Who We Are

Welcome

The West Tisbury School is located in the town of West Tisbury, on the island of Martha's Vineyard, which is off the coast of Cape Cod, in Massachusetts.

The island is roughly 20 by 10 miles in size, comprised of six towns, and two regional school districts. The West Tisbury School is a K-8 curriculum and part of the Up-Island Regional School District, which also includes the Chilmark School. 
Philosophy

The West Tisbury School encourages process and project-based learning experiences.  It also strives to promote a noncompetitive atmosphere where progress is judged on individual effort and achievement.  We inspire and prepare students to become independent, lifelong learners, with a strong sense of personal identity and an appreciation for the greater communities of which they are a part of.

We believe in and value:

• A solid academic foundation for our students

• Learning appreciated for its own sake

• Education that includes basic human values and

the rights and responsibilities associated with them

• A safe and comfortable learning environment where each individual is

respected and treats others with respect

• Independent thinking and cooperative and inclusive learning

• The unique and rural community of Martha’s Vineyard as an integral part of

our learning environment
Mission

The West Tisbury School staff strives to provide a solid academic foundation, to inspire a love of learning for the sake of learning, to foster an understanding of basic human values with a working knowledge of the rights and responsibilities associated with those values, and to promote independent thinking through cooperative and inclusive learning while maintaining the unique values of our diverse, rural island community.

We strive:  

To teach solid academic skills

To instill a love of learning

To promote an understanding and appreciation of human values