Every child has extraordinary potential.
The right school helps bring it to life.
Come See School
a Little Differently
See what a different kind of school day can look like, from the inside.
Join Us at WHPS
You can learn a lot about us through our website, and we hope you do. But the real story unfolds in our classrooms. Come meet our teachers and students, and experience the conversations, relationships, and discoveries that make an ordinary school day anything but ordinary.
See Elementary in Action
Watch students tackle meaningful work, ask questions, and take an active role in their learning.
Fall 2027 priority deadline: December 4. Applying by this date gives families the best opportunity for first-round consideration, before spaces become more limited and waitlists may form.
Explore Our Preschool Campuses
Discover how much can happen in a preschool day. Visit Collins, Oxnard, or both.
Want to see both? Start at Collins and continue to Oxnard on either date. Private tours are also available year-round: call Collins or Oxnard.
Built for How Children Actually Grow
Children thrive when they're known as individuals, challenged thoughtfully, and given room to explore. At WHPS, ambitious academics and remarkably rich experiences come together in an education designed around how children learn and grow.
The Benefits of a Classroom Community. The Attention of a Small Group.
Intentionally low student-to-teacher ratios give our teachers the time to understand each child's strengths, plan meaningful challenges, and provide individual support, all within a vibrant community of peers.
An Education That Grows With Them
Learning follows each child's development. Teachers carefully match the level and complexity of the work to what each student is ready to tackle, with room to advance far beyond grade-level expectations. Students develop a clear sense of their strengths, recognize where they can grow, and learn to set meaningful goals for themselves. Along the way, they develop independence, intellectual confidence, and the habits of mind to take on new challenges, all within a school day that brings together ambitious academics, an exceptional range of enrichment classes taught by dedicated subject specialists, hands-on experiences, and plenty of time to simply be a kid.
Explore the Elementary Experience →Childhood Starts Here
Young children's curiosity deserves to be taken seriously. Through rich play and discovery, teachers build on their interests, extend their thinking, and give learning surprising depth. Along the way, children develop the skills, independence, and confidence that lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning.
Explore the Preschool Experience →
Where the Living World Becomes the Classroom
A living laboratory right on campus. Children encounter animals and the natural world firsthand, learning to observe closely, ask better questions, and connect what they discover to the science they're studying. It's the kind of experience that makes abstract ideas tangible and memorable.
Explore the Science & Nature Center →It feels like home. Everyone knows our children, and they have always felt that they belong. Watching our oldest thrive in middle school as a confident, self-aware, natural leader has shown us just how much WHPS gave them. We wanted our children to be well-rounded, curious, and engaged in the world around them. WHPS gave them a foundation we couldn't have imagined, and we couldn't be more grateful.WHPS Parent
Ambitious Learning, a Childhood Full of Joy
Big ideas and high expectations belong alongside muddy shoes, close friendships, fresh air, and laughter. We believe a remarkable education should make room for all of it.