"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.”
"By the time students prepare to leave Westminster to further their academic experience in college, we hope to have instilled a nascent passion for a number of disciplines."
"Visual and performing artists at Westminster gain an understanding of traditions and methods while gaining confidence, analytical thinking and public presentation skills. Students also learn self-expression, collaboration and leadership while supportive faculty instill a lifelong appreciation of the arts."
David Chrzanowski 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 aware of the obligation of a private school to serve 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 are the outgrowth of that mission with a direct impact on the young people of Hartford."
Kathleen Devaney Executive Director, Hartford Partnerships and Horizons at Westminster
“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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Past Classes
A Selection of Shakespearean Soliloquies. Lawrence Court
Westminster's Historic Campus Architecture and Buildings. Rebeccah Tuscano-Moss The Physics Behind It: A look into the physics behind everyday encounters with a focus on bridges. Susie Bailey
"These Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vain": Winslow Homer's The Veteran in a New Field. Charlie Griffith
Reading New Fiction Together: Anthony Doerr's Cloud Cuckoo Land Michael Cervas
Einstein - A Few Snapshots Through History
Lee Zalinger
Reading New Fiction Together: Rachel Joyce's The Music Shop Michael Cervas
Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling Todd Eckerson
Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov Todd Eckerson
Reading New Fiction Together: Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People Michael Cervas
D. H. Lawrence -- Three Novellas: Three Discussions Lawrence Court
African American Literature: The Harlem Renaissance Lee Huguley
Rebels of Music David Chrzanowski
How Democracies Die in the 21st Century Betsy Heckman
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 program. 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.