News & Events

12/09/2020

12 Nights of Christmas

Beginning Sunday, December 13, at 7 p.m., check here daily to see the latest release in WES’s 12 Nights of Christmas holiday concert series. The Seventh Night of Christmas The Sixth Night of Christmas   The Fifth Night of Christmas was our holiday singalong! The Fourth Night of Christmas The Third Night of Christmas The […]

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12/09/2020

Nominations for the Board of Trustees for 2021-2022

As is our custom, the WES Board of Trustees annually solicits nominations from the entire WES community for candidates who can add significant value to the strategic initiatives of the school. Candidates can be from both inside and outside of our immediate WES community. All nominations will be presented to the Board’s Trustees Committee. Those […]

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11/19/2020

Grateful for the WES Community

This Thanksgiving will certainly be different than previous years. This will be the first that Sandy, the boys, and I will be by ourselves. Another difference is that we will not be eating turkey. We took an idea from Early Childhood Counselor Debbie Weinberger and decided to give everyone in the family a choice of […]

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11/17/2020

Submit Your Work to WES’s Holiday Music Series

WES Dragons, you’re invited to the….. The 12 Nights of Christmas  Family Concert Series at WES The 12 Nights of Christmas is a community-wide event to celebrate the music of the holidays. Starting the first week of December, we will share featured music performances by our students, families, and faculty each night as we approach […]

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11/11/2020

Supporting Our Children Through Difficult Feelings

Our Dragons are back in school, which feels familiar, but things are also very different. Constant changes over the last nine months have created uncertainty and anxiety in both children and adults. As parents, we are the “Front Line” workers (often with no backup) who support our children when they experience challenges, and I know […]

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11/05/2020

Helping WES Graduates Become Kind, Confident, and Prepared

I began today with a small and physically distanced outdoor information session for prospective families. One of our Grade 8 students attended the first part to share her experiences as a WES student and to answer questions. She was poised, eloquent, and engaging. As I watched her speak, I thought about how she embodied our […]

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