Faculty Wish List

What is the Faculty Wish List?

 The Faculty Wish List is a list of items that the faculty would love to have, but are not covered by their current budgets. The operating budget covers the essential needs of our programs, so while some of the items will further enrich these programs and others will supplement or replace older existing items, the items on this list are EXTRAS. 

 

How long will the Faculty Wish List be available?

This list will be available all year and gets updated periodically, so please make sure to check back for new additions.

How do I purchase something from the Faculty Wish List?

  • If you are interested in funding -- or partially funding -- an item on the wish list (or providing an item (new or gently used only, please) as a gift-in-kind), please contact the Special Events Office, at events@westtown.edu  or by phone (610-399-7941). If you choose to donate a gift-in-kind, please do so through the Special Events Office, so we can ensure that you receive an appropriate acknowledgment for your tax records.
  • You may pay by credit card online or send a check payable to Westtown School to the Special Events Office at 975 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382. 
  • You may specify that your gift be used for a particular item that you pick from the wish list; OR 
  • You may donate money to a specific division or department toward the purchase of a wish list item of the division/department’s choice.  
  • You may contribute a portion of the cost of the wish list item or the full cost.  If you contribute a portion of the cost, we will use our best efforts to fund the item fully during the current school year. 
  • If an item is obtained for less than the amount contributed, the remainder will be applied to the purchase of another wish list item or transferred to the school's operating budget, at the school's discretion, unless the donor specifies otherwise. To specify otherwise, please notify us at the time you make your contribution.

 Faculty Wish List Items by Division/Department

Department Item Purpose Cost
Athletics Outdoor Scoreboard for Track Field Scorekeeping visibility for participants and spectators $5,000 plus installation
Athletics Indoor Portable Scoreboard Scorekeeping visibility for participants and spectators $1,700
Athletics Tennis Ball Machine Help the tennis team purchase a second ball machine to support their practices so both teams can do drills at the same time. The tennis teams would like to purchase a Lobster Elite 1 or Elite 2. See www.lobsterinc.com $1,500
 Dining Fun Fruit Fridays!  Students love fresh fruit in the Spring! Make Fridays extra special by donating a healthy snack for the student body to enjoy.

Donors choice 
Fine Arts 35mm Film Cameras (2 more) Most students in photography class have digital cameras, but T. Tim Loose also likes to expose students to film cameras. It would be great to have some available for the students!

$175 each

Will also accept donations of working, older 35mm cameras

Thank you donors for helping us purchase 8 cameras already!
Fine Arts Heavy Duty Blenders for Making Paper Pulp Our students love to work with paper pulp when creating their works of art. Help the Art Department and its students make larger quantities of pulp at a time -- as well as provide back ups for motor fatigue of existing blenders $200 per blender
Fine Arts Book Presses (2) Book presses are used for papermaking in the Art Department

$280 for 1

$560 for 2
Fine Arts Hollander Beater A Hollander beater is a machine developed by the Dutch in 1680 to produce paper pulp from cellulose containing plant fibers. Although a tremendous amount of papermaking can be accomplished with the aid of a kitchen blender or other form of hydro-pulper, a Hollander beater is capable of developing special properties of bonding, strength, density, translucency and color intensity in pulp and paper. Having such a machine would greatly expand the types of pulp our students could make, including from plants, blue jeans, etc. In-kind donation absolutely welcome! $9,000
Lower School ELMO TT01RX Digital Document Camera Doesn't the name alone make you smile and want to sing "can you tell me how to get...how to get to Sesame Street?" ELMO is a "teacher's tool," which the Lower School would use to project 3D objects and work projects onto a smart board or white board for better visibility by everyone in the classroom. It enables the teacher to zoom in to highlight specific information, connect to a microscope so everyone can see the same slide, and much more! This is the most popular classroom document camera around! $600
 Lower School 2 1/4" Buttonmaker  Fun for all, but useful for art projects and events, a button maker would be greatly appreciated by all members of the Lower School community. See http://buttonmakers.net/index.php?cPath=144 for more details $420 
       
Performing Arts Dinner for Performing Arts Students Let's give our performing arts students a wonderful dinner before or after shows! Donor's Choice: you may donate "in kind" or donate cash in whatever amount you choose
Performing Arts Trip to Philadelphia for a Show What better gift than to allow our performing arts students to see other artists in action?! Donor's Choice: donate cash in whatever amount you choose
Performing Arts Move & Store-It Carts for Risers (2 more desired) To store and safely move collapsible risers of varying heights

$780 for 1

$4,680 for 6
Performing Arts Low Brass Instruments   The Music department would love to have a selection of low brass instruments available for students. Low brass instruments include Trombones, Baritones, and Tubas. The department is particularly interested in a 3/4 tuba for the Middle School Program and a Euphonium (to benefit both the Middle and Upper School Programs). Gently-used in-kind donations welcome!

3/4 Tuba -- approx. $2,400

Euphonium -- approx. $2,500
Performing Arts Storage Shelving for Prop Room  A large storage shelving unit would help keep all the props and supplies well-organized  $2,000 
Performing Arts  Professional Keyboard for Pit Orchestra  A professional keyboard will enhance our musicals and enable our muscians to add extra dimensions not otherwise not otherwise possible given the size limitations of the "pit"  $3,000 
Performing Arts  Free Standing Marker Board for Scenic Arts Design  Help the Scenic Arts Designers (i.e., set) plan the settings for our musicals and plays  $270 
Upper School  Robotics Trailer  Help the Westtown robot get to the competition!  The robotics program is in need of a   7' x 16' enclosed trailer to transport their robot and pit setup to competitions this year due to a change in venue scheduling which does not allow them to ship these items.    $3,000 - $5,000
Upper School  French Movies and Audiobook 

Add to the French Department's collection of French DVDs and audiobooks, all of which provide great opportunities for our students to practice their listening skills and improve language retention! The department would love to have the following:

1. 100% Arabica - a musical comedy with a message about using music to triumph over bigotry and violence in a housing project on the outskirts of Paris

3. Le Petit Prince audiobook -- the interplanetary adventures of the little prince.

  $120
Upper School - Stone House Parlor 40 - 50" LCD flat screen TV, internet ready, with PC and HDMI inputs; with wall bracket for mounting This flat screen TV will allow Stone House faculty and residents to use the Parlor for a variety of new events, including holding weekend movies and snacks, and showing content for dorm meetings, student-created videos, sports videos, class presentations, and slide shows. $1,000
 Upper School

6 Large Screen TVs

Make a direct impact on residential life. These 6 large screen TVs will enable boarders to watch movies on dorm.  $4,000 
Upper School  Surveyor's Level and Surveyor's Transit  A new or gently used set of these tools would be a great supplement as Geometry and Functions class students learn about angles, measurements, and vectors. With these tools, students could conduct outdoor hands-on lab experiences using angles, distances, and trigonometry concepts. Tools could also be used by Physics 1 students $500
Upper School Karaoke Machine for Japanese Club  Our Japanese Club students love to sing with their teacher (Batta sensei) and they also often go out on weekends to sing karaoke at restaurants. Help them share this fun activity on campus with a Karaoke machine!  $150
Upper School  Broadforks (9)  The mini-farm would love 9 more broadforks to aerate the soil without damaging the soil structure or mixing layers 

$200 each

$1,800 for 9 
Upper School  Stirrup Hoes (6)  Stirrup hoes cut through tough weeds just below teh soil surface to make weeding fast and efficient. Help improve the efficiency of the mini-farm 

$55 each

$330 for 6 
Upper School  Wood for Raised Beds in the Mini-Farm  The mini-farm would like to create 10 5' x 20' raised beds for growing fruits and vegetables 

$250 each

$2,500 for 10 

 
 Upper School HP Officejet Pro 8600  The work program team is looking for a new color printer to help them communicate their important announcements!

$170 
 Upper School Library Patio Ceramic Flower Planters (2)  Our students enjoy studying outside on the patio.  The library would like to add to the enjoyment of this wonderful space by placing two large ceramic flower planters in the area to complement the existing wall pottery. 

$150 each

$300 for 2