2018-19 Windward School Profile—College

CEEB Code 053323

Head of School: Assistant Head of School, Director of Collegiate Division: Dean of College Counseling: Dean of College Counseling:

PROFILE 2017-18

A DYNAMIC EDUCATION. A NURTURING COMMUNITY.

CLASS OF 2017

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Windward was founded by educator Shirley Windward in 1971 as a coeducational, non-profit, independent college preparatory day school enrolling students in grades 7 through 12. Our mission statement encourages students to become responsible, caring, well informed, ethical and prepared citizens of the world. Located in West Los Angeles, Windward draws its student body from the diverse population of Los Angeles. Admission is highly selective. Windward is accredited by WASC and is a member of the Global Online Academy, the Cum Laude Society, NAIS, the College Board, NACAC, and WACAC.

Thomas Gilder Kevin Newman knewman@windwardschool.org Molly Branch mbranch@windwardschool.org Jill Gully jgully@windwardschool.org

INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

• Founding member of the Global Online Academy (GOA), a consortium of the world’s leading independent schools whose mission is to translate into online classrooms the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools

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• STEAM and Global Education Curriculum—students in these programs receive STEAM or Global Scholar designation.

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• STEAM and Global leadership programs in Iceland and the Netherlands; linguistic and cultural immersion experiences in France, Peru, Spain, India, and China.

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GPA & GRADE DISTRIBUTION

• The Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Windward Network support student and alumni growth through internships, guest speakers, and business mentors.

Median GPA at the end of junior year: 3.86 Class Rank: We do not rank our students.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Upper School students must complete: • 4 years of English • 3 years of social studies, including U.S. history and world history • 3 years of mathematics, including algebra 2/trigonometry • 3 years of science, including physics, chemistry, and biology

CALCULATION OF GPA

• Traditional A to F, 4.0 grading scale, grades are weighted in Honors and AP courses with a weight of .5.

• Transcripts include end-of-year weighted GPAs, as well as a cumulative weighted 9-12 GPA. • Outside courses that fulfill a Windward subject or program requirement are listed on the Windward transcript. However, only Windward and GOA courses are calculated in the GPA.

• 3 years of the same world language or 2 years each of two world languages • 1 year-long senior honors capstone • 2 years of visual or performing arts • 2 years of physical education • 20 hours of community service

COURSES • Trimester system with year-long grades.

• Exceptions to this are semester-length elective courses for seniors.

• All seniors are required to take a year-long honors capstone seminar that culminates in a substantial college-level research paper or project.

• The six senior Honors Capstones are: - 20th Century - Perspectives on History World Literature - Combined Visual and Performing Arts - Innovative Design for Real-World Problems

- Psychology - Civic Engagement and Social Innovation

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• LEGO, VEX, and FIRST Robotics programs

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

Committed to Financial Aid

$2.3 Million

87 Full-time faculty members 82

Faculty hold masters degree

24

Faculty hold doctoral degree

30

students of color

NATIONAL MERIT Class of 2017 10 National Merit Commended 1 National Merit Semifinalist 1 National Merit Finalist Class of 2018 8 National Merit Commended 2 National Hispanic Scholars 1 National Merit Semifinalist

Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS

HONORS & AP COURSES (18 AP and 27 honors courses)

AP course enrollment is subject to permission of the department chair.

All students enrolled in AP courses are required to take the corresponding exam.

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• The average Windward student takes two or three AP courses.

• Truly exceptional students take six or more AP courses.

In May 2017, 221 students took 455 AP exams in 16 subjects.

• 81% of the scores were 3 or higher • 36 AP Scholars, 23 AP Scholars with Honors, 28 AP Scholars with Distinction, 1 National AP Scholar

SAT REASONING TEST

(New SAT, end of junior year) Mid 50%

Mean

ERW

630-710

670

Math

620-710

660

ACT

(at the end of junior year) Mid 50%

Mean

English

28-35

32

Math

26-32

29

Reading

26-35

30

Science Reasoning

25-31

28

Composite

27-32

30

SAT SUBJECT TESTS Mean Biology-Ecology

680

Biology-Molecular

600

Chemistry

670

English Literature

640

French

650

Math Level II

690

Physics

740

Spanish

670

U.S. History

620

World History

660

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9TH GRADE

10TH GRADE

11TH GRADE

H English 9

H English 10

AP Language

H World History 1

AP Euro. Hist.

AP US History H Global Studies

H Algebra 1 H Algebra 2/Trig H Geometry

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H Physics

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H Spanish 2 H French 2

H Precalculus

H Biology H Chemistry (prerequisite for (prerequisite for AP Biology) AP Chemistry) AP Chemistry Spanish 3H French 3H

Spanish 4H French 4H

12TH GRADE AP Literature H English 12 H Capstone: World Literature AP Gov & Politics: Comparative AP Art History H Psychology H Capstone: 20th Cent History H Capstone: Innovative Design H Capstone: Psychology H Capstone: Civic Engagement H Global Economics AP Calculus AB (prerequisite for AP Calc BC) AP Calculus BC AP Statistics AP Computer Science A AP Biology AP Physics 2 AP Physics C: Mechanics H Capstone: Innovative Design AP Spanish AP French Mandarin 3 AP 2D Design AP Music Theory H Advanced Jazz Ensemble H Capstone: Visual & Perf Arts

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COLLEGE MATRICULATION The 99 students in the class of 2017, matriculated in 51 colleges in 24 states and Scotland; 99% attended a four-year university (enrollment indicated by an asterisk below); 1% attended a postgraduate year of high school. Graduates of the past five years chose to matriculate to the following schools: The University of Alabama American University Amherst College* Babson College Bard College* Barnard College* Bates College Bentley University Boston University* Bowdoin College* Brandeis University Brown University Bucknell University Cal State Northridge Cal State San Diego UC Berkeley* UC Davis* UC Irvine UC Los Angeles* UC San Diego* UC Santa Barbara* UC Santa Cruz* Carleton College* Carnegie Mellon University* Case Western Reserve Chapman University* College of Charleston University of Chicago* Claremont McKenna College* University of Colorado,

Boulder* Colorado College* Columbia University Cornell University* Dartmouth College* Denison University

Drexel University Duke University* Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne Elon University* Emerson College Emory University* Fashion Institute of Design Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College The George Washington University* Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology The University of Georgia Grand View University Grinnell College* Harvard University Howard University University of Illinois, Urbana Indiana University Bloomington* Johns Hopkins University* University of Kansas Kenyon College Lehigh University* Lewis & Clark College London College of Fashion Loyola Marymount University Marquette University University of Maryland College Park* McGill University Miami University, Oxford

University of Miami* University of Michigan* Middlebury College University of Missouri

Columbia University of Nevada Las Vegas* New York University* Northeastern University* University of Northern Colorado Northwestern University* University of Notre Dame* Oberlin College* Occidental College* University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania Pepperdine University Pitzer College* Princeton University* University of Puget Sound Purdue University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design* Rice University University of San Diego Santa Barbara City College Santa Clara University* Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College* School of the Art Institute Chicago Scripps College Skidmore College

Smith College University of Southern California* Southern Methodist University* University of St. Andrews* St. John’s College Santa Fe Stanford University Swarthmore College Syracuse University The University of Texas, Austin The New School, all divisions Trinity University* Tufts University* Tulane University* U.S. Military Academy-Army University of St. Andrews Vanderbilt University Vassar College Washington University in St. Louis University of Washington Wesleyan University* Wheaton College, MA Whitman College Willamette University Williams College University of Wisconsin, Madison* Yale University*

Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org

SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-2018 MEMBER SCHOOLS

African Leadership Academy - Northcliff, South Africa Albuquerque Academy - Albuquerque, NM * American International School Chennai - Chennai, India American School Foundation of Monterrey (ASFM) Santa Catarina, Mexico The American School in Japan - Tokyo, Japan Beijing High School #4, Beijing, China The Bishops School - La Jolla, CA The Blake School - Minneapolis, MN The Branson School - Ross, CA Brookstone School, Columbus, GA Brunswick School - Greenwich, CT Buckingham Browne & Nichols - Cambridge, MA Catlin Gabel School - Portland, OR * Christ Church Episcopal School - Greenville, SC Colegio Maya, Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatamala Collegiate School, New York, NY Columbus Academy - Gahanna, OH Concord Academy - Concord, MA Cranbrook Schools - Bloomfield Hills, MI * The Dalton School - New York, NY * Durham Academy - Durham, NC Episcopal Academy - Newtown Square, PA Episcopal High School - Alexandria, VA Frankfurt International School - Oberursel, Germany Germantown Friends School - Philadelphia, PA * Gilman School - Baltimore, MD Greenhill School - Addison, TX Greens Farms Academy - Westport, CT Greenwich Academy - Greenwich, CT Hamden Hall Country Day School - Hamden, CT The Harker School - San Jose, CA Hawken School - Gates Mills, OH Head-Royce School - Oakland, CA* Hong Kong International School - Hong Kong International School of Beijing - Beijing, China Isidore Newman School - New Orleans, LA Jakarta Intercultural School - Jakarta, Indonesia Kent Denver School - Englewood, CO King's Academy - Madaba-Manja, Jordan * Kingswood Oxford School - West Hartford, CT Lake Highland Preparatory School - Orlando, FL Lakeside School - Seattle, WA * Latin School of Chicago - Chicago, IL LEAF Academy - Bratislava, Slovakia The Lovett School - Atlanta, GA Louisville Collegiate School - Louisville, KY Mary Institute & Saint Louis Country Day School - Saint Louis, MO The Meadows School - Las Vegas, NV Menlo School - Atherton, CA Metairie Park Country Day School - Metairie, LA Noble & Greenough School - Dedham, MA The Nueva School - San Mateo, CA Park Tudor School - Indianapolis, IN The Pembroke Hill School - Kansas City, MO Polytechnic School - Pasadena, CA Providence Day School - Charlotte, NC Punahou School - Honolulu, HI * Ransom Everglades School - Coconut Grove, FL Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY Sacred Heart Schools - Atherton, CA Savannah Country Day School - Savannah, GA Singapore American School - Singapore St. Christopher’s School - Richmond, VA The Taft School - Watertown, CT Think Global School University Prep School - Seattle, WA West Point Grey Academy - Vancouver, Canada Westminster Schools - Atlanta, GA Windward School - Los Angeles, CA * = Founding School

MISSION The mission of Global Online Academy is to replicate in online classrooms the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools; to foster new and effective ways, through best practices in online education, for students to learn; and to promote students’ global awareness and understanding by creating truly diverse, worldwide, online schoolroom communities.

ABOUT Global Online Academy is a not-for-profit consortium of 70+ independent schools from around the world. Started by a group of independent schools looking to bring the benefits of online learning to their teachers and students, Global Online Academy prepares students for a global future by providing new, modern ways for students to learn and teachers to teach.

The schools that are members of Global Online Academy are well known nationwide and globally for the strengths of their curricula and the excellence of their teaching.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM Our program brings together experienced teachers and highly capable students in an interactive, rigorous learning environment. Our courses encourage the awakening of new interests and a passion for learning. Our classrooms bring together a variety of voices representing the geographic, cultural, and ethnic diversities possible in an online environment.

Class size is limited to 18 students.

CURRICULUM All GOA courses are developed and taught by teachers who work at one of our member schools.

Teachers create their own materials for classes and connect students to curated material gathered from a variety of sources. Just like in brick and mortar classrooms at our member schools, in GOA classrooms emphasis is on engagement, interaction, and collaboration among students and with the teacher. GOA classes are teacher-paced, meaning students are assigned work throughout the week rather than given assignments to complete over a large block of time. All classes contain both synchronous and asynchronous components, giving students the opportunity to connect in real time but also providing them with the flexibility to work when and how they would like.

Through their curricula, teachers aim to meet three main goals: to create and maintain meaningful relationships with, and among, students; to create opportunities for students to share their local and personal perspective on global issues; and for the work to be meaningful and rigorous.

Students work closely with their teacher and peers in small classes

Students gain exposure to a variety of voices and perspectives in globally diverse classrooms

Students have time to think through responses and to reflect on their learning style making them strong, more focused learners

Teachers and peers provide valuable feedback on student work

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

COURSE LIST 9/11 in a Global Context Abnormal Psychology Advanced Topics in Economics Advocacy Applying Philosophy to Modern Global Issues Arabic Language Through Culture I & II Architecture Bioethics Comparative Politics Computer Science I: Computational Thinking Computer Science II: Analyzing Data with Python Computer Science II: Game Design and Development Computer Science II: Java Creative Nonfiction Digital Journalism Digital Photography Energy Entrepreneurship in a Global Context Fiction Writing Filmmaking Game Theory Gender Studies Genocide and Human Rights Global Health Graphic Design Introduction to Investments Introduction to Psychology iOS App Design Japanese Language Through Culture I & II Linear Algebra Macroeconomics Medical Problem Solving I & II Microeconomics Multivariable Calculus Music Theory and Digital Composition Neuropsychology Number Theory Poetry Writing Positive Psychology Practical Astronomy Prisons and the Criminal Law Social Psychology Water: From Inquiry to Action

The core demand of modern learning is that students learn how to navigate an increasingly complex, networked society where the value of certain kinds of knowledge and skills is shifting constantly. In a GOA class, students practice and hone modern skills in practical, hands-on ways.

In GOA courses students practice and master six core competencies to become modern learners: - Collaborate with peers who are not sitting with them on campus.

- Communicate and empathize with people living in areas of the world that are culturally different from their own.

- Leverage their curiosity to curate and create content that is relevant to real-world issues.

- Reflect on and take responsibility for their learning and that of others in an open forum.

- Organize their time and tasks to become independent learners.

- Interpret assignments and express themselves using a variety of learning tools.

By participating in learning experiences that are interactive, generative, and personalized, GOA’s students and teachers develop the skills necessary to become modern learners who can leverage online environments to connect with people, places, and resources beyond their school communities.

FACULTY All Global Online Academy faculty teach at a GOA member school and are nominated by their head of school to be considered to teach in the GOA program.

Our skilled teachers guide and support GOA students throughout the learning process.

Teachers offer ongoing feedback, ask engaging questions, seek to challenge student assumptions, and facilitate discussions. Teachers give each student one-on-one attention and are prepared to respond effectively to the needs of the individual student learner.

GOA faculty seek to preserve in modern online pedagogies a central and highly valued core component of their experience in traditional independent school classrooms: the transformative connections they can make with students. They embrace and seek to demonstrate the creative collaboration, networked learning communities, online skills development, and global connections made possible through the online environment.

CREDIT All GOA courses are taken for credit, which is granted from a student's member school.

GOA courses are typically taken as part of a student's normal course load, as the requirements are the same for any advanced level course a student might take on his / her campus. GOA courses are taken in place of a regular academic or elective course.

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Students who successfully complete Prisons and the Criminal Law also receive a certificate of completion from Wake Forest University School of Law. Each semester is 16 weeks in length. Students are expected to commit an average of 5-7 hours each week to these courses.

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ACCREDITATION GOA is accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Executive Director: Michael Nachbar, michael.nachbar@globalonlineacademy.org Board of Directors President: John Austin, Head of School, King’s Academy

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