Kent Place School

Summit, NJ USA
Grades PreSchool-12, Girls Day

SAMPLE JUDGES' COMMENTS
Great site. You beat out several other "trendy" and very original designs for the fact that you had great content that moves the needle: compelling content, social proof, and answering the questions families have (tour, storytelling, outcomes, and next steps). This proves that good content and direction will outperform trendy creative. Nice work and congratulations.

A clear winner with very strong visuals including video on the homepage. The video case studies are very powerful and a great way of getting the audience engaged and feeling part of the community.

TEAM
Rachel Naggar, Kent Place School, Director of Communications
Finalsite

Woodward Academy

College Park, GA USA
Grades PreK-12, Coed Day

SAMPLE JUDGES' COMMENTS
I adored this site. It does everything you want a homepage to do. It tells a story with persuasive, branded copy, it's prospective-family centric, it gives you a clear picture of the school's identity and the calls to action are spot on. Having never visited Woodward, I felt like I knew exactly "who it is" just from the home page and it doesn't look like it was borne out of a template. This is a home run.

The Woodward website shows the end user a great deal on key facts and information on one page. You can learn so much without having to dig too deep. Very good visuals and branding.

Very thought-provoking presentation of the photography and presentation of your content. Nice work.

TEAM
Amy Morris, Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications
Shaumond Scott, Marketing Strategist
Kyana Johnson, Digital Communications Specialist
Marla Goncalves, Marketing & Engagement Director
Steven Averett, Editorial & Creative Manager
Nija Meyer, VP for Enrollment Management

Tie for Bronze

Guildford Grammar School

Guildford Western Australia
Grades PreK-Year 12, Coed Boarding and Day

SAMPLE JUDGES' COMMENTS
Very creative and well-executed site. I liked the details with the side navigation on desktop. I also appreciated the visual execution of the depth of field in the photography layers. Well done.

TEAM
Sarah Millinson, Guildford Grammar School, Marketing Manager
imageseven., Website Developer

Tie for Bronze

The Riviera Ridge School

Santa Barbara, CA USA
Grades JK-8, Coed Day

SAMPLE JUDGES' COMMENTS
I appreciated your dedication to your theme of curiosity and how well it was executed through the visuals, as well as the story cards. The photography was excellent and engaging.

Excellent photography helps this website stand out, clever editing of the photos to bring them to life. I really like the fact you can learn about real life experiences of the pupils and key facts all on one page. End user experience is very good.

TEAM
Jaime Nelson, Director of Marketing and Communications
Chris Broderick, Head of School
Molly Seguel, Associate Head of School for Advancement
Rebecca Horrigan, Editor