Northern Virginia Private School

Admission
- Admission
- Westminster School seeks families who are looking for an outstanding educational program and an all-around experience that will help their child grow in character, confidence, and enthusiasm for learning and for life.
Academics & Specials
- ACADEMICS & SPECIALS
  - Educational Approach
    
    Lower School, Grades K-2
    
    Middle School, Grades 3-5
    
    Upper School, Grades 6-8
- Westminster’s academic program is based on the belief that children between the ages of five and fourteen are naturally dominated by curiosity and enthusiasm for life, and want nothing so much as to understand the world around them, discover how they fit into it, and show what they can do.
About Us
- ABOUT US
- Westminster School is dedicated to providing a superior elementary and middle-school education whose fundamental goals for each child are a disciplined and well-informed mind, strength of character, dedication to learning, generosity of spirit, and joy in the possibilities of life. The school community represents a diverse body of learners who are engaged in a rigorous academic program, enriched by the arts, athletics, and extracurricular activities.
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Preschool
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Curriculum Highlights: Physical Education & Athletics

Students in all grades enjoy 30-40 minutes of physical education daily. In an age-appropriate, skills-building program, students are trained in physical fitness and conditioning, movement/dance, manipulative skills, and game skills. Beginning in 5th grade, student teams participate in league competition in soccer, cross-country, basketball, softball, and track and field. INNER QUEST: Twice a year, students in grades 5-8 attend Inner Quest, a program of outdoor challenges designed to foster courage, teamwork, problem solving, and self-confidence. For 7th and 8th grade students, the program includes overnight camping and outdoor challenges at a mountain camp site.