Description
Westtown School
Westtown School
Features
Westtown School challenges its students to realize their individual gifts while learning and living together in a diverse community. Westtown inspires and prepares its graduates to be stewards and leaders of a better world.
Westtown School wants our graduates to meet every challenge and reward life has to offer with well-earned confidence.Westtown School also wants to prepare them for world-changing lives. Through the course of more than two centuries, Westtown has continued to discover that preparation for a world-changing life requires more than a keen mind alone. It also requires an intelligent heart and the conscience to act.
The Basics
| Setting | 25 miles west of Philadelphia |
| School Type | USA High School |
| Tuition | |
| Housing | Boarding and homestay |
| School Website | http://www.westtown.edu/page.cfm?p=1 |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Nearest City | Philadelphia |
| Year Founded | 1799 |
| Admission Requirement | HK F.3 |
| Academic Calendar | |
| Level Offered | Grade 9-12 |
| Enrollment | Approximately 400 students |
| International Students | 13% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 8:1 |
| Map |
Students Transfer Records
Boston University, Columbia University, Cornell University, George Washington University, New York University, Parsons School of Design, Pennsylvania State University, Rice University, Rutgers University,
University of S. California, SUNY-Albany, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Temple University, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan Ann Arbor etc.
Academic Programs:
Arts, English, History, Language, Math, Science, Athletics/Phys. Ed., Religion
http://www.westtown.edu/our-program/upper-9-12/academics/index.aspx
Campus:
Gymnasium, Field house with 3 basketball courts and indoor track, Wrestling Center, Dance Studio, Fitness Center, 25 meter swimming pool, 13 playing fields, 10 multipurpose, 2 baseball, 1 softball, Outstanding tennis stadium with 14 courts, 14-acre canoeing and ice-skating lake etc.
Students Life:
Premier cross-country course, 27-element ropes course, 24 varsity teams, 57 clubs including Model UN, Outing Club, Film Club, Japanese language Club, Literary Magazine, 11 local social service agencies provide opportunities for community service, Student leadership opportunities including Quaker Leadership Program, Work Program, Student Government and Dormitory Prefects etc.