Mission & Values

The Westside Mission Statement

Westside School prepares students for the world by challenging them to achieve academic success and by connecting their human spirit and imagination to learning.

Westside Values

High Academic Standards

Our integrated curriculum and small class size challenge each student to succeed at his or her highest level. Our academic program focuses on the core subjects and is enhanced by instruction in foreign languages, music, art, physical education and technology.

Joyful Learning

Our students are engaged and encouraged by our faculty to use all their unique abilities to succeed academically, think critically and be creative, excited learners.

A Caring Community

Our community of students, teachers, staff and parents is empathetic, cooperative and collaborative. We treat one another with honesty, respect and a generosity of spirit. We teach students to be responsible members of the community.

A Global Community

Our community embraces and promotes understanding of all kinds of differences: ethnicity, culture, religion, and socio-economics.