"Westminster School seeks curious and engaged students who want to grow and learn in a challenging and supportive environment. Students who are motivated to become their best selves both in and out of the classroom, taking advantage of the myriad of opportunities Westminster has to offer."
“At Westminster, we aspire to an extraordinarily ambitious commitment to secondary education, a commitment to nurture the participation of our diverse school community across our entire program — from academics, to studios and labs, gyms, fields and rink, and service to our Hartford community partners. Westminster students are inspired by opportunities to make a difference in all their endeavors.”
"Through gritty trial and error, Westminster students grow into independent learners who are curious, critical thinkers. With the support of faculty, students gain the skills to understand the world around them and enrich their communities at school and beyond."
"The visual and performing arts program at Westminster weaves the community together and nurtures the spirit of the Westminster campus. The arts at Westminster inspire students of all levels of experience from the very beginner to the advanced artist to practice the freedom of creative self-expression. Professional teachers guide students to work through the creative process from inception to the presentation, building a lifelong respect and appreciation for the arts."
Kerry Kendall Head of Visual and Performing Arts Department
"Athletic success at Westminster is measured not only by wins and losses, but through the bonds created between teammates and coaches, individual and team improvement, and personal growth. When students learn how to be competitors and how to cooperate with one another, they are better prepared to be citizens of the global world."
“Driven by a desire to serve young people and conscious of the opportunities for private schools to support a public purpose, Westminster School’s mission statement concludes with the call ‘to commit to a life of service beyond self.’ Westminster’s Hartford Partnership programs aim to deliver on that mission while making a direct impact on people and programs in Hartford.”
Patrick Owens Executive Director, Horizons at Westminster & Hartford Partnerships
“Involvement will be the key to your success at Westminster School. Get involved with the arts, try a sport you've never played, start your own club, run for student council. You will get out of this experience exactly what you put into it. Do these things early in your life — keep seeking more opportunities for growth.”
“Support for Westminster School provides a way to remember the past, shape the present and steward the future of the school.”
Newell Grant ’99
Director of Advancement
Shannon O’Shaughnessy
Director of Advancement Operations
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Students Recognized in National Merit Scholarship Program
Westminster School Sixth Former Sung Min Cho was named a Semifinalist in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. He is among approximately 16,000 academically talented high school seniors to have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships that will be awarded next spring.
High school juniors entered the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
Sung is a boarding student from Westfield, Mass., who has taken a rigorous course of study and earned high honors during his Westminster career. He is a member of the Prefect Board, co-editor-in-chief of The Westminster News, co-captain of First Boys’ Cross Country, co-president of Global Forum and co-head of Westminster Model U.N. He has also been awarded the Brian Ford Writing Prize, and was a finalist and runner-up overall in the 2021 WALKS Constitutional Essay Contest.
“I want to take a moment to thank the Westminster faculty who have so generously devoted their energies to my education, the men and women who illustrated to me the power of rigorous thinking and the thrill of fearless inquiry,” said Sung.
To advance to the Finalist level of the competition, each Semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application in which they provide additional information about the Semifinalist’s achievements in a variety of areas. National Merit Scholarship winners of 2022 will be announced beginning next April and concluding in July.
In addition, about 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation were recognized for their exceptional academic promise and received a letter of commendation. Among those are Sixth Formers Isaac Mullen, Charles Pappas, Jonah Prentiss and Kellen Seeley.
Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students In keeping with our support for a diverse community, Westminster abides by all applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national and ethnic origin, ancestry and/or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Westminster admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School.