What does learning look like at Webb School?

Curiosity. Engagement with ideas. The excitement of discovery. The possibilities a team can create. The academic experience at Webb School invites students not just to absorb knowledge, but to create it. Learning looks like this because of our intentional and comprehensive curricular scope and sequence.

Our students are able to go farther and go further because our curriculum takes them there. We pride ourselves on being able to provide a tailored experience for our students, because we recognize that they are each extraordinary, and our curriculum needs to support their learning styles, their passions and their futures.

Our Pre-K through 12th grade curriculum has been carefully aligned to ensure that all students attain the highest level of scholarship, intellectual growth and development. We provide an academic program that offers exceptional depth and breadth, giving students both a solid ground in the fundamentals and the flexibility to pursue varied and enriching electives.

As we reimagine what a Pre-K through 12th grade curriculum should look like, we look at the skills and talents that we want our graduates to be equipped with as they enter college, career and life. That is why you will find innovative aspects to our curriculum such as our Creative Genius Initiative in the Lower School that promotes early research skills on topics that our students are passionate about. That is why you will find elements of engineering, robotics and design thinking in our Middle School courses. That is why we go beyond Advanced Placement courses in the Upper School and offer students opportunities to become Research Fellows through our research initiative or to explore the power of an entrepreneurial mindset via our Entrepreneurship Program.

At Webb, we want every student to imagine all that they can possibly be, and our mission is to afford them every opportunity and experience to help get them there. Our academic program empowers students to put the extra in extraordinary; to go farther and further than they ever imagined.

Michael McBrien President, Webb School of Knoxville

Our Pre-K through 12th grade curriculum has been carefully aligned to ensure that all students attain the highest level of scholarship, intellectual growth and development. We provide an academic program that offers exceptional depth and breadth, giving students both a solid ground in the fundamentals and the flexibility to pursue varied and enriching electives.

Our Mission

The mission of Webb School is to inspire and nurture the full potential of each individual and to prepare our students to serve as leaders of character in tomorrow’s world.

Our mission is supported and achieved by our key values: n The pursuit of academic excellence n A strong sense of honor and personal integrity n The development of critical, creative, and socially conscious thinking n A culture for interacting with others in a respectful and productive manner in a vibrant, caring community

Our Philosophy

Webb School of Knoxville prepares students intellectually, emotionally, and ethically to thrive in a collegiate setting and beyond with the lifelong purpose of active participation in global citizenship.

To achieve this goal, faculty at Webb School are singularly focused on one thing – your child. They bring their passions into the classroom and develop deep, caring relationships that inspire a true love of learning.

Our teachers pay close attention to the social, emotional, and academic needs of each individual. Put simply, a good school knows your child by name; a great school knows your child by heart.

PUT SIMPLY, A GOOD SCHOOL KNOWS YOUR CHILD BY NAME; A GREAT SCHOOL KNOWS YOUR CHILD BY HEART.

Webb School of Knoxville is the only private, independent Pre-K-12 school within a 100-mile radius of Knox County. Our college preparatory curriculum readies students for challenges both in and out of the classroom. In addition, athletics, service learning, arts, clubs and organizations, and international study programs enrich the experience.