Welcome

Welcome to Westover! Mine will not be the only voice you hear saying these words, as you swing open our big front door and feel the tug of an incredibly warm and inspiring community. Westover is a remarkable place for young women to stretch their minds and strengthen their bodies, to expand their creativity and explore entirely new worlds, to find a solid sense of self and decide where they want to go next.

Westover is something rare and unexpected: a rigorous school with a very big heart and soul. We are a community of learners of every age who think passionately about big ideas, care intensely about each other, and weigh seriously our responsibility to the wider world. At Westover, you will encounter girls from every background you can imagine and find you have profound things in common. You will make close friends who will continually surprise you with the freshness and confidence of their ideas. And your friendships will include faculty members who will prepare you superbly for college-and who teach classes so fascinating, you might think you're already there.

In more than 30 years at Westover, I've played many roles: teacher, administrator, and head. But it was as the mother of two very different Westover girls that I saw first-hand the power this school has to work with each girl as an individual and to celebrate her strengths. Our students are a deeply committed group. They are serious scholars, gifted musicians and artists, talented athletes. It is not nerdy to be accomplished and committed here; it is the sign of a leader. This is a school that does not put kids in boxes; it is a school that encourages trying new things, a school that celebrates excellence.

Come visit if you can, and experience for yourself the combination of independence and community that is uniquely Westover.

Ann Pollina
Head of School