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[quote=Anonymous]My child has 18 students in her grade. The students are close and she has an excellent friend group. Some classes are smaller, but the students play on sports teams together and do elective/ some filed trips / forum together so it can feel bigger than your own class. Both my children looked at SSFS when they were rising up from G8 at WWS, as it seems similar in philosophy. After visiting they decided to stay at WWS for high school, but they did also like SSFS. WWS would be a good school to consider.

The students I know who graduated from WWS high school have done very well in college and graduate school. They are at NYU in International Studies, traveling the world and mastering languages. They studied STEM at U Michigan. Another is going to Northwestern to get a Phd in biology. Another HS graduate went to UCLA and is now getting their masters in architecture at USC. Another WWS graduate will graduate from their competitive liberal arts school with honors, and recently won a department award for best research/ work. I don't follow everyone but I hear a wide variety  of success stories coming out of the small WWS HS. Recently I know students have been accepted to Duke, UC Berkely, Notre Dame, Naval Academy and many of course into U of Maryland (which I hear many good students form area good Mont County schools are not always getting into.)

Some in the on-line community (like you see  at Next Door etc ) might go on-line to vent or share bad news/ anger. I am surprised to see all the fairy + negative comments about WWS. They don't teach the HS about fairies, but it is true that they tell the students a lot of stories and fairytales when younger and also encourage a love of nature. Hiding a gnome in the garden is like an Easter Egg hunt millions of families do without being attacked on-line. It is true that the philosophy of WWS tries to develop the whole person, and all students play instruments when younger and all students will create art and sing in all grades. I would consider it a peace school, as it creates well rounded students who can paint, sing, dance, play basketball, work out issues with classmates (as they know each other so well!) , and generally think deeply. The background philosophy, from my parent perspective,  is to help develop well rounded peaceful people who will be critical thinkers. The school might encourage a breathing out sometimes, so to speak, with art or poetry or  trip to a farm. That might not be what you want for your child but we appreciated that part of the educational experience.

We also appreciated the class trips the HS grades take each year. These are for a week in the Spring and can be to work on places like a farm. No phones are allowed and it is a time to unplug and be present with your classmates, and in nature.

Is WWS perfect? No, as no place is. Some teachers we really admired have retired or moved out of the area, but the school is working on growing the HS and adding new classes etc. to meet the requests of the community. The new faculty chair seems very involved and very good. Definitely check it out! [/quote]

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