The winter issue of WES Magazine should be hitting mailboxes very soon! Learn more about our alumni-organized social justice protest over the summer, as well as all of the great learning taking place during the fall semester.

I learned a curious fact this week – supposedly I am not as tall as a polar bear. While I am not so sure about the veracity of this statement, I had a wonderful time joining our Pre-K students as they measured the length of the polar bear and took turns comparing their heights against […]

Did you know that the WES community comprises families from at least 34 countries around the world and dozens of states across America? As we continue to welcome the new year and celebrate our community, we want to continue our school’s tradition of celebrating the families and many different cultures, heritages, and backgrounds that make […]

All girls in Grades 6, 7, and 8 are encouraged to participate in an exciting STEM event hosted by Foxcroft, a school for girls in Middleburg, Virginia. This year’s virtual event features two ways for individual girls to participate! Compete for prizes and learn about coding and cybersecurity through their custom trivia game, which opens […]

All Dragons are invited to participate in First Friday February! For this month’s community service project, we will be baking Valentine’s cookies for residents of two local residential care facilities, Sunrise and Seabury’s Friendship Terrace. After the cookies have been delivered, we will join the communities for a special “Meet the Baker” event on Zoom! You […]

Award-winning author Christina Soontornvat, whose works range from fantasy to narrative nonfiction, held three talks with students yesterday as part of our Virtual Book Fair. With Grades 2 and 3, she discussed the writing process and how she develops her ideas.  With Grades 4-8, Christina captivated the students while discussing her latest book,  All Thirteen: […]