Most private schools boast strong academic programs, and Westminster is certainly no exception. But what we love about Westminster is its focus on both academic discipline and building connections - between teachers and students, between classmates, between families. If you are looking for a nurturing, protective environment that emphasizes academic structure, Christ-centered compassion and service, and the development of close personal relationships, look no further - Westminster is the place for you.
- Lower School Parents
We believe young children should spend as much time at home as possible in order to internalize family values. The length of the school day for preschool and kindergarten is designed to allow this. Students in grades 1-12, however, have a longer school day in order to cover an expanded curriculum. School hours for each grade level are as follows:
| Preschool 3 | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm T, TH |
| Preschool 4 | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm M, W, F |
| Kindergarten | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm M - F |
| First - Fifth Grade | 8:00 am - 2:20 pm M - F |
| Sixth - Twelfth Grade | 8:00 am - 2:30 pm M - F |
To accommodate the needs of our families, a Lunch Bunch program is offered for students in preschool and kindergarten each day from noon dismissal until 2:20 p.m. Lunch Bunch students participate in enrichment activities such as arts and crafts, music, learning games, and free play.
| August 1 - 4 | Pre-planning |
| August 4 | Upper School Orientation (time TBD) |
| August 4 | Elementary Open House: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| August 5 | Classes Begin |
| August 11 | Lower School Parent Orientation
(6:30 p.m.) |
| September 5 | Labor Day Holiday |
| TBD | Upper School Trip, 7th - 12th (TBD) |
| October 7 | End of 1st Quarter |
| October 13 | Early Dismissal/Conferences |
| October 14 - 17 | Fall Break |
| November 23 – 25 | Thanksgiving Holidays |
| December 16 | End of 2nd Qtr./1st Sem. (Early Dismissal) |
| December 17 – January 1 |
Christmas Holidays |
| January 2 | Teacher Planning Day |
| January 3 | Classes Resume |
| January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday |
| January 19 | State of the School Address (7:00 p.m.) |
| February 17 – 20 | Presidents' Day Holiday |
| March 8 | End of 3rd Quarter |
| March 15 | Early Dismissal/Conferences |
| March 16 | Parent-Teacher Conferences * |
| March 31 - April 8 | Spring Break |
| May 18 | Last Day of School (Early Dismissal) |
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