Windward School Profile 2015-2016

Head of School: Head of Upper School: Assistant Head of School, Strategic Partnerships: Dean of College Counseling: Dean of College Counseling:

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

Profile 2015-2016 A DYNAMIC EDUCATION. A NURTURING COMMUNITY.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

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. The school’s 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, with the school attracting motivated and talented students in academics, the performing and visual arts and athletics.

Windward is accredited by the Western Association for Schools and Colleges and is a member of the Global Online Academy, the Cum Laude Society, the National Association of Independent Schools, the College Board, the National Association for College Admission Counseling and the Western Association for College Admission Counseling.

Upper School students must complete a minimum of: • 4 years of English

STUDENT BODY

• 2 years of visual or performing arts

• 550 students in grades 7-12; 391 in the Upper School

• 2 years of physical education

• 31% students of color

• 20 hours of community service

• Windward School has committed more than $2.5 million to financial aid in an effort to ensure a socio-economic diversity among its students.

CLASS OF 2016

• Approximately 15% of students receive financial aid.

• 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 • 3 years of the same world language or 2 years each of two world languages

FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION • 86 full-time faculty members.

• 76% percent hold masters degrees

We do not rank our students.

PROFILE OF THE CLASS OF GPA & GRADE DISTRIBUTION 2016

• 25% percent hold doctoral degree

At the end of junior year: • Highest cumulative GPA: 4.37

INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS

• Median GPA: 3.70

• 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

• Lowest GPA: 2.63

• Recognized by the International Committee on Academic Integrity with the Campus of Integrity Award

• Grades are weighted in Honors and AP courses. We add .5 to each grade of C- or above earned in these courses.

• The Windward Institute promotes innovation in education through university partnerships, by exploring learning opportunities beyond the classroom, and by staying on the forefront of technology.

• STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) and Global Education Curriculum--students emphasizing these programs receive STEAM or Global Scholar designation.

• Global and STEM leadership programs in Costa Rica, Iceland, China, and the Netherlands; language and cultural immersion experiences in Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, France, Nicaragua, Peru and Spain; scientific research trips to the Florida Keys, the Galapagos Islands, among others • Experiential and service learning opportunities • LEGO, VEX and FIRST Robotics programs

MID 50%

MEAN

CRITICAL READING

590-670

640

MATH

580-690

630

WRITING

580-720

660

ACT (AT THE END OF JUNIOR YEAR) MID 50%

MEAN

ENGLISH

28-35

31

MATH

26-33

29

READING

28-34

31

SCIENCE REASONING

25-33

29

COMPOSITE

27-33

30

There are 95 students in the class of 2016.

CLASS RANK

• Average class size: 18

SAT REASONING TEST (AT THE END OF JUNIOR YEAR)

CALCULATION OF GPA

SAT SUBJECT TESTS MEAN

• Traditional A to F, 4.0 grading scale

• Transcripts include end-of-year weighted GPAs, as well as a cumulative weighted and unweighted 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. • Both academic and non-academic courses are considered in GPA calculations.

BIOLOGY

- ECOLOGY

710

BIOLOGY

- MOLECULAR

650

CHEMISTRY

650

ENGLISH LITERATURE

620

FRENCH

550

FRENCH W/LISTENING

500

MATH LEVEL II

690

PHYSICS

670

SPANISH

700

SPANISH W/LISTENING

580

U.S. HISTORY

640

WORLD HISTORY

770

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

• Currently teaming with Stanford University’s Challenge Success and USC’s Skillify programs Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org | CEEB Code 053323

Profile 2015-2016 NATIONAL MERIT CLASS OF 2015 10 National Merit Commended 2 National Merit Semifinalists; 2 Finalists 2 National Achievement Outstanding students 2 National Achievement Semifinalists 1 National Achievement Finalist 2 National Hispanic Scholars 2 Presidential Scholars; 1 Semifinalist

CLASS OF 2016 12 National Merit Commended 1 National Merit Semifinalist

HONORS & AP COURSES

16 AP AND 24 HONORS COURSES 9TH GRADE ENGLISH

COURSES

SOCIAL

• Trimester system with year-long grades

STUDIES

ENGLISH 9H

WORLD HISTORY 1H

10TH GRADE ENGLISH 10H

AP EURO. HIST. GLOBAL STUDIES H

11TH GRADE AP LITERATURE ENGLISH 11H

ENGLISH 12H

AP US HISTORY

RESEARCH SEM H: 20TH CENT US RESEARCH SEM H: GLOBAL STUDIES GLOBAL ECONOMICS H AP GOV & POLITICS: COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY H AP ART HISTORY

PRECALCULUS H

AP CALCULUS AB (PREREQUISITE FOR AP CALC BC) AP CALCULUS BC AP STATISTICS AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A

BIOLOGY H

AP BIOLOGY

AP CHEMISTRY

RESEARCH SEM H: STEAM

SPANISH 4H FRENCH 4H MANDARIN 1

AP SPANISH AP FRENCH MANDARIN 2

• Exceptions to this are semester-length elective courses for seniors • Rigorous senior honors research seminars that culminate in a substantial college-level research paper

MATH

GEOMETRY H

ALGEBRA 2/TRIG H

UPPER SCHOOL HONORS & AP COURSES • 16 AP and 24 Honors courses

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS

SCIENCE

PHYSICS H

AP course enrollment is subject to permission of the department chair. All students enrolled in AP courses are required to take the corresponding exam.

• The average Windward senior is enrolled in two AP courses.

• Truly exceptional students will take three or more junior and senior year.

In May 2015, 193 students took 373 AP exams in 17 subjects.

• 79% of the scores were 3 or higher.

• 27 AP Scholars, 20 AP Scholars with Honors 27 AP Scholars with Distinction

WORLD

SPANISH 2H LANGUAGE FRENCH 2H

CHEMISTRY H

(PREREQUISITE FOR AP CHEMISTRY) SPANISH 3H FRENCH 3H

12TH GRADE

(PREREQUISITE FOR AP PHYSICS 2 AP PHYSICS C: MECHANICS AP BIOLOGY)

VISUAL & PERFORMING

ADVANCED JAZZ ENSEMBLE HONORS 2D DESIGN

ARTS

COLLEGE MATRICULATION The 94 students in the class of 2015 matriculated in 53 colleges across 23 states and the United Kingdom; 99% attended a four-year university (enrollment indicated by an asterisk below).

Graduates of the past five years matriculated at the following schools: The University of Alabama Carnegie Mellon University* The George Washington Marquette University Princeton University* The University of Texas, American University Case Western Reserve University* University of Maryland* University of Puget Sound* Austin* American University, Paris Chapman University* Georgetown University Miami University, Oxford* Reed College Trinity College Amherst College* College of Charleston* The University of Georgia McGill University University of Rhode Island Tufts University* Babson College* University of Chicago* Georgia Institute of University of Miami* Rice University Tulane University* Bard College* Claremont McKenna College* Technology University of Michigan* University of San Diego U.S. Military Academy-Army* Barnard College Colgate University Grand View University Middlebury College Santa Clara University* Vassar College Bennington College University of Colorado, Harvard University* University of Missouri, Santa Monica College* University of Virginia Bentley University Boulder* Harvey Mudd College Columbia Sarah Lawrence College Washington University in Boston College Colorado College Hofstra University New England Conservatory School of the Art Institute, St. Louis* Boston University* Columbia University* Howard University of Music Chicago University of Washington Bowdoin College Cornell University Humboldt State University New York University* Scripps College* Wesleyan University Brandeis University* The Culinary Institute University of Illinois, Urbana* Northeastern University* Skidmore College Wheaton College* Brown University* of America Indiana University, University of Northern Smith College* Whitman College California Lutheran University Dartmouth College Bloomington Colorado University of Southern Willamette University UC Berkeley* Davidson College Johns Hopkins University Northwestern University California* Williams College UC Davis University of Delaware University of Kansas University of Notre Dame Southern Methodist University of Wisconsin, UC Irvine Drexel University Kenyon College* Oberlin College* University* Madison* UC Los Angeles* Duke University* Lehigh University Occidental College University of St. Andrews University of Wisconsin, UC San Diego Elon University Lewis & Clark College* The Ohio State University St. John’s College - Santa Fe Milwaukee UC Santa Barbara* Emerson College London College of Fashion* University of Oregon Stanford University* University of Rhode Island UC Santa Cruz* Emory University* Loyola Marymount University of Pennsylvania* Swarthmore College Rice University Cal State Northridge Eugene Lang, New School University* Pepperdine University* Syracuse University* Yale University* Cal State San Diego Franklin & Marshall College Loyola University New Orleans Pitzer College Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org | CEEB Code 053323

SCHOOL PROFILE 2015-2016 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 The Bishops School - La Jolla, CA The Blake School - Minneapolis, MN The Branson School - Ross, CA Brunswick School - Greenwich, CT Buckingham Browne & Nichols - Cambridge, MA Catlin Gabel School - Portland, OR * Christ Church Episcopal School - Greenville, SC 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 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 Montgomery Bell Academy - Nashville, TN Noble & Greenough School - Dedham, MA 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 Sacred Heart Schools - Atherton, CA Sidwell Friends School - Washington, DC * Singapore American School - Singapore St. Andrew’s School - Middletown, DE St. Christopher’s School - Richmond, VA The Taft School - Watertown, CT University Prep School - Seattle, WA West Point Grey Academy - Vancouver, Canada Westminster Schools - Atlanta, GA Windward School - Los Angeles, CA * = Founding School

GLOBALONLINEACADEMY.ORG

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 60+ 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 Advocacy Applying Philosophy to Modern Global Issues Arabic 1: Language Through Culture Architecture Bioethics Comparative Politics Comparative Religions Computer Programming I: Java Computer Programming I: Computational Thinking Computer Programming II: Advanced Java Computer Programming II: Analyzing Data with Python Computer Programming II: iOS App Development Contest Mathematics Creative Non-Fiction Digital Journalism Digital Photography Energy Fiction Writing Filmmaking Game Theory Gender Studies Genocide and Human Rights Global Health Graphic Design The Graphic Novel Introduction to Psychology iOS App Design International Macroeconomics Japanese 1: Language Through Culture Linear Algebra Macroeconomics Medical Problem Solving Microeconomics Multivariable Calculus Music Theory and Digital Composition Neuropsychology Organic Chemistry in Modern Life Poetry Writing CEEB CODE 850098

Students practice and hone modern skills in practical, hands-on ways. They learn how to collaborate with peers who are not sitting with them on campus; to communicate and empathize with people living in areas of the world that are culturally different from their own; to hold themselves and others accountable for their work in a public forum; to organize their time and tasks when given flexibility and autonomy; and to use a variety of learning tools to interpret assignments and effectively express themselves. All of these skills are essential to becoming effective and constructive global citizens and modern learners.

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.

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.

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.

Students who successfully complete Beyond Photoshop: The Art of Code also receive 4 credits from Grinnell College in addition to the credit they receive from their school.

Each semester is 16 weeks in length. Students are expected to commit an average of 5-7 hours each week to these courses.

ACCREDITATION GOA is currently a candidate for accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

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Executive Director: Michael Nachbar, michael.nachbar@globalonlineacademy.org President, Board of Directors, Bernie Noe, Head of School, Lakeside School

14050 1st Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98125-3099 . 206.368.3656 . www.globalonlineacademy.org