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Westover School

Middlebury, Connecticut, USA
All Girls, No Religious Affiliation

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Westover empowers young women to lead lives of consequence. Each day, we live our core values of community, strength of character, passion for learning, and women's empowerment. We are a school where girls are comfortable taking risks, where they don't worry about looking silly, and where they feel completely free to be themselves.

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1237 Whittemore Road
Middlebury, Connecticut, USA 06762

(203) 758-2423

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Director of Admissions: David Tuttle
Admissions Phone:(203) 577-4502
Email: [email protected] Website:
www.westoverschool.org


  • Application Deadline: January 15
  • Application Fee: $50
  • International Application Fee: $100
  • Accepts SSAT Standard Application Online (SAO): Yes
  • Accepts Gateway to Prep Schools Application: No
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  • Founded: 1909
  • Campus Size: 145 acres
  • Grades Offered: 9th-12th
  • Accredited by: NEASC
Student Body
Boarding
Grades 9th-12th
Day
Grades 9th-12th
Total
Girls     116 69 185
Boys     0 0 0
Total     116 69 185

Tuition and Financial Aid
  • 7-Day Boarding: $59,900
  • 5-Day Boarding: N/A
  • Day Tuition Fee: $43,100
  • Payment Plans: Offered
  • Need-Based Aid: Offered
  • Students Receiving Aid: 50.00%
  • Average Awarded: $0
School Finances
  • Merit Scholarships: Not Offered
  • Students Receiving Merit Scholarships: 0.00%
  • Average Merit Scholarship: $0
  • Current Endowment: $63,000,040
  • Per Student Endowment: $340,541
 

Summary: A Westover School education means embracing intellectual challenge in a close-knit community. It means learning in small classes from inspired teachers who care about you, get to know you as a person, and involve you in your education. It means having the opportunity to explore--to build on your strengths, uncover new ones, discover what you like and where you excel. It means engaging with subjects and people and activities and ideas that help you understand the world in new ways. And it means learning the way girls learn best--in a supportive all-girls environment that has proven its effectiveness in promoting academic achievement.

Department Director: Ben Hildebrand

Average Class Size: 11

Full Time Teachers: 31

Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 69.00%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8:1

Summer Programs Offered: Offered

Academic Schedule: Trimester

Saturday Classes: Some

Number of Advanced Placement Courses Offered: 24

Advanced/Enrichment Programs
  • AP Courses
  • One Schoolhouse - on-line courses
Support Programs
  • College Counseling
  • ESL: Intermediate
  • ESL: Advanced
  • Learning Center
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Study Skills Assistance
  • Subject Tutoring
English:
  • Creative Writing
  • Literature
  • Poetry
History:
  • Classical History
  • European History
  • Medieval History
  • United States History
  • World History
Foreign Languages:
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Latin
Humanities/Social Sciences:
  • Psychology
  • Art History
Sciences:
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Genetics
  • Health
  • Physics
Math:
  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Honors Math
  • Geometry
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry
Computer Studies:
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Web Design
Performing/Visual Arts:
  • 3-D Design
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Ballet
  • Ceramics
  • Choreography
  • Dance
  • Design
  • Directing
  • Drama
  • Drawing
  • Fiber Arts
  • Film and Video
  • Graphic Design
  • Journalism
  • Modern Dance
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Portfolio
  • Printmaking
  • Screenwriting
  • Stagecraft
  • Textiles
Special Programs:
  • Community Service
  • Exchange Programs
  • Independent Study
  • Internships
  • Leadership
  • Theme Year Workshops
Distinctive or New Programs:
  • Women in Science and Engineering
    Invest in Girls
    One Schoolhouse (on-line courses)
    Sonja Osborn Museum Studies Internship
AP Courses Available:
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science A
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Science
  • European History
  • French Language
  • Comparative Government & Politics
  • US Government & Politics
  • Human Geography
  • Latin Literature
  • Music Theory
  • Physics B
  • Physics C
  • Psychology
  • Spanish Language
  • Statistics
  • Studio Art
  • US History
  • World History
  • Chinese Language & Culture
  • Physics 1/Physics 2
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Summary: At 9:00 p.m., when study hall ends, many students head for their dorm parent's apartment where they might find a variety of their favorite freshly made snacks such as quesadillas, warm cookies, or mexican dip. Students might join in a rousing game of Taboo, watch their favorite TV show, or talk about news at Westover and beyond. Some girls also use this time to make phone calls, text or Face-time their family and friends, shower, and get ready for bed. The time between study hall's end and in-room is a bustling time in the dorm. At "in-room" time, dorm parents and proctors begin making rounds saying "goodnights" to each student. Some nights there are corridor meetings where dorm parents and proctors meet with the girls on their corridor to plan dorm activities, talk about improving living conditions, or celebrating a girl's birthday. Working together to live happily in this community is always a priority.

Department Director: Heather Capitanio

Dorm Life

Number of Dorms: 1

No. of Girls Dorms: 1

Dorm Amenities:

  • Laundry Facilities
  • Lounge
  • Wireless Internet
  • Vending Machines
  • Student Center Across from Dorms

Dress Code: Other

Student Life

Summary: On Friday nights, girls can watch television with their dorm parent, take a shuttle to a nearby mall, visit with a teacher who lives on campus, or just hang out with friends. Sometimes there are cultural programs on campus such as a musical performer, an artistic presentation, or another form of entertainment.

On Saturday, after art classes and athletic games, students can attend social events held at Westover or other area schools, including boys' schools and co-ed schools. The social events offered include dances, movie nights, and club or class sponsored activities such as the Senior Carnival and Westover's COLORES Festival.

Faculty and students alike all look forward to Sunday brunch; it is truly a spectacular treat. While most students spend Sundays relaxing, studying and preparing for the school week, there are often day trips to amusement parks and shopping plazas offered.

Facilities

  • Basketball court(s)
  • Fitness Center
  • Technology Center
  • Volleyball court(s)
  • Indoor basketball court(s)
  • Indoor climbing wall
  • Squash Courts
  • Tennis Courts

Clubs and Organizations

  • Amnesty International
  • Animal Rights Club
  • Asian Club
  • Astronomy Club
  • Chess Club
  • Community Service
  • Computer Club
  • Debate Club
  • Diversity Club
  • Dorm Proctors
  • Environmental Club
  • Food Council
  • Foreign Language Clubs
  • International Clubs
  • Jewish Student Org
  • Literary Magazine
  • Model UN
  • Newspaper
  • Outing Club
  • Peer Counseling
  • Peer Tutoring
  • Photography
  • Sexualities Club
  • Student Activities
  • Student Government
  • Student Publications
  • Yearbook
  • Yoga
  • Women's Rights
  • Senate
  • Self-Defense
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Arts Department Director: Bob Havery

Athletics Department Director: Tiz Mulligan

Arts
  • A Cappella Group
  • Art Club
  • Chamber Choir
  • Chamber Ensemble
  • Choral Music
  • Dance
  • Drama Club
  • Glee Club
  • Gospel Choir
  • Guitar Ensemble
  • Improvisation Group
  • String Ensemble
  • Tech Crew
  • Theater
  • The Lantern
  • an art & literary magazine
  • Handbell Ensembles
Interscholastic Sports
  • Basketball
  • Crew
  • Cross-Country Running
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
Recreational Sports
  • Aerobics
  • Camping
  • Canoeing
  • Dance
  • Hiking
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor Education
  • Rock Climbing
 

Summary: The goal of Westover's College Counseling Office is to help all of our girls matriculate at colleges where they will thrive and from which they will emerge prepared to be leaders and agents of change in the world. While students and parents are encouraged to work with the College Office at any time during their years at Westover, we begin the process with several events in the sophomore year. In the junior year we gain intensity as we gather for an eight-week college seminar that is followed by individual meetings. As we continue our journey to find schools that “fit” our students best, we strive to provide individual assistance and to build relationships with students and families.

Department Director: Cornelia "Corky" Beaulieu

College Information

Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 100.00%

Colleges attended in the past 5 years by our graduates:

Boston College 3 graduates
Cornell 3 graduates
Fordham University 4 graduates
George Washington Universtiy 4 graduates
Ithaca College 4 graduates
St. Lawrence 3 graduates
UCONN 4 graduates
University of Michigan 3 graduates
University of Pennsylvania 3 graduates
University of Vermont 5 graduates
Wellesley 3 graduates
William and Mary 3 graduates
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 3 graduates

Middle Percentile of SAT Scores

25th percentile 75th percentile
Critical Reading 660 520
Mathematics 620 610
Writing 690 510

Notable Alumni

Katherine Woodruff Flanning (Class of 1945) Editor of The Christian Science Monitor from 1983-1988 and Editor and Publisher of The Anchorage Daily News from 1971-1983

Deborah Massey (Class of 1968) Member of the LPGA Golf tour from 1977-1995, LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1977, and two time winner of the Women's British Open Golf Tournament

Dena Simmons (Class of 2001) Associate Director of School Initiatives at Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, TED talker, educator, and activist

Ginevra King Pirie (Class of 1917) Chicago socialite who was F. Scott Fitzgerald's inspiration for the character of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby

Sylvia Shaw Judson (Class of 1915) Sculptor, creator of "Bird Girl" (used on the cover of Midnight in the Garden of Evil) and many other works

Eunice Strong Groark (Class of 1956) First female Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1991-1995

Ann Vileisis (Class of 1985) Author of the Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes From and Why We Need to Get It Back and Discovering the Unknown Landscape: A History of America's Wetlands

Amanda Mortimer Burden (Class of 1962) Principal of Urban Planning at Bloomberg Associates and former Director of the New York City Department of City Planning

Katie Hallaran (Class of 2002) Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member at Kinyei, a youth focused social enterprise, comprised of a cafe and a cycling tour, as well as an informal education center, and hub for collaboration across cultures and sectors


 

Summary: "Curious and creative middle school girls find a place to express themselves and develop the skills and tools you need to grow through academics and the arts at Westover's Summer Programs.

Our Summer Programs offers studies in STEM, ESL, visual and performing arts while incorporating recreational, athletic and other creative activities. enriching mind, body and spirit while having summer fun.

Department Director: Emily Diedrich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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