Academics

Unique Learning Experiences

Paleontology & The Alf Museum

The Alf is the perfect example of Webb’s philosophy of learning by doing. Nowhere else in the world do students work hand-in-hand with professional scientists in the field and in the lab. It’s truly unique!

Did you know that...
  • Webb has the only Paleontology museum on a high school campus in the world?
  • Webb students frequently go on digs with paleontologists and discover fossils? These are called Peccary Trips (named for our fossil of a Peccary, a prehistoric pig!)
  • Webb students work alongside professional fossil preparators in our fossil prep lab?
  • Over 50 Webb students have contributed to and published scientific papers in the field of paleontology?
  • Webb offers classes in paleontology and museum research
  • A Webb student discovered our most famous dinosaur skeleton, a baby T Rex?
 

The AI Project@Webb

The AI Project@Webb project is an exciting new addition to Webb’s STEAM offerings that engage students in the design of their own education, bringing them into the conversations about how AI will transform education. Faculty and students will collaborate to develop a series of initiatives focused on emerging technologies. The new Huang Innovation Lab is designed to be a hub for academic innovation on campus. The AI Project will create programs for this new space, including:
  • Design and build a WebbGPT
  • Develop and launch a new Technology and Innovation course
  • Develop AI and Ethics Guidelines for Webb educators and students
  • Develop a multi-disciplinary elective on Ethics and Technology

Symposium Days

A long-standing tradition, Webb's Symposium Days provide a forum for the community to celebrate the school's mission through inspiring and interactive programming.

Symposium Days include:
  • Honor Symposium (every other year)
  • Diversity & Community Symposium (every year)
  • Honor & Leadership Symposium (NEW this year)
  • Unbounded Days (every other year)
This beyond-the-classroom learning experience offers a variety of active and reflective workshops designed to inspire and equip students with honor and leadership skills. Through creative, hands-on learning, students delve into new concepts and subjects in ways not possible in a traditional classroom setting. They acquire valuable knowledge and gain a deeper understanding of crucial leadership skills such as time management, teamwork, creativity, resilience, effective communication, cultural competencies, individualism vs. collectivism, and the importance of learning through failure.
 
Workshops that emphasize students' potential to impact the world and become resilient leaders empower them and build confidence. These workshops, designed and presented by students, teachers, alumni, and friends of Webb, explore and address critical issues in leadership, encouraging students to discover solutions and implement change.
 
Over the course of three days, this research-based, interactive leadership program inspires students to transform their campus, community, and the world. They leave with actionable takeaways and the courage to become the best versions of themselves. Opportunities abound for students to contribute to the betterment of their campus community through experiential learning, fostering unity, and the development of lifelong leadership skills.

Unbounded Days

Our bi-annual Unbounded Days program provides immersive, collaborative experiences that connect classroom learning to the broader world. During Unbounded Days, students can choose from nearly 30 course offerings, including overnight programs, urban trips, outdoor adventures, and more. These 3–5 day courses are interdisciplinary and experiential, leveraging the rich resources available both on Webb’s campus and in the vibrant Southern California region.
 
Unbounded Days embodies The Webb Schools’ mission of inspiring students to discover who they are and what they can achieve. Through deeply engaging journeys that bridge the classroom and the outside world, students broaden their understanding of thinking, creating, and reflecting. They learn that their possibilities and minds are truly unbounded.

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