All Upper School library collections and research sources are housed in the Academic Resource Center (ARC).  The primary focus of the Academic Resource Center (ARC) is to support Westminster students in 6th-12th grades in their academic endeavors.  The center also is intended to provide curriculum support to departments and individual members of the faculty.

The ARC has been designed to offer one centralized facility for student study and research, either alone or in small groups or classes.  Students also can receive tutoring or other types of academic support in the ARC’s facilities.  The ARC director offers assistance to students with day-to-day questions regarding their assignments or help learning research skills.  The ARC director also acts as a resource teacher, helping students develop skills related to study habits, time management, organization, test-taking strategies, etc.  Most students depend on the ARC to provide a quiet, inviting study space where they can read, conduct research, provide and receive tutoring, write papers, and have access to individual assistance from the director as needed.

Any questions regarding library or research facilities at Westminster’s Upper School should be directed to the  ARC director, Mary Weidman.  Mrs. Weidman can be reached at mfweidman@wsa.net or 706-731-7780, ext. 2324.

ARC FACILITIES
Main Study Room
  -  tables with seating for up to 28 students engaged in individual study
  -  comfortable seating for students desiring to read
  -  a technology area for researching and writing activities; this area contains six computers and a laptop station that can accommodate five students
  -  a copier/printer is available for student use
  -  location of stacks containing the reference and non-fiction collections

Multi-Purpose Room
Use is by reservation only. An updated calendar will be maintained so that faculty and student tutors can reserve space in this room for specific dates and periods.
  -  up to four students can work privately with their tutors
  -  additionally, up to two teachers can meet with one to three students
  -  the room can be converted to allow a group of up to 12 to work on a special project, hold a conference, etc.
  -  location of the fiction stacks

Quiet Study Room
  -  This room can accommodate three students at a time.
  -  Use is by assignment or request only.  This room is designed to be completely distraction-free for those students who might be disturbed by the movement and sounds associated with the day-to-day activities taking place in the ARC.
  -  Teachers may assign students to take or complete tests in this location.

Language And Computer Lab
  -  Lab use is by teacher reservation
  -  Students who need to use a computer for individual academic needs should work in the technology area of the Main Study Room.

Students may be assigned by Mrs. Weidman to work in the Lab if there are no computers available in the Main Study Room.

HOURS OF OPERATION AND AVAILABILITY

The ARC is open during posted hours with the following exceptions.
     Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
     Friday, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

The ARC will be closed during chapels, Middle and Prep School lunch, and Prep Advisory Period.

The ARC also may be unavailable during periods when a faculty member has reserved time for a class or when Mrs. Weidman is teaching a class.  An ARC Reservation Schedule is published regularly to accommodate these special needs.

Students will not be allowed access to the ARC when the ARC is closed unless a faculty member remains with the student the entire time.

Please remember students should enter only through the double doors in front.  By using only the front doors, traffic is minimized through the technology area and the tutoring room.