The Future of Learning
Boarding Experience
Pillar #2
Enhance the Boarding School Experience For All Students
Webb is more than a high school—it is a vibrant living and learning community where all students experience both the comfort of home and the challenge of discovery. In this environment, guided by dedicated faculty and staff, students learn to balance independence with responsibility, collaborate with and live alongside people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and act with honor and integrity. Our aspiration is that students find joy in learning, in friendships, and in the daily rhythms of campus life, so that their academic work is fueled by balance and well-being. Here, they build the habits of healthy living, develop leadership grounded in service, and grow as thoughtful stewards of our community and the wider world. Reimagining the boarding school experience for today’s era means continuing to elevate the power of in-person connection and ensuring our faculty and staff are supported in creating an inclusive community where all students develop their moral and ethical framework for life.
PRIORITY INITIATIVES NEXT 5 YEARS
List of 8 items.
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Engage
in master planning to conceptualize the boarding school campus of the future and determine how to best utilize the Centennial land purchase -
Design
residential services and staffing to give greater flexibility to boarding students to participate in off-campus activities, from club sports to civic leadership programs -
Complete
remodel of the Les Perry Gymnasium to provide an accessible, modern fitness center for all students -
Transform
existing residences to pilot innovative dorm programs and build 2-3 new faculty homes on Towne Avenue property -
Enhance
residential common spaces and existing faculty housing to benefit all students -
Expand
student food offerings including dorm pantries and community kitchens to celebrate the diverse identities of our community and California’s rich agricultural and cultural heritage -
Preserve
the Vivian Webb School chapel as a core community space -
Develop
sustainability programs to engage all students in on-campus, local, and global sustainability efforts, including developing an energy solution for Webb
Strategic Goals
To advance Webb’s academic excellence and prepare students for a rapidly changing future, we will:
List of 5 items.
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2.1 Elevate our residential program
to address the lived experience and needs of today’s students and create greater connectivity between Webb’s campus and the dynamic world of southern California -
2.2 Invest in residential capacity and community spaces
that nurture growth and wellness, and take advantage of California’s sunshine and natural beauty by maximizing our indoor-outdoor lifestyle -
2.3 Deepen our longstanding commitment to build Webb’s endowment
to support affordability and ensure exceptional students from all backgrounds can pursue a Webb education -
2.4 Enhance and promote an inclusive global learning community
ensuring all students have ownership of their experience and feel at home on our campus -
2.5 Promote service and sustainability on campus and beyond
strengthening community engagement and cultivating a global mindset in all students
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