The 2008- 2009 School Year Begins!
Thank you for considering The Westminster School as you plan for your children's next academic year! We are excited about the possibilities for studying and learning at TWS. .
Please browse around the Website where you will find UPDATED information on class offerings for the 2008-2009 school year, the Academic Calendar, and other important infomation about our school, our instructors, our history, goals and costs
Use the gold "Home", "Curriculum" , "Instructors", "Registration", and "Class Schedule" buttons at the top of the page to move around the site and get to know us! Be sure to check back every week or so to make sure you catch any new classes offered or changes made to the schedule.
GOVERNMENT
The Westminster School is overseen by an elected Board of Directors, the majority of whom must be ordained officers of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Membership in The Westminster School Association is open to anyone who is a communicant member of a Christian Church, who subscribes to the Constitution of The Westminster School, who is approved by the Board of Directors, and who pays the established dues. Membership in the Association is not required for students to attend classes.
CURRICULUM AND COST
The current curriculum includes : Literature of Western Civilization I, Grammar and Composition, Introduction to the Study of Literature and Writing, Latin I, New Testament Greek I, and Biology. Music classes are under consideration. When planning for your 2008-2009 school year, please be sure to check the "Latest News " section on our Home Page for updates, changes, corrections and new class offerings not currently listed!
The School keeps the cost of classes at a reasonable rate seeking to both attract quality instruction and to make it accessible to our families. All fees, with the exception of registration and monitor fees, are paid directly to the instructors, and are paid quarterly.
STUDENTS
The purpose of The Westminster School is to assist parents in preparing wise and godly young men and women who may, if they wish, continue with excellence in Christian and secular colleges. The average SAT scores of The Westminster School students have far exceeded the national average. Students have continued in colleges and universities many of which are highly regarded in the academic community including Covenant College, Gordon College, Grove City College, Hillsdale College, Northwestern University, Oxford University. Rutgers University, The College of New Jersey, and University of Pennsylvania.
WE INVITE YOU
We salute those of you who have chosen to educate your children at home in the “nurture and admonition of the Lord” and in the disciplines of the sciences and humanities. If you are interested in having your child(ren) attend classes at The Westminster School, we invite you to print and mail the registration form. Make registration checks payable to "The Westminster School" and mail them with the form to Cheryl Brubaker, Bellaire Manor 2000 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145
An Open House- Information Session is held every year in May. ( See " Latest News for date and time for 2008 school year ! " .)
We would also invite you to consider joining the Association of The Westminster School. Contact the Board President, Rev. Thomas D. Church, at (856) 931-2436 for information.
BOARD MEMBERS
Rev. Thomas D. Church, President
Mr. Timothy Ferguson, Esq.
Mr. R. Andrew Fletcher III, Vice President/Treasurer
Mrs. R. Andrew Fletcher III
Mr. Cliff Hitchen
Mr. Bruce Robbins, Secretary
Mr. Richard Sezov, Jr.
