Admissions FAQ

List of 10 frequently asked questions.

• Q. Where do the students come from?

  Students at WDS come from 15+ surrounding communities, including, but not limited to: Mamaroneck, Scarsdale, New Rochelle, White Plains, Harrison, Yonkers, Riverdale, Mount Vernon, Mount Kisco, Greenwich and Stamford. 

• Q. How do children get to school?

  大多数孩子乘校车上学，但也有一些人拼车.

• Q. What is the hashkafa (ideology) of the school?

  WDS is a Modern Orthodox, co-educational day school.

• Q. Is financial aid available?

  是的，白龙会提供了几个补充项目，以确保所有人都能负担得起白龙会的教育.  Please see the Tuition & Affordability section of our web site.

• Q. Are there opportunities for me to be involved at school?

  在WDS有很多志愿者的机会，我们很幸运有这么多积极和有才华的家长在校园内外贡献他们的时间和精力. 

   

  许多家长选择加入WDS家长会.   To highlight just a few (!) of the activities with which our PTA is involved:

  • we run the WDS Book Fair & School Picture Day, 
  • plan student (and parent) socials, 
  • organize a welcome-back-to-school festival, 
  • 通过全年的早餐和其他甜食来表达我们对老师的感激之情， 
  • 提供项目，以补充学校的变革计划， 
  • design awesome WDS SpiritWear, 
  • and bring acts of chesed to our community.  

   

  我们也有需要家长参与的教育项目, such as class trips, our Israeli Day Parade, 在我们的早期儿童教室和我们的学习看的程序神秘读者.

   

  Learning to Look 是一个由家长主导的艺术欣赏项目，在幼儿园到五年级的学生中，家长向学生介绍各种历史上重要的艺术家和艺术作品.

• Q. What are school hours?

  In the 2022-2023 school year, Grades K-5 begin at 8:15 AM daily; dismissal is at 3:45 PM Monday through Thursday, and Friday at 1:40 PM. Grades 6, 7 and 8 begin at 8:00 AM daily for minyan; dismissal is 3:45 PM Monday through Thursday, and Friday at 1:40 PM. 

   

  Ganon每天上午8:30开始，下午1:00结束，周一至周四3点和4点结束. 我们的tottastic项目为孩子们提供延长时间，周一至周四下午3点. Friday dismissal is at 1:00 PM for all of Ganon.
  
  我们还提供Tots-4的延长日选择，至周一至周四下午3:45和下午1:40(周五).) 
  
  我们的More to Explore Aftercare计划还为所有年级的学生提供周一至周四下午5:15的护理.

• Q. How is the school day organized?

  对于我们最年轻的学生，犹太和通识课程是综合的. 在1-5年级，一天的时间被分割为上午或下午，专门用于一门学科. 每隔一周，一个班上午有犹太研究，下午有通识研究. Middle School classes are departmentalized.

• Q. What if my child needs to be challenged further?

  WDS is committed to differentiated education. 除了老师可能在课堂上布置的替代作业之外, 所有年级都有挑战和机会，以及课外和课外活动.

   

  Our Lunch & Learn! 课程是一个每周一次的丰富课程，旨在为学生提供一个机会，通过有趣和丰富的活动来提高他们的学习和学术技能. 

• Q. What if my child needs additional support?

  威彻斯特走读学校致力于全面了解我们学校的每个孩子，并支持所有学生发挥他们的学术潜力. 我们的课堂老师与我们的学习中心专家合作, 谁得到了WDS学习中心协调员的支持, WDS Psychologist, WDS Social Worker, 和马马罗内克学区的专业人士.  Click here for more information about Student Support at WDS.

• Q. Where do your graduates go to high school?

  WDS的毕业生受到纽约地区所有顶尖高中的追捧，包括, but not limited to, Ramaz, SAR, Westchester Hebrew High School, Leffel, Frisch, MTA, Ma'ayanot and Central.