FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dear Wichita Collegiate School Family, Welcome to our Summer 2021 Connection Magazine. In the following pages, you will have the opportunity to read about our amazing 2020-21 school year, as well as learn about some exciting ways we are moving the school forward in the coming years. As a community we rose to the challenge of a global pandemic, and through a lot of hard work by a tremendous team, we have been able to provide our students with as close to a normal year as possible by remaining in person and open all year. Many of the pages you will read in this magazine are devoted to our new set of Strategic Initiatives. These plans will help us strengthen our school in a multitude of ways and ensure that we deliver on our vision of inspiring students to lead lives of impact.
Throughout the past year, the strength and resilience of the Collegiate community has inspired all of us. On the pages that follow are but a few examples of all that is unfolding on our campus as we fulfill our mission and in doing so prepare our students in a way that is unparalleled in our region. Looking to next year, our long legacy of academic excellence will be further enhanced by new additional support for learning. We will implement a new program developed to positively impact the health and wellbeing of all in our care. We will find new ways to provide outreach and service to our community, and we will look for new ways to “tell our story” effectively to the community at large. Finally, we will also investigate how we can improve and update our campus facilities to ensure that we are most effectively supporting our students It’s an exciting time for Collegiate and one that we will all enjoy together. When we decided on the theme of “Spartans Thrive Together” for this year, we did not know how true that statement would become. It has been an extraordinary year, and thank you to everyone who helped the community make it so for our students. Sincerely,
Nathan Washer Head of School
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