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 PK3, PK4, 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.

PK3/PK4/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

• White collared button-up only, long- or short-sleeve
• WES tie (required when the student chooses to wear pants)
• Navy blazer (optional for students wearing WES plaid jumper)
• WES plaid jumper
• Tan chino pants 
• Solid black or white sneakers may be worn

Grades 1-5 – Daily Wear

• Polo shirt (white, light blue, navy)
• Tan or navy skirt/skort or tan or navy chino pants/shorts
• WES plaid or navy jumper
• Any WES sweatshirt worn over a polo shirt

This chart may also be helpful.