We have been at Washington Episcopal for several h...

We have been at Washington Episcopal for several happy years. While WES has many great strengths, to me, the School truly excels at helping students become confident, poised public speakers--an impressive feat for an N to 8 school! During my kids' first year at WES, in Transition (pre-K), they presented five fun facts about a rainforest animal to their teachers and classmates. From there, I have seen my kids and their friends gain experience and confidence as they present in class, perform in plays in front of the whole school, read at Chapel, and numerous other opportunities to read, speak, and perform in front of an audience. This transformative experience was really brought home to me this spring when my kids, ages 8 and 10, were asked to do a Bible reading at a family memorial service. I never occurred to me that they could not do the reading in front of 60 adults, many whom they didn't know. Yet, as I watched an adult speaker grow nervous during the service and my own kids read without a hitch, I realized what a great gift WES has given my children--confident public speaking.