALL co-curricular programming and increasing SEL programming
Formalizing Student & Family Ambassador programs to communicate Westerly’s mission and programs to prospective families and the community
