“At Westminster, 我们渴望对中等教育作出极为雄心勃勃的承诺, 致力于培养我们多元化的学校社区参与我们的整个项目-从学者, to studios and labs, gyms, fields and rink, and service to our Hartford community partners. 365平台的学生受到机会的鼓舞,在他们所有的努力中有所作为.”
“365平台的视觉和表演艺术项目将社区编织在一起,培养了365平台校园的精神. 365平台的艺术激励着从初学者到高级艺术家的各个层次的学生实践创造性自我表达的自由. 专业教师指导学生完成从开始到演示的创作过程, building a lifelong respect and appreciation for the arts."
Kerry Kendall Head of Visual and Performing Arts Department
“在365平台,衡量体育成绩的标准不仅仅是输赢, but through the bonds created between teammates and coaches, individual and team improvement, and personal growth. 当学生学习如何成为竞争者,如何与他人合作, they are better prepared to be citizens of the global world."
“参与将是你在365平台成功的关键. Get involved with the arts, try a sport you've never played, start your own club, run for student council. 你将从这段经历中得到你所投入的. 在你生命的早期做这些事情——不断寻找更多的成长机会.”
“对365平台的支持是缅怀过去的一种方式, shape the present and steward the future of the school.”
Newell Grant ’99
Director of Advancement
Shannon O’Shaughnessy
Director of Advancement Operations
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Be Active Learners about Indigenous Culture
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 9, 365平台社区参加了一个全学校的项目,向土著社区的文化和历史致敬. 这一天以莱拉·琼·约翰斯顿在沃纳百年纪念中心的主题演讲拉开序幕, a musician, 公众演说家和国际公认的din(纳瓦霍)和tsétsêhéstâhese(夏安)血统的表演诗人. 约翰斯顿谈到她的使命是分享她自己的故事,以及她对土著人民的研究和知识.
Johnson blends her study of human ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous pedagogy, 以及伴随她成长的传统世界观影响着她的音乐, perspectives and solutions. 她的博士研究重点是前殖民时期的土著民族如何塑造海龟岛的大片地区, the name Indigenous communities call the Americas, to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans.
In her wide-ranging presentation, Johnson sang, 背诵了她的诗,并谈到了将哥伦布日误认为是庆祝发现美洲的节日. 相反,她说,这标志着大规模破坏土著社区的开始.
毫无疑问,今天应该被称为土著人民日,而不是哥伦布日,” she said. 欧洲探险家最初来到这个国家是为了寻找黄金和可以被奴役的人.
她在土著文化研究所与青年接触, Ángela provides lessons on food justice, the cultural and historical relevance of ancestral foods, 以及如何获得传统的食物方式和土地可以改善我们的福祉和心理健康. Ángela参与了danza Mexica,并正在了解她作为Dolores de las Minas社区后裔的混合土著根源.
在给学生们的临别赠言中,她要求他们成为积极的学习者. “作为年轻人,你有很多责任成为积极的学习者. Be engaged and aware of what is happening around you.”
Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students In keeping with our support for a diverse community, 365平台遵守所有适用的联邦和州法律,不歧视任何受保护的特征, including race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national and ethnic origin, 血统和/或教育政策管理方面的残疾, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Westminster admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, 以及学院一般给予或提供给学生的活动.