Themis Training offers on-site and public instructor-led, hands-on IT training; more than 400 courses are available. Call for more information.
Classic Thyme Cooking School offers its students a wide variety of classes from Culinary Basics to Advanced Cake Decorating. Classes are available for people of all ages and are held in a large, open building, decorated in a style reminiscent of Old World Italy. The school also hosts birthday parties, wedding showers, anniversary parties, corporate team building events and more.
Located between two residential homes, the school is noticeable by a sign in the front of the building.
On the corner of Central Ave and Elizabeth Street, above the Sunco gas station is Easy Method Auto Driving Training School. Here upcoming drivers in the community can obtain valuable training on learning to become a safe driver. Call during office hours to schedule a session.
Janet Rock Educational Consultants is based out of a residential home. The business offers comprehensive advice for students in the area, helping them to continue on the right path. For more information, call the number provided.
Bamboo Shoots is a full immersion preschool, that offers an accelerated, activity-based curriculum in Mandarin Chinese for children from ages 2 to 6 years old. The preschool integrates Chinese language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, computers, culture, character and physical education all in Mandarin Chinese. Through early exposure to Mandarin, Bamboo Shoots provides students with a foundation for future learning.
The preschool cultivates children’s long-term interest in language and provide them with a taste of other cultures to shape global power thinkers from an early age. The team creates a warm consistent atmosphere where students are encouraged to explore, make choices and gain independence as they develop a sense of self, and a discover their unique place in this world.
The Westfield Board of Education is the governing body for the Westfield Public Schools district. The nine-member board is elected to three-year terms with three seats up for election each April. The Board oversees the Superintendent of Schools and sets policy and budgets for the School District.
Julia Walker is the President of the Board of Education and Richard Mattessich is the Vice President of the Board of Education. Other board members are Ann Cary, Jane Clancy, David Finn, Mark Friedman, Rosanne Kurstedt, Ginny Leiz and Mitch Slater.
Dr. Margaret Dolan is the Superintendent of Schools, Anita O'Neal is the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Theodore Kozlik is the Assistant Superintendent for Special Services, Barbara Ball is the Human Resources Specialist and Vincent Yaniro is the Interim Business Administrator/Board Secretary.
Five Star Driving School, previously located in Scotch Plains, has been in Westfield since September 2008. They have been in business for 5 years. This driving school offers lessons in vehicle and motorcycle driving, the NJ written Learners Permit Test, and unlike many other schools the eye test right there on the premise's. It is a member of the Driving School Association of New Jersey. They also provide the upcoming drivers of the community with classes teaching the driver manual.