The Western Boarding Schools Association is a consortium of the strongest boarding schools located in the western regions of the United States and Canada.
Member schools are accredited, non-profit, and independent elementary, middle, and/or secondary boarding schools with academic college-preparatory programs. They span thirteen western states and four Canadian provinces: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Hawaii, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, together with British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta.
WBSA member schools partner together to promote the incredible benefits of western boarding through a shared website, social media, boarding school panels, and admission fairs.
What we do
Partnership with purpose
The annual gathering
Spring Conference & Retreat
Members of WBSA gather each year for the annual spring conference, typically held in late April or early May.
This opportunity for professional development focuses on trends and best practices within both boarding and university-level admission departments. It also builds the relationships that make the association strong.
Interested in membership?
We'd love to hear from boarding schools across the West that share our standards and mission.