For more than 70 years, Walsingham Academy has served Williamsburg and the surrounding area as the premier pre-K through 12 co-educational, Catholic-based independent school. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy on the principal values of compassion and service, Walsingham offers an unparalleled academic experience to students of all faiths. Immersed in compassionate inclusive community of learners, Walsingham students benefit from a high powered, holistic education. A proven portfolio of transformative teaching practices, implemented by a caring faculty, produces graduates who view the world through an inquisitive, altruistic lens.Together with the President and Upper School Director, the Lower School Director completes the academic leadership of the Academy's administrative tea