At the very least, we expect Westgate to be a setting in which there will be an openness to explore such a possibility with the student. Probably the needs of the individual student need to be taken into account here. Furthermore, it is the expectation of the church that Westgate will be the place where Christian discipleship principles will be taught and modeled. The school should be seen to support sound moral behavior, a service attitude, and an openness for further training in things religious. What better place than in the setting of the school to teach and model Christian values which the Church holds.
Ecology has many points of departure even in the academic program.
The sports arena can be the place for teaching values of cooperation and fair play in contrast to what so much of the athletic industry espouses. Here it is possible to serve the whole person by appealing to the reason and the mind. We recognize that the expectations of parents will often seem unreasonable to the school. Parents are sometimes keenly aware that they have not always done right by their children and hope the school will make up for their failings. There will be the hope that the values of the parents will be reinforced by the school.