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1. What kind of student most benefits from a school like yours?

Students who will benefit from a small, close-knit community and who want a challenging education and who are not getting the stimulation they need in their current school setting. Students who wa nt teachers who can make challenging classes fun. Students who want teachers who are able to extend their influence beyond the classroom and be meaningful people in their lives.

2. What do you think draws most students to look at and consider your school?

First and foremost they are looking for a small community, for a school with a family-type setting with people who will care about them. They are looking for opportunities in the classroom and in athletics and in the arts. They are also drawn in by our honor code because it helps create a trusting community.

3. What prompts most of their parents to consider your school?

Generally, parents are looking for challenging academics and a trusting community. They want a positive social setting for their child where in loco parentis is taken seriously. They also like the opportunities to pursue athletics and the arts.

4. What percentage of your students receives some sort of financial aid?

35%

5. If I were an intellectually talented student with a strong academic record and my public high school offered an honors program and had a solid college placement track record, why should I still consider attending your school?

A Webb education offers a lot. First and foremost, the boarding community will help their child become more independent and self-reliant - these are essential skills for success in college. Boarding students find that they are able to own their experiences and decisions. A boarding setting helps establish meaningful and long-term relationships with teachers, which will help students get the most out of college. I strongly believe that our boarding environment holds equal value to the classroom when it comes to preparing our students for college.

6. If I were a student of above average academic ability earning mostly B’s in middle school, would I fit in at your school?

Yes, absolutely! The good thing is that students have the ability to take honors courses in areas that they can place into. At Webb, students would have teachers who are accessible for additional help and who are able to help them discover new abilities they didn’t know were there.

7. What mechanisms are in place to ensure the health and welfare of your students, particularly if they are boarding students living away from home?

Certainly there are faculty members who live in our dorms who are taking interest in each child, talking with them, and just going through life with them. From a health standpoint, we have an infirmary on campus staffed by nurses. With respect to life skills, for younger students, especially, we help teach necessary life skills beyond academics. There is a counselor on campus for students who need help with the growing pains of life. When kids need to talk with someone, they have ample opportunities.

8. Are there any aspects of your school that you would assume most people don’t know, but should know, about your school?

There is a long history of academic success highlighted by our list of 10 Rhodes Scholars. The fact that the honor code is not just lip service, it is very much part of the community. In fact, Webb students started the honor code at Princeton. Though Webb is a small school, students gain success in athletics (they recently competed in the State championships in soccer), and there are many opportunities in the arts Students can pursue string ensemble, choir and visual arts. For a small school, we offer a lot of opportunities.

9. In looking back at their experiences at your school, what would most graduates be likely to say were the best parts?

The relationships they have developed with their teachers and the bonds they have developed within the boarding community and the school in general. Students establish very meaningful relationships with their peers.