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WINDWARD S C H O O L
11350 Palms Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90066 310-391-7127 310-398-0869 fax www.windwardschool.org CEEB Code 053323
Profile 2012-2013
Head of School: Assistant Head of School, Strategic Partnerships: Director of Upper School: Co-Directors of College Counseling:
Thomas W. Gilder Kevin Newman Peggy Procter Molly Branch mbranch@windwardschool.org Jill Gully jgully@windwardschool.org
A DYNAMIC EDUCATION. A NURTURING COMMUNITY. 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. Its mission statement calls on teachers, parents and administrators to work together to encourage each student to be responsible, caring, well informed, ethical and prepared. 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 WASC, 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.
ENROLLMENT In the 2012-2013 academic year, the total enrollment in grades 7-12 is 550 students, with 376 in the Upper School and 88 students in the senior class. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse. Twenty-eight percent are students of color. Windward School has committed more than $2.2 million to financial aid in an effort to ensure a socio-economic diversity among its students. Of the 58 full-time faculty members, seventy-four percent hold a master’s degree; twenty-six percent hold doctoral degrees.
COURSE LOAD Windward operates on a trimester system in which courses are year-long. The exceptions to this are senior semester-length elective courses. The final grade is cumulative and includes the mid-year and final examinations. Ninth and tenth grade students carry seven courses (including physical education) each year. Eleventh and twelfth grade students must carry at least five but are encouraged to carry six or seven courses. In addition, all Windward students are required to fulfill a 40-hour commitment of community service during their junior and senior years.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Upper School students must complete a minimum of: • • • •
• 3 years of the same world language or 2 years each 4 years of English 3 years of social studies, including U.S. history and world history of two world languages • 2 years of visual or performing arts 3 years of mathematics, including algebra 2/trigonometry • 2 years of physical education 3 years of science, including one year of lab science
CURRICULUM Windward provides superior programs in English, mathematics, world language, history, science, and the visual and performing arts. The curriculum offers students a choice of more than 100 different courses, including online coursework through the Global Online Academy as well as 22 honors and 19 AP classes available to qualified students. While Windward does not limit the number of AP courses a student may take each year, the average Windward senior is enrolled in two AP courses. Truly exceptional students will take three or more their senior year.
SUBJECT English Mathematics Social Studies
HONORS COURSES - 22 OFFERED English 9 H, English 10 H, English 12 H Algebra 1 H, Geometry H, Algebra 2/ Trigonometry H, PreCalculus H World History 1 H, Global Studies H, Research Seminar H: 20th Century U.S. History, Research Seminar H: History of the Other
AP COURSES -19 OFFERED AP Literature and Composition AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics AP Modern European History, AP American History, AP Government Politics: U.S., AP Art History, AP Psychology
Science
Conceptual Physics H, Biology H, Chemistry H
AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Environmental Science
World Language
French 1 H, French 2 H, French 3 H, French 4 H Spanish 1 H, Spanish 2 H, Spanish 3 H, Spanish 4 H
AP Spanish Language, AP French Language
Visual & Performing Arts
AP Studio: Drawing & Painting, AP Studio: 2-D Design, AP Studio: 3-D Design