Westminster’s spectacular 85,000-square-foot Armour 学术中心 opened in fall 2009 and includes a humanities wing and a math and science wing, surrounding a centrally located glass atrium. 在观赏风景, LEED gold certified building boasts small class sizes that encourage student interaction, state-of-the-art technology, abundant informal meeting spaces, and large windows that capture natural light and breathtaking views of the Farmington Valley.
Armour embodies the four core values of Westminster – community, 字符, balance and involvement – because it provides formal and informal spaces for discussion, 放松和学习, as well as state-of-the-art technology and materials to ensure the highest level of teaching and learning. 在一天中的任何时间, you can find students doing research or working through problem sets in the 科尔库, 聚集在一间自习室, hanging out and eating snacks in the Atrium, or quietly reading next to the fireplace in Gund Room. 装甲提供资源, including a sixteen-seat planetarium, lecture hall and impressive labs, to enable students and faculty to explore science, math and the humanities in brightly-lit spaces specially designed for teaching and learning. Armour brings the community together by encouraging engagement with academics and each other.
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Every classroom in the center offers state-of-the-art educational technology to enhance teaching and learning. Tools such as sophisticated interactive whiteboards, multimedia players and advanced sound systems make it possible for Westminster teachers to bring global information into their classrooms at the touch of a fingertip and to share and save work instantaneously.
While most students bring a laptop computer to school, desktop computers are available for individual work or group instruction in the computer lab and 科尔库. The library also offers a classroom with a full audiovisual package.
科尔库
从青少年收藏, devoted to teen reading and coming-of-age information, to the rigorous research projects that are integrated into the curriculum, Westminster’s 科尔库 serves its students and faculty with focus and flexibility. Carefully selected non-fiction books and online resources, together with our interlibrary loan service, facilitate research and learning.
A diverse selection of titles, ranging from classic to contemporary works, supports reading for pleasure, and frequently refreshed topical displays keep students abreast of current issues and alert them to new and appealing materials. 图书管理员, with campus organizations and the community at large to promote library services and library-sponsored special events. Our three experienced librarians, Mrs. Johri,夫人. 格里菲斯和夫人. 史蒂文斯, 欢迎你的建议, 请求, questions and opportunities to support students in their efforts.
艺术画廊
巴克斯特画廊, adjoining Armstrong Atrium in the Armour 学术中心, showcases the school's permanent collection of paintings, prints and sculpture dating from the late 19th to the early 21st century. The collection includes work created by Westminster alumni, 前教师, and internationally-known artists that was generously donated to the school by Westminster alumni and their families. 每年春天, the gallery is transformed into exhibition space for the annual 校友 Art Exhibit, showcasing the work of several alumni artists.
Students of all levels display their work in a variety of visible spaces on campus, including the intimate Hamilton Art Gallery and the 教堂 Gallery which features several student and faculty exhibits each year.