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Grades
Pre School-4, Ages 2-3
Student Enrollment
68
School Gender
Coed
School Type
Day
Religious Affiliation
Nonsectarian
Is Special Needs?
Yes
Mission
The West Hill School offers pre-school age children a safe and nurturing environment that encourages a life-long celebration of learning. Through our rich and varied curriculum, balanced with play and multisensory academic instruction, the children explore and satisfy their curiosities while developing their cognitive, social/emotional, and physical skills. Children experience and practice the self-regulation skills of careful listening and focus and attention that promote school readiness. Through activities that reinforce the development of empathy and emotion management, children learn to build friendships and successful interpersonal relationships. Children develop a sense of appreciation and respect for our natural world. It is our goal that each child progresses to kindergarten with the tools to achieve a balanced education that promotes self-confidence, joy of discovery, pride in accomplishment, and respect for differences in our school, our community, and our world.
Philosophy and Core Values
At the heart of The West Hill School’s philosophy is our belief that each child is unique. Our mission is to foster and develop each individual child’s ability to connect, learn, and grow as responsible citizens in our school community and the greater world.
Core Values
At The West Hill School, our students:
Connect through:
• fostering awareness of themselves and others in the classroom and in their natural environment
• interacting with and discovering the beauty of nature on our playscape
• understanding themselves in relation to others in our school community and diverse world
Learn through:
• engaging in joyful academic programming to support confidence and future school readiness
• participating in developmentally appropriate play, which fosters and nurtures curiosity and independence in the classroom, discovery room, and on the playscape
• modeling of kindness, compassion, respect, self-regulation in their daily routine
Grow through:
• experiencing developmentally appropriate social-emotional learning, empathy, patience, and responsibility
• participating in various diverse cultural experiences and service-learning projects
• developing opportunities to demonstrate age-appropriate leadership skills for future educational and personal success
Philosophy and Core Values
At the heart of The West Hill School’s philosophy is our belief that each child is unique. Our mission is to foster and develop each individual child’s ability to connect, learn, and grow as responsible citizens in our school community and the greater world.
Core Values
At The West Hill School, our students:
Connect through:
• fostering awareness of themselves and others in the classroom and in their natural environment
• interacting with and discovering the beauty of nature on our playscape
• understanding themselves in relation to others in our school community and diverse world
Learn through:
• engaging in joyful academic programming to support confidence and future school readiness
• participating in developmentally appropriate play, which fosters and nurtures curiosity and independence in the classroom, discovery room, and on the playscape
• modeling of kindness, compassion, respect, self-regulation in their daily routine
Grow through:
• experiencing developmentally appropriate social-emotional learning, empathy, patience, and responsibility
• participating in various diverse cultural experiences and service-learning projects
• developing opportunities to demonstrate age-appropriate leadership skills for future educational and personal success
Accreditation
Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools
Primary Admissions Contact Name
Kim Maloney
Primary Admissions Contact Job Title
Director of Admissions and Communications
Primary Admissions Contact Email Address
kim@thewesthillschool.org
Admissions Events
10/25/2025 and 10?26/2025 Open House