Student Life

To heighten awareness of and commitment to moral and ethical living, specific activities are a part of the school’s ongoing program and throughout the day. The faculty use Responsive Classroom® techniques and philosophy for classroom management.

Responsive Classroom® reinforces the WES mission to create a supportive and positive community of academically excellent and joyful students. The program recognizes that academic success is best achieved in a socially successful environment. The core values of empathy, respect, and responsibility are emphasized, alongside social skills, self-regulation, and conflict resolution.

Recess serves as a necessary break from the rigors of concentrated learning in the classroom. This free time offers cognitive, social, emotional, and physical benefits that give WES’s students the necessary balance to develop a love for learning. All Early Childhood students have 2-3 daily recesses, a snack, and lunch to refresh and stay energized.

Lunchtime for Early Childhood is generally noon-12:45 p.m. each day. An optional Hot Lunch program is offered by the school with food provided by Vignola Catering. Families may sign up daily for the program, and fees are billed accordingly through Vignola’s website.

The school believes that an important aspect of creating a productive school environment is appropriate dress. Students in Nursery, Pre-K, and Kindergarten have a relaxed dress code, but all clothing should have age-appropriate images and messages.

Beginning in Grade 1, students have a formal dress code which is comprised of Dress Uniform and Daily Wear. Dress uniform is worn on special occasions such as All-School Chapels, school picture day, school performances, certain study trips, etc. The Dress Code changes as students matriculate to Middle School.

Nursery/Pre-K/Kindergarten Dress Code
Children wear play clothes that are neat, comfortable, and easily handled independently. Parents and guardians avoid costumes, overalls, sandals, flip-flops, dressy shoes, party dresses, or fancy clothing that might be damaged or cause tripping, and clothes the child cannot easily handle in the restroom.

Grades 1-5 – Dress Uniform

TOP

• Shirt: White oxford cloth, long or short sleeve
• Blazer or sweater: Navy; v-neck or cardigan long sleeve sweater only

BOTTOM 

• Trousers: Tan twill; belted at the waist if there are belt loops on the pants
• Jumper: WES plaid; hemline to be no shorter than mid-thigh

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DRESS ITEMS

• Tie: WES plaid; girls may opt-out of tie
• Belt: Dark leather
• Socks: Plain white, navy, or black
• Shoes: School appropriate and completely black, brown, navy, or tan

Grades 1-5 – Daily Wear

All dress uniform components may be worn for daily wear.

TOP

• Shirt: Collared polo or turtleneck in white, red, light yellow, or navy knit
• Optional WES sweatshirt

BOTTOM 

• Jumper: WES plaid or navy; hemline to be no shorter than mid-thigh; shorts may be worn under skirts if they do not extend below the hemline
• Skort or Skirt: Tan or navy twill; hemline to be no shorter than mid-thigh; shorts may be worn under skirts if they do not extend below the hemline
• Walking shorts: Tan or navy twill; belted at the waist if there are belt loops
• Trousers: Tan or navy twill or corduroy; belted at the waist if there are belt loops

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DRESS ITEMS

• Belt: dark leather
• Socks or tights: white, navy, or black
• Shoes: any appropriate school shoes
• Optional leggings: black or navy, worn with socks such that no bare leg is showing and may be worn only with jumper or skort.