Admission Foreword

Here at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School, the word inclusivity means that you are given the opportunities to simply be yourself.

As the crisp air begins to descend on New Jersey, we’re gearing up for our annual Fall Fair and Homecoming Day a longstanding tradition at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School.

At W+H, students are provided the tools necessary to stimulate rigorous inquiry, in depth research and writing skills so they can express themselves thoughtfully. 

The International Student Program at W+H has recently launched E-Mentoring, an online learning support project that aims at empowering students with their learning.

A school’s culture and curriculum should directly and unwaveringly align with your family’s values. Your child’s teachers should uphold your own approach to discipline and model what it means to be a compassionate and thoughtful adult.

As Helen Keller famously said, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”

The start of each school year is truly special. Whether you are a returning family or new to our community, September is a moment of promise, potential and limitless opportunity.

At Wardlaw + Hartridge, we make a deliberate effort to listen carefully to our international families because we want to make sure they feel accepted, understood, and valued as a coherent and well-integrated part of a larger school community.

“Rigor is not just about giving harder tests, assigning more homework, or providing extra credit for overachievers. Academic rigor is about creating challenging, engaging, and engrossing lessons that encourage each student to think in new ways.” 

One of the key factors admission offices seek in candidates is adaptability. How a student manages the news of a school’s admissions decision is a great, real-life opportunity to practice and demonstrate this resilience and adaptability

Be proud of who you are and share that inner you with the reader. You will be surprised how astute admission committees are and how quickly they can decipher who has done their own application or if it was polished just enough.