| Welcome from the Director of Admissions |
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Choosing the right school for your child is an important decision. As you embark upon this process, I want to share my perspective. While I am currently the Director of Admissions at WSMS, I am also a former WSMS parent. The first time I walked into WSMS, I instantly felt welcome and had an immediate sense that WSMS would be a warm environment for my son. And I was right. At WSMS, my son (and, later, my daughter) blossomed. One particular aspect of WSMS—the multi-age classrooms—was integral to my children’s development. At first, they had older students in their classrooms to act as role models, and then in successive years, my children became the role models, with younger children looking up to them. This structure encouraged them greatly as leaders, building their poise and confidence. WSMS helped each of my children nurture their own innate and unique talents (for example, my son’s artistic skills flourished, while my daughter’s leadership ability grew by leaps and bounds). WSMS also enhanced the foundation of strong values that my husband and I had initiated with our children. Both children learned respect and empathy for their classmates, their community, and others in the wider world. My son and daughter are thriving in their current schools. WSMS provided them with the essential social and emotional skills as well as academic skills necessary to succeed at the next level. WSMS also made the transition to their new schools easy by educating us on the process and acting as my childrens’ advocate as we visited other schools and went through application procedures. My children were prepared as they entered their new schools, and so was I. WSMS invites all prospective families to visit our school and watch our students and teachers at work. We want to make the application process an educational and enjoyable one for families. We consider all applications with equal care and consideration, all the way up to the application deadline. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can answer any questions that you may have about WSMS.
Suzanne Day
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