ABOUT US - Facts and Figures

Westwood Charter School has a variety of child-centered facilities including:

• 31 classrooms, each with a ratio of one computer to every six students, a printer, and a teaching screen.
• Well-maintained playground for grades 1-5.
• Separate kindergarten play yard.
• Cafeteria with indoor eating area.
• Covered outdoor eating area.
• Auditorium with stage.
• Library - fully staffed by a librarian and parent volunteers.
• 12 landscaped outdoor classrooms and garden education areas.

We are continually updating and improving our facilities.  Find out more.

Average Class Size

• There is an average of 21-23 children per class in Kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3.
• There is an average of 33-35 children per class in grades 4 and 5.

Class Structure

• The teachers, specialists and volunteers provide individualized, small group and whole group instruction.
• “Team-teaching” enriches instruction.
• For some subjects, students are clustered based on their individual needs and interests. All learning clusters are flexible.
• Parent/teacher conferences are held a minimum of two times each year, and upon request.

Ongoing Programs

•     Art Program
•     Council
•     Drama/Dance Program
•     Earthquake Preparedness Program
•     Ecology and Recycling Program
•     G.A.T.E. (Gifted and Talented Education)
•     Great Books Program
•     Homework Co-Op
•     Monthly Awards Assembly
•     Multicultural Fair
•     Music Program
•     Orchestra
•     Physical Education Program
•     School Beautification
•     Service Learning
•     Social Ethics & Values Program
•     Specialized Grade Level Meetings
•     Student Council
•     Technology Program
•     W.A.T.C.H. Tutoring Program (Westwood Adults Teaching Children How)

Childcare – S.T.A.R. Program – Find out more

Parents are welcome to visit Kindergarten classrooms on Wednesday mornings. Other classrooms may also be observed. All visits require a Visitor‘s Pass from the Office.