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19 PAYSON AVENUE
EASTHAMPTON, MA 01027
413.529.3241
www.williston.com
OUR MISSION
THE WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL INSPIRES STUDENTS TO LIVE WITH PURPOSE, PASSION, AND INTEGRITY.
THE WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL VALUES:
+ ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
+ COLLABORATION
+ COMMUNITY
+ INDIVIDUALITY
+ LEADERSHIP
COLLABORATION
WE CONTEND THAT THERE IS NO GREATER, MORE PROFOUND
CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS AND PEOPLE
THAN COLLABORATION. NO MATTER THE TRAJECTORY OF
ONE’S EDUCATION OR THE PATH OF ONE’S LIFE, IT IS THROUGH
COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS THAT POTENTIAL IS FULFILLED,
IDEAS ARE REALIZED, AND PASSIONS ARE DISCOVERED.
EDUCATION IS MORE THAN LEARNING: IT’S A FOUNDATION
FOR LIFE-LONG COLLABORATION.
THEY ARE MORE THAN STUDENTS
THEY WILL GROW INTO THOUGHT LEADERS AND WORLD CHANGERS.
We are the sum of our experiences,
shaped by the interactions we have with
others. Through our teachers, mentors,
and peers we discover ourselves more
fully. For students, the path to success
and individuality is forged by will and
collaboration. It is our job as educators to
surround our students with opportunities
and challenges, and encourage them to
find it within themselves to embrace the
opportunities collaboration can create
and find a path all their own.
At Williston, we are focused on
collaboration as a means of engaging
students with the community that
surrounds them and the world that is
available to them. Ideas whirl through
the hallways, opinions are challenged
in and outside of the classroom, and
the surrounding world is brought in.
The educational experience here
is about using engagement to hone
the individual.
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Consider this: if a single faculty member
can inspire a student, or a single
friend can offer the support needed to
overcome doubt, or a single opportunity
can help define the path that a young
adult will take, imagine what happens
when an entire faculty, community, and
culture is singularly focused on working
together to infuse a school with ideas
that become identities.
THERE IS + TO BE FOUND EVERYWHERE
IN A BOOK, ON A FIELD, THROUGH THE COURSE OF CONVERSATION.
35+ CLUBS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
TEACHERS OFMORE THAN SUBJECTSRegardless of circumstance, subject, or location, a teacher’s
job is to help others better understand themselves, their
surroundings, and how to connect the dots between
seemingly disparate things. At Williston, our faculty are
teachers of not only academic subjects, but also of lessons
about how to solve problems, overcome frustration, and
work together to extract more value and infuse more
innovation into every task. They are mentors and guides,
helping each student find new ways to succeed.
“Collaboration inspires innovative
teaching and deep learning. Collegial
faculty create more effective
learning experiences by sharing ideas,
experiences, and innovations. Similarly,
students working together realize how
much collaboration complements their
individual investigation. As teachers
and students we recognize that
learning history, government,
or economics is not the transmission
and receiving of knowledge but the
creation of understanding through
a conversation with sources and
each other.”
PETER GUNN
“Subjects do not exist in isolation
in the real world. If they are taught
in isolation, students are left to
make connections solely on their
own. Collaboration fundamentally
enhances the dynamics in the
classroom and infuses energy,
curiosity, and excitement.”
NATANIA HUME
PETER GUNN (History Dept.) and NATANIA HUME
(English Dept.) are two of Williston’s faculty members.
Both collaborate with students in the classroom, as
well as through the Williston Scholars Program. The
program is a unique opportunity for students to
study specialized topics within our curriculum in
collaboration with Williston faculty and college
professors. Students also work one-on-one with
their Williston Scholars mentor to develop and
implement an individualized trimester-long project
such as an art exhibit, article for journal publication,
or service project.
SMITH COLLEGENORTHAMPTON
Through the Women and Financial
Independence Peer Outreach
Program, Smith students team-teach
the importance of financial literacy
through workshops on topics like
budgets, loans, and credit cards.
Williston Middle School students
gain huge advantages by practicing
these concepts with their peers, and
implementing these smart financial
foundations in their own lives at a
young age.You can’t go far from campus without bumping into
one of the many colleges surrounding Williston.
These schools are more than possible destinations
for our students; they are an integral part of their
education throughout their years at Williston.
Through the Williston+ program, students have the
opportunity to engage with these schools to enrich
their educational experience and help them find
clarity about what the future holds.
LOCATION, LOCATION, COLLABORATION
WILLISTON
The foundation is here at Williston.
But from here students have access
to five college campuses, each
offering myriad opportunities for
learning, exploration, collaboration,
and discovery. Whether Williston goes
to the colleges or the colleges come
to Williston, the goal is the same:
create collaborative learning
opportunities that have an impact.
SMITH COLLEGENORTHAMPTON
Through the Women and Financial
Independence Peer Outreach
Program, Smith students team-teach
the importance of financial literacy
through workshops on topics like
budgets, loans, and credit cards.
Williston Middle School students
gain huge advantages by practicing
these concepts with their peers, and
implementing these smart financial
foundations in their own lives at a
young age.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE SOUTH HADLEY
Each year, Mount Holyoke hosts Classics
Day, a full-day exploration of the study of
Latin and classical culture. Williston students
apply their Latin skills through vigorous
competition with other high school students
at this all-day event.
AMHERST COLLEGEAMHERST
When it comes to expanding students’
knowledge, we seek out the best men and
women for the job. Professor Ilan Stavans,
the Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin
American and Latino Culture at Amherst
College and the author and editor of many
volumes including The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature and The Poetry of Pablo Neruda, came to Williston
for discussions and Q&A with students
studying Latin American Literature.
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE AMHERST
Cross-registration is about collaboration that facilitates
access. For students wanting to take their studies
to the next level, access to college-level courses is
critical. Through the WIlliston+ program, students like
Becca MacDonald ‘11, who studied Arabic at Hampshire
College her senior year, are able to register for classes
at the Five Colleges.
UNIVERSITY of MASSACHUSETTSAMHERST
Faculty and students benefit from all the + available.
Ben Demerath, a Williston faculty member, went to Ghana as
part of the UMass/This World Music program. As Williston’s
director of music, he infused his experiences in Ghana into our
music program when he returned.
WE’LL FIND YOUR + IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE WORLD.
FRESH IDEAS DAILY
What started as a small middle school
garden project has become one of the
most collaborative and innovative spots on
campus. Whether it’s math, science, art, or
simply gardening, students are engaged with
everything from the planning and the planting,
to the harvesting of veggies for salsa and soup!
A WORLDLY VIEW
An education is only as powerful as the
perspective it offers. After the tsunami in Japan,
Williston students joined together to show their
support by crafting more than 1,000 paper
cranes—each representing an article of clothing
to be donated by the OshKosh B’gosh company
to children in Japan.
HANDS-ON LEARNING
Students in faculty member Jeff Ketcham’s
AP Biology class get out of the classroom
and into a Smith College lab to gain hands-on
experience with three very powerful types of
microscopes. Using kidney cells, students can
see first-hand how the microscopes differ and
how they’re used.
IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE WORLD.WE’LL FIND YOUR + IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE WORLD.
WE’LL FIND YOUR + IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE WORLD.
A WORLDLY VIEW
An education is only as powerful as the
perspective it offers. After the tsunami in Japan,
Williston students joined together to show their
support by crafting more than 1,000 paper
cranes—each representing an article of clothing
to be donated by the OshKosh B’gosh company
to children in Japan.
IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE WORLD.WE’LL FIND YOUR + IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE WORLD.
THE ARTS MATTER
Students who love theater find plenty of it at
Williston. The theater program fosters their
creativity, and exposes them to classic literature
and theater from around the world and through
the ages, like Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of
Being Earnest” and Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream.”
GIVING TO GET
Williston students curated Joint Venture, a
gallery showing of works by artists in the
Riverside Industries arts program. Riverside
Industries is a non-profit serving people with
disabilities. For months, students worked
together with artists to create collaborative
works of art for the exhibit.
READY FOR REALITY
The boarding experience is preparation for life.
Amanda Rappold, physics teacher and French
House dorm head, even started a book club.
Reading The Curse of the Good Girl gave the
girls a positive and motivating perspective on
being a woman in the working world, and a
chance to talk about what’s to come.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE MOMENTS OF INSPIRATION AND CLARITY
That is the fundamental task of education,
but what we do at Williston is different. We’re
working hard—with students, faculty, and the
community—to capture those moments and
use them to guide students towards a learning
experience they are passionate about. There
is a life awaiting every student who walks our
halls, as well as a path that will take them there.
For some it leads to the arts, for others it will
be mathematics or science. The rigor of our
academic program ensures a solid educational
foundation, but the transformative power of
Williston is realized through our methodology.
The combination of the two ensures that
students can succeed in becoming whomever—
or whatever—they want to be.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR COLLABORATORS, EXPLORERS,
AND THINKERS.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR ATHLETES, SPEAKERS, AND POETS.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR FRIENDS, TEAMMATES, AND LAB PARTNERS.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN PUSH US.
AND IN RETURN, WE WILL HELP YOU FIND YOUR +
THE ONLY QUESTION LEFT TO ANSWER IS THIS:
WHO ARE YOU+?There’s no better way to see for yourself the experiences available
at Williston than to visit us. We invite you to come to campus, meet
the people, and see the way collaboration is shaping the community.
To set up an appointment, please contact the Admission Office
at 413.529.3241 or email us at [email protected].
For more information, you can also visit us online at williston.com.
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19 PAYSON AVENUE
EASTHAMPTON, MA 01027
413.529.3241
www.williston.com
OUR MISSION
THE WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL INSPIRES STUDENTS TO LIVE WITH PURPOSE, PASSION, AND INTEGRITY.
THE WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL VALUES:
+ ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
+ COLLABORATION
+ COMMUNITY
+ INDIVIDUALITY
+ LEADERSHIP
19 PAYSON AVENUE
EASTHAMPTON, MA 01027
413.529.3241
www.williston.com
OUR MISSION
THE WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL INSPIRES STUDENTS TO LIVE WITH PURPOSE, PASSION, AND INTEGRITY.
THE WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL VALUES:
+ ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
+ COLLABORATION
+ COMMUNITY
+ INDIVIDUALITY
+ LEADERSHIP