Above all else, Westover is a diverse community of scholars and a gathering of students and teachers whose shared efforts and goals result in a broad and deep education. Teachers meet regularly with students in what we call 'conferences', one-on-one sessions in which ideas are exchanged, concepts clarified, questions pondered, and student-teacher relationships created, extended, and energized. Through the instruction and the example of their teachers and, more importantly, of one another, students learn how to reason, how to ask meaningful questions, how to make good decisions, and ultimately how to take responsibility for their own ongoing education. Living and learning together in such close proximity, students come naturally to share, to support, and to celebrate one another.

The Main Building, organized around a central, garden-like quadrangle, is the single greatest influence on the school's character and ethos. Housing most of the classrooms and administrative offices, the Chapel, the Dining Hall, and all of the dormitory spaces, the Main Building and its unique architecture foster and shape a close and unified community. Red Hall, for example, is large enough to seat the entire school on its soft crimson carpet during Morning Assembly and is often used as a rehearsal or performance space and a venue for special presentations. Yet its lamp lit tables are also a favorite spot for study or for meeting with teachers and tutors. The Chapel's superb acoustics make a perfect space for rehearsing the seventy voice Glee Club, but also an intimate practice space for a single violinist. During the weekly chapel service on Thursday morning, the same space comfortably holds the entire school community.

Satellite buildings augment the quality and scope of already existent programs originally housed in the versatile Main Building. Among these are various visual arts spaces housing drawing, painting, and sculpture classes, the Whittaker Library and Science Building, the Fuller Athletic Center, which houses a full length basketball court, two volleyball courts, multi-level indoor climbing wall, fitness center, four international squash courts, and a multi-purpose room for yoga, aerobics, and the newly completed Louise Bulkley Dillingham Performing Arts Center. All of these facilities, old and new, mirror and support the school's philosophy. These structures inspire pride, ambition, independence, and excellence.

Westover's athletic program provides unique opportunities regardless of previous experience. Westover offers a wide variety of sports ranging in levels of competition from highly competitive varsity teams to non-competitive individual endeavors such as rock climbing. These varied offerings allow for the development of athletic abilities and social skills while fostering a healthful way of life."
-Tiz Mulligan, Athletic Director

Westover is a member of the New England Prep School League and the Western New England Prep School Athletic Association (WNEPSAA). Some of the schools from WNEPSAA that we play are Gunnery, Kingswood-Oxford, Kent, Miss Hall's, Miss Porter's, Taft and Westminster.

Westover also participates in the Connecticut Independent School Athletic Conference (CISAC) in, soccer, field hockey, basketball, lacrosse, softball and tennis. Some of the CISAC schools include: Chase Collegiate, Ethel Walke'sr, Hamden Hall and Williams.

The Brass City Ballet Company and Westover School offer a joint program to girls in grades 9-12. This program offers talented dancers the opportunity to study dance at one of the area's leading dance schools. Spaces in this program are offered on a competitive basis to qualified dancers. A Brass City Ballet Preliminary Application must be submitted by February 1, and students will be asked to audition in the fall of their entry year. Scholarships are subject to availability. Students who are not chosen as scholarship recipients, but are deemed qualified, may elect to participate in classes with Brass City Ballet for an additional fee. The Middlebury based Brass City Ballet runs its preparatory division program at least once a week from September through May. The program includes master classes, technique classes, and the opportunity to perform with the Brass City Ballet.

Exchange Programs
Westover offers its students several unique exchange programs, all with girls schools in several other countries. Here is a list of the programs offered.

• St.Mary's Anglican Girls' School, Australia
• Truro School for Girls, England
• Gap Year, Australia
• Ahliyyah School, Jordan
• St. Cyprian's, South Africa
• LycČe EuropČen, Villers Cotterets, France
• Colegio Bienaventurada Virgen Maria Irlandesas de Bami, Spain

The Precollege Division of the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and Westover School offer a joint program to girls in grades 9 - 12.

This program offers talented musicians and vocalists the opportunity to study music at one of the country's leading music schools. Scholarships are offered on a competitive basis to qualified students to cover the full cost of tuition at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division and transportation between the two schools for the Saturday program in Manhattan. The Program runs thirty Saturdays from October through May. On each Saturday, the program includes private instrumental or voice lessons, music theory and ear training classes, and the opportunity to play in an orchestra or ensemble. The Manhattan School of Music is located in the Morningside Heights area of Manhattan, adjacent to Columbia University and Barnard College.

Westover is dedicated to the advancement of young women in the areas of math, science, and computer science. Westover 9th and 10th graders with good ability and strong interest in math and science may be invited, by agreement of the math and science departments, to participate in the WISE program. An application does not guarantee admission to the WISE program, but rather is an expression of serious interest in the WISE program. This advanced math and science program offers coursework above and beyond regular diploma requirements. WISE classes meet two afternoons a week and Saturday mornings. Work outside of class is expected. Students in good standing in the WISE program and in their regular Westover diploma courses are looked upon favorably for admission to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Financial Data 2008-2009
TUITION 2007-2008
Boarding: $39,900
Day: $28,000

Two-thirds of the actual cost of educating a student comes from tuition; the rest comes from gifts and endowment earnings.

Operating budget: $10,600,000. Endowment market value as of June 30, 2007: $42,000,000. Endowment per student: $211,055

Total gift support, including Annual Fund (for 2007-2008): $5,756,140. Total gifts from alumnae: $5,162,230. Alumnae participation in Annual Fund: 46%