Westgate Mennonite Collegiate

May 23rd, 2023

would strongly recommend
Apr 22nd, 2023

Nice
Jan 6th, 2023

Dec 10th, 2022

Personally, I didn't have a good experience. I was the odd one out, had no friends to begin with, making it hard to expand into larger friend groups. I will always be known as the class clown at Westgate, because I forced a personality trait upon myself to try and make friends. I ended up making friends that always had expectations. They always wanted me to do something stupid/funny, if I didn't want to do, I'd risk them losing interest in socializing with me. My problems didn't merge well with the school, but I don't blame myself for everything. The teachers I dealt with were people I didn't want to spend the next 5 years with, and Choir class was filled with very inappropriate political remarks that went way too far at times. Lunch is short, which would be fine, if there was something to look forward to. It lacks critical extra curricular courses that are, in my opinion, seriously beneficial for school ecosystems to have. Christian Studies, is a very important subject in my opinion, however I lacked faith, and still do to this day. Due to personal struggles, I had a hard time understanding and taking part in Christian/Mennonite practices. Faith is key to success at Westgate Mennonite Collegiate, it is important to be heavily involved within Church. For people extremely committed to music, Westgate does shine the most in that specific category. While I take responsibility for some issues being my fault, I felt the school never gave me a chance to adapt. I was 12 and at the end of the day, I never felt welcomed. To this day, I've switched schools three times and I'm still severely traumatized from my experiences at not only Westgate, but also from the other schools I transferred to. I will unfortunately never find a school/community that I can call my second home...
Aug 6th, 2022