CEEB Code 053323
Head of School: Director of Collegiate Division: Dean of College Counseling: Dean of College Counseling:
PROFILE 2018-19 A DYNAMIC, ENGAGING EDUCATION. A NURTURING, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.
Thomas W. Gilder Dr. Kevin Newman knewman@windwardschool.org Molly Branch mbranch@windwardschool.org Jill Gully jgully@windwardschool.org
STUDENT BREAKDOWN
class of
104
‘19
GPA & CLASS RANK
• 2018 Global and STEAM programming included a linguistic and cultural immersion program in China, as well as a Global Technology Summit in Germany and Switzerland.
Median GPA of junior year: 3.86 Class Rank: We do not rank our students. students
• STEAM and Global Education Curriculum—students in these programs receive STEAM or Global Scholar designation.
• LEGO, VEX and FIRST Robotics programs • The Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Windward Network support student and alumni growth through internships, guest speakers and business mentors.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• 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 given to grades C- and higher. • 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.
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
Committed to Financial Aid
Over $2,300,000
105 Full-time faculty members
Upper School students must complete: • 4 years of English
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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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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.
• 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 • 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 include: - Leadership
- Psychology
- Collaborative Arts - 20th Century History - Innovative Design - Perspectives on for Real-World Solutions
84
Faculty hold masters degree
25
Faculty hold doctoral degree
30
Students of color
NATIONAL MERIT Class of 2018 8 National Merit Commended 1 National Merit Semifinalist 1 National Merit Finalist 2 National Hispanic Scholars Class of 2019 8 National Merit Commended 3 National Merit Semifinalists 1 National Hispanic Scholar
World Literature
Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS
HONORS & AP COURSES (20 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. • The average Windward senior is enrolled in two AP courses.
english
social science
H English 9
H World History 1
• Truly exceptional students will take six or more AP courses. In May 2018, 226 students took 516 AP exams in 18 subjects. • 89% of the scores were 3 or higher.
math
• 43 AP Scholars, 8 AP Scholars with Honors, 42 AP Scholars with Distinction, 1 National AP Scholar.
science
SAT REASONING TEST
world
(at the end of junior year) Mid 50%
Mean
ERW
640-720
700
Math
600-740
690
ACT (at the end of junior year) Mid 50%
Mean
English
30-35
32
Math
26-32
29
Reading
28-35
31
Science Reasoning
25-33
29
STEM
25-32
29
ELA
27-31
28
8-9
8
27-33
30
Writing Composite
SAT SUBJECT TESTS Mean Biology-Ecology
730
Biology-Molecular
720
Chemistry
670
English Literature
660
German
640
Math Level II
700
Physics
750
Spanish
690
U.S. History
630
language
H Algebra 1 H Geometry
H Physics
H Spanish 2 H French 2
H English 10
AP Euro. Hist. H Global Studies
H Algebra 2/ Trig
AP Language
AP US History
AP Gov & Politics: Comparative AP Art History H Psychology H Capstone: 20th Cent History H Capstone: Psychology H Capstone: Leadership H Capstone: Civic Engagement H Global Economics
Precalculus H
AP Calculus AB (prerequisite for AP Calc BC) AP Calculus BC AP Statistics AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles Adv. Topics in Computer Science
H Chemistry H Biology (prerequisite for (prerequisite for AP Chemistry) AP Biology) AP Chemistry H Spanish 3 H French 3
AP Literature H English 12
H Spanish 4 H French 4
AP Biology AP Physics 2 AP Physics C: Mechanics H Capstone: Innovative Design AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature AP French H Mandarin Language & Culture AP 2D Design AP Music Theory H Advanced Jazz Ensemble H Capstone: Collaborative Arts
visual and performing arts
COLLEGE MATRICULATION The 95 students in the class of 2018, matriculated in 52 colleges in 26 states and Europe; 100% attended a four-year university (enrollment indicated by an asterisk below). Graduates of the past five years chose to matriculate to the following schools: University of Alabama American University Amherst College University of Arizona* Babson College* Bard College Barnard College Bates College Bentley University BI Norwegian School of Mgmt* Boston College * Boston University* Bowdoin College* Brandeis University Brown University* Bucknell University California Institute of Technology* Cal State Northridge Cal State San Diego Cal State San Jose* UC Berkeley* UC Davis* 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* Davidson College* University of Delaware* Drexel University Duke University* Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne Elon University Emerson College* Emory University* Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Fordham University The George Washington University* Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Georgia Grinnell College Haverford College* University of Illinois, Urbana Indiana University, Bloomington* Johns Hopkins University University of Kansas Kenyon College* Lehigh University Lewis and Clark College London College of Fashion Loyola Marymount University* Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art*
University of Maryland, College Park Marymount Manhattan College* University of Mass, Amherst* Miami University, Oxford University of Miami* University of Michigan* Middlebury College University of Nevada, Las Vegas New York University* Northeastern University* Northwestern University* University of Notre Dame Oberlin College Occidental College University of Oregon* University of Pennsylvania* Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College* Pratt Institute* Princeton University University of Puget Sound Purdue University Reed College Regis University * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design 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 St. John’s College - Santa Fe Stanford University* Swarthmore College* Syracuse University* The New School, all divisions* The University of Texas, Austin* 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 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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