Neighborhood Newsletter Windward School
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Winter 2018
MAR VISTA 2018 FALL FESTIVAL Windward School was proud to be a Festival Partner of the 2018 Mar Vista Fall Festival, held on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. School representatives answered questions from neighbors and gave out goodies at our community info booth throughout the day. The Windward School Jazz Ensemble—directed by Dr. Bruce Eskovitz—wowed the crowd with its professional-caliber performances, as did Windward’s Choir group directed by Daniel Koh. Windward also provided parking for all of the festival’s vendors. We look forward to partnering even more closely with our Mar Vista neighbors at next year’s festival!
WATCH OUT FOR SUMMER CAMPS! Fall may only just be coming to a close, but it’s never too early to start thinking about Summer Camps! Windward offers a wide variety of camps to children of all ages, with interests ranging from everything from athletics to arts to academics. Open to the public, registration will open early next year. Keep an eye on our site!
GIRLS IN STEM PROGRAM EXTENDED TO MAR VISTA ELEMENTARY
Vista Elementary students. Each mentor worked with the same group of three to six students for the entirety of the program and served as a role model.
This Fall semester, Windward’s newest Service Learning project, Girls in STEM, partnered with Mar Vista Elementary to offer the program to more than 30 girls.
The program is run by Seniors Elyse Forman and Kate Stackel, who created the program after chatting about their passion for STEM and the gender
“The program was so much fun this year, and everyone involved was very pleased with how it turned out. We are planning to partner with two additional schools in the Spring,” said Ashley Goodman, Director of Service Learning.
of the program is hearing about all of the girls' aspirations,” said Kate. “With our help, I hope they have blossomed into ambitious young girls. I've heard many of them share how they hope to be mathemaElyse Foreman and Kate Stackel, Class of '19 ticians, doctors, and engineers in the future. They are so eager to learn and are excited about One of the main goals of the project is their goals. I have tried to learn from to build a lasting relationship between their outlook on life.” the Windward student mentors and Mar