By Eden ’25
One of the most helpful parts of the Harvard-Westlake admissions process is taking a tour of the campus because it gives you an idea of what daily life at Harvard-Westlake looks like and it shows applicants what their future second home may look like. Unfortunately, because of the coronavirus or other reasons, some families are unable to visit our beautiful campus so this is a summary of that experience.
What first catches your eye when you enter the campus is the beautiful Munger Library full of hundreds of books eager to support every student’s thirst for knowledge. The library has books for recreational reading, informative historical texts, the textbooks required in your various classes, magazines, and even computers to get the maximum amount of information possible. It is also built to accommodate every students studying needs with its silent study room where no talking is allowed so students can completely focus, the reference room filled with books for students to use as they study, and group study rooms as well as tables all over the library for students to work together during free periods to study or get homework done.
Once you walk down the stairs, to your right is the Seaver Science Center. The Seaver Science Center is a hallway under the library full of science classrooms. The classrooms are split in half into half with a board and desks and the other half is a lab area to perform experiments so the learning is as immersive and hands-on as possible. Once you exit the Seaver Science Center, you immediately see the absolutely gorgeous Saperstein Theater. The Saperstein Theater can seat the entire middle school and is used for class meetings, assemblies, and various performing arts showcases. The theater is a critical part of the Harvard-Westlake campus because it symbolizes togetherness of the Harvard-Westlake community in a space where they can recognize all students. Under the Saperstein Theater is the Bing Performing Arts Center where there are state of the art dance, choir, and band classrooms where students can explore their performing arts interests and teachers that will help students realize their full potential in these areas. Near the Bing, there is the Hazy Academic Center that has classrooms used for mainly English, language classes, and math classes. These are traditional classrooms with about 10-20 students in each class. Once you walk across the campus, you are able to see the lush senior garden for students to sit in and do homework or enjoy the foliage displayed there. Past the senior garden is Wang, which is a building full of classrooms primarily used for art, history, and language. Finally, near Wang is the Marshall Center which is the gym, locker rooms, weight room, and trainer’s office designed to set each student up for athletic success while still keeping every student healthy and happy.
In conclusion, the Harvard-Westlake Middle School Campus is big, beautiful, and full of modern classrooms and buildings equipped with anything a student may need to get as much as possible out of going to school at Harvard-Westlake.
