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West Sound Academy inspires students to embark on a learning journey meant to ignite their curiosity and encourage them to make their own unique impact in the world. The college counselor works closely with learners, caregivers, teachers, and advisors and focuses on supporting students in finding the path that best matches their abilities, interests, and aspirations.
Our International Baccalaureate-based curriculum is designed to empower students to think critically, engage globally, and actively pursue their unique passions in an encouraging educational environment. The self-management, communication, and research skills students develop from middle school through high school prepare them to be successful in whichever path they choose to pursue after graduation. Read more about how the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme prepares students to excel in college and beyond here.
We believe that there are multiple options for a "best fit" next step for our students and our program focuses on helping students take an analytical approach to creating and evaluating a list of potential schools. Students are encouraged to use a tool like CollegeIQ to broadly consider cost and other important factors that will impact their lives at school and after graduation
For information about our school, please see our 2024-2025 WSA School Profile
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WSA Voices
We consistently hear from WSA alumni that they are well-prepared to be successful in their college or university programs. Here’s what some of them say:
“Oh, I definitely felt prepared for college. Especially thanks to the volume and quality of readings we did in English and History class. I can manage my workload in university really well.”
WSA graduate, class of 2021
“I feel especially confident to contribute to discussions in college, thanks to WSA. I got a lot of practice speaking in a scholarly way in discussion-based classes. I struggled with anxiety in high school, but I always felt like we could come to class and discuss our readings, and listen to each other’s perspectives.”
WSA graduate, Class of 2020
“My history class at WSA with the amount of reading, and the textbook outlines were really helpful experiences - to be forced to look at something really quickly and take something from it - for specific tasks and being able to pull out meaningful points from the reading really prepared me for my upper level History major readings in college. I saw my peers struggling to keep up with History readings in the first few years of college.”
WSA graduate, Class of 2019
“One thing that WSA gave me, that I don’t see my peers in college have, is confidence when approaching professors. I hear my peers say “Oh, I couldn’t possibly talk to the professor.” and I don’t have that hesitance. I think it’s thanks to the close relationships with teachers that were fostered at WSA.”
WSA graduate, Class of 2018