CEEB Code 053323
2020-21 PROFILE A DYNAMIC, ENGAGING EDUCATION. A NURTURING, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.
• 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.
Upper School students must complete a minimum of: • 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 • 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 • Senior Colloquium: Final presentation of senior capstone projects
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SC H O O
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GPA & GRADE DISTRIBUTION (Grades through 2019-2020 school year) Highest cumulative GPA: 4.35 Weighted Mean GPA: 3.86 Weighted Class Rank: We do not rank our students.
WINDWARD QUICK FACTS
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. •
Windward course requirement. Only Windward coursework is included on the Windward Windward requirements may be attached to the Windward transcript.
• If a student remediates a D or F grade, the initial grade is listed, but not calculated into the GPA. • If a student drops a course, a W (withdraw) will be listed on the transcript. OUR STUDENT BODY SELF-IDENTIFIES AS:
VIRTUAL GRADING Due to Covid-19 and school closures, Windward adopted a virtual learning model beginning March 22, 2020. Students continued to receive grades in all courses. For the 2019-20 school year only, Windward policy dictated that final cumulative grades could not be lower than what students had earned prior to virtual learning.
COURSES • Year-long grades. • Senior mid-year grades are calculated through early December. • The seven senior Honors Capstones for 2021-21 include: H Capstone: Ethics & Leadership H Capstone: Collaborative Arts H Capstone: Data Analysis H Capstone: Historical Analysis
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• 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.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
CLASS OF 2021
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INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
knewman@windwardschool.org mbranch@windwardschool.org jgully@windwardschool.org cmarquetti@windwardschool.org
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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, WACAC and ACCIS.
Thomas Gilder Kevin Newman Molly Branch Jill Gully Corey Marquetti
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Head of School: Assistant Head of School: Dean of College Counseling: Dean of College Counseling: Dean of College Counseling:
H Capstone: Psychology H Capstone: Spanish H Capstone: Social Justice & Public Policy
Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS AP course enrollment is subject to permission of the department chair. Starting with the 2019-20 school year, students enrolled in AP courses are no longer required to take the corresponding exam.
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Windward upper school students are required to take both AP English courses.
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Truly exceptional students will take eight or more AP courses.
HONORS & AP COURSES 9TH GRADE ENGLISH
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28 AP Scholars, 23 AP Scholars with Honors, 47 AP Scholars with Distinction, 12 National AP Scholars
Windward chose not to participate in the 2020 fall SAT or ACT school day exams due to school closures and advocacy for the mental health of our students. Colleges and universities have gone test optional, and we are using this as a moment to help de-emphasize the role testing plays in the admission process this year. Only 8 students in the Class of 2021 took an SAT Subject Exam in grades 9-11; no student was able to take a Subject exam in 2020.
11TH GRADE
SCIENCE
WORLD LANGUAGE
12TH GRADE
H English 10
AP Language
AP Literature
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AP Euro. Hist. H Global Studies
AP US History H History: The US in the World
AP Gov & Politics: Comparative H Psychology H Capstone: Historical Analysis H Capstone: Psychology H Capstone: Ethics in Leadership H Capstone: Social Justice & Public Policy H Global Economics
H Algebra 1 H Geometry
H Algebra 2/Trig
H Precalculus
H Physics
H Chemistry (prerequisite for AP Chemistry)
AP Chemistry AP Biology AP Physics 2
AP Physics C: Mechanics H Environmental Science
H Spanish 2 H French 2
H Spanish 3 H French 3
H Spanish 4 H French 4 H Mandarin 4
AP Spanish Language AP French AP Chinese H Mandarin Language & Culture H Capstone: Spanish
H Dance 4 AP Art History
AP Music Theory AP Art and Design H Advanced Jazz Ensemble H Advanced Theater Ensemble H Capstone: Collaborative Arts
MATH
TESTING PROFILE Due to the incomplete testing profile of the class of 2021---only 46% had an official ACT or SAT test score by 9/1-- data from the class of 2020 is also provided. Schools have been closed for in-person learning since March 2020.
10TH GRADE
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SOCIAL SCIENCE
In May 2020, 232 students took 497 AP exams in 20 subjects. • 91% of the scores were 3 or higher
(20 AP and 31 honors courses in the 2020-21 school year)
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
AP Calculus AB (prerequisite for AP Calc BC) AP Calculus BC AP Statistics AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science Principles H Adv. Topics in Computer Science H Capstone: Data Analysis
SAT REASONING TEST
COLLEGE MATRICULATION
CLASS OF 2021, end of junior year
The 100 students in the class of 2020, matriculated in 47 colleges in 23 states; 98% attended a four-year university. (Enrollment indicated by an asterisk below.) Graduates of the past five years chose to matriculate to the following schools:
Mid 50%
Mean
ERW
630-740
684
Math
690-770
717
Total
1330-1402
1402
CLASS OF 2020, end of senior year
ERW
Mid 50%
Mean
660-740
692
Math
640-750
693
Total
1300-1480
1386
ACT CLASS OF 2021, end of junior year Mid 50%
Mean
English
30-35
32
Math
26-34
29
Reading
31-36
32
Science Reasoning
25-34
29
Composite
28-34
31
CLASS OF 2020, end of senior year Mid 50%
Mean
English
33-36
33
Math
27-33
29
Reading
29-35
32
Science Reasoning
26-33
29
Composite
29-33
31
American University* Amherst College* Arizona State University Babson College Bard College Barnard College* Bates College Boston College * Boston University Bowdoin College* Brandeis University Brown University* Bucknell University California Institute of Technology Cal Ploy SLO* Cal Poly Pomona* Cal State Northridge Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Chapman University* Claremont McKenna College Colby College Colgate University* Colorado College Columbia University * Cornell University* Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University Duke University* Elon University* Emerson College* Emory University* Fordham University Georgetown University* Georgia Institute of Technology Gonzaga University* Grinnell College Haverford College High Point University*
Indiana University, Bloomington* Johns Hopkins University* Kenyon College Lafayette College* Lehigh University* Lewis and Clark College Loyola Marymount University Maryland Institute College of Art Marymount Manhattan College Mass. Institute of Technology Middlebury College New York University* Northeastern University Northwestern University* Oberlin College Occidental College* Pepperdine University Pitzer College* Pomona College Pratt Institute Princeton University* Purdue University Reed College Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island School of Design SUNY Binghamton* San Diego State University San Jose State University Santa Barbara City College Santa Clara University Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art & Design Scripps College Skidmore College Southern Methodist University* St. John's College – Annapolis & Santa Fe Stanford University Swarthmore College
Syracuse University* The George Washington University The New School-All Divisions The University of Texas, Austin Trinity University Tufts University* Tulane University* University of Arizona UC Berkeley* UC Davis UC Los Angeles UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz University of Chicago* University of Colorado, Boulder* University of St. Andrews University of Delaware University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Miami University of Michigan* University of Mississippi University of Nevada, Las Vegas* University of Notre Dame University of Oregon* University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond University of Southern California* University of Washington, Seattle* University of Wisconsin, Madison* Vanderbilt University Vassar College* Villanova University* Washington University in St. Louis* Wellesley College Wesleyan University* Williams College Yale University*
Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org
2020 - 2021 African Leadership Academy - Northcliff, South Africa Albuquerque Academy - Albuquerque, NM American Community School of Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi, UAE American Community School Beirut - Beirut, Lebanon American School of Bombay - Mumbai, India American School of Dubai - Dubai, UAE American International School Chennai - Chennai, India American International School Dhaka - Dhaka, Bangladesh American International School of Lagos - Lagos, Nigeria American School Foundation of Monterrey (ASFM) - Santa Catarina, Mexico The American School in Japan - Tokyo, Japan The Bishop’s School - La Jolla, CA The Bishop Strachan School - Toronto, Canada The Blake School - Minneapolis, MN The Bolles School - Jacksonville, FL Brookstone School - Columbus, GA Brunswick School - Greenwich, CT Buckingham Browne & Nichols - Cambridge, MA The Bush School - Seattle, WA Carlucci American International School of Lisbon - Sintra, Portugal Cary Academy - Cary, NC Catlin Gabel School - Portland, OR Christ Church Episcopal School - Greenville, SC Colegio Maya - Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatamala Collegiate School - Richmond, VA Columbus Academy - Gahanna, OH Concord Academy - Concord, MA Cranbrook Schools - Bloomfield Hills, MI The Dalton School - New York, NY The Delta School - Wilson, AR The Downtown School - Seattle, WA Durham Academy - Durham, NC The Episcopal Academy - Newtown Square, PA Episcopal High School - Alexandria, VA Forsyth Country Day School - Lewisville, NC Frankfurt International School - Oberursel, Germany French American International School - San Francisco, CA The Galloway School - Atlanta, Georgia Germantown Friends School - Philadelphia, PA Gilman School - Baltimore, MD Graded - The American School of São Paulo - São Paulo, Brazil Greenhill School - Addison, TX Greens Farms Academy - Westport, CT Greensboro Day School - Greensboro, NC Greenwich Academy - Greenwich, CT Hackley School - Tarrytown, NY 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 Indian Creek School - Crownsville, MD International School of Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand International School of Beijing - Beijing, China International School of Curitiba - Curitiba, Brazil International School of Prague - Prague, Czech Republic Isidore Newman School - New Orleans, LA Jakarta Intercultural School - Jakarta, Indonesia The John Cooper School - The Woodlands, TX Kent Denver School - Englewood, CO King's Academy - Madaba-Manja, Jordan Kingswood Oxford School - West Hartford, CT Lakefield College School - Ontario, Canada Lake Highland Preparatory School - Orlando, FL Lakeside School - Seattle, WA Latin School of Chicago - Chicago, IL LEAF Academy - Bratislava, Slovakia Lincoln Community School - Accra, Ghana The Lovett School - Atlanta, GA Louisville Collegiate School - Louisville, KY Madison Country Day School - Waunakee, Wisconsin Menlo School - Atherton, CA Metairie Park Country Day School - Metairie, LA The Mount Vernon School - Atlanta, GA Nanjing International School - Nanjing, China Noble & Greenough School - Dedham, MA The Nueva School - San Mateo, CA Pingry School - Basking Ridge, NJ The Pembroke Hill School - Kansas City, MO Polytechnic School - Pasadena, CA The Potomac School - McLean, VA Providence Day School - Charlotte, NC Punahou School - Honolulu, HI Ransom Everglades School - Coconut Grove, FL Regina Dominican High School - Wilmette, IL Riverdale Country School - Bronx, NY Rundle College - Calgary, Canada Rutgers Preparatory School - Somerset, NJ Savannah Country Day School - Savannah, GA Sequoyah School - Pasadena, CA Shanghai American School - Shanghai, China Singapore American School - Singapore St. Andrew’s Episcopal School - Austin, TX St. Andrew’s Episcopal School - Ridgeland, MS St. Christopher’s School - Richmond, VA St. Michael’s Collegiate School - Hobart, Tasmania Australia St. Stephen’s Episcopal School - Austin, TX The Taft School - Watertown, CT Taipei American School - Taipei City, Taiwan Think Global School United Nations International School - New York, NY United Nations International School - Hanoi, Vietnam University Prep - Seattle, WA Vientiane International School - Vientiane, Lao PDR Western Academy of Beijing - Beijing, China West Point Grey Academy - Vancouver, Canada Westminster Schools - Atlanta, GA The White Mountain School - Bethlehem, NH Windward School - Los Angeles, CA Woodstock School - Mussoorie, India Wooster School - Danbury, CT
globalonlineacademy.org
Mission GOA imagines a future where all students acquire and practice modern learning skills to be global citizens. The mission of Global Online Academy is to reimagine learning to empower students and educators to thrive in a globally networked society. We deepen learning through courses that equip students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be successful in high school, college, career, and life. We coach teachers to think differently about how they design student learning experiences. We work with educational leaders to ensure they have the strategies and tools to lead innovation and change.
About Global Online Academy is a not-for-profit consortium of 110+ 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 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 diversity possible in a global online environment. Class size is limited to 20 students.
Curriculum GOA courses are developed and taught predominantly 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
2020 - 2021
Course List
Student Experience
9/11 in a Global Context
The core demand of modern learning is that students learn how to navigate an increasingly
Abnormal Psychology Applying Philosophy to Global Issues Arabic Language Through Culture I, II & III
complex, networked society. 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:
Architecture Bioethics Business Problem Solving Climate Change and Global Inequality 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 Writing Cyber Security
• Collaborate with people who don’t share your location • Communicate and empathize with people who have different perspectives from your own. • Curate and create content relevant to real-world issues. • Reflect on and take responsibility for your learning and that of others. • Organize your time and tasks to learn indepedently. • Leverage digital tools to support and show your learning. 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
Data Visualization
communities.
Digital Photography Entrepreneurship in a Global Context Fiction Writing Filmmaking
Faculty All Global Online Academy faculty teach at a GOA member school and are nominated by their
Game Theory
head of school to be considered to teach in the GOA program.
Gender & Society Genocide and Human Rights
offer ongoing feedback, ask engaging questions, seek to challenge student assumptions, and
Global Health
facilitate discussions. Teachers give each student one-on-one attention and are prepared to
Graphic Design
respond effectively to the needs of the individual student learner.
International Relations Introduction to Investments Introduction to Legal Thinking Introduction to Psychology iOS App Design Japanese Language Through Culture I, II & III Linear Algebra Macroeconomics Medical Problem Solving I & II
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 courses are typically taken as part of a student's normal course load, as the requirements are the
Multivariable Calculus
same for any advanced level course a student might take on his / her campus. GOA courses are
Neuropsychology
usually taken in place of a regular academic or elective course.
Number Theory Personal Finance
Each semester includes 14 weeks of coursework. Students are expected to commit an average of 5-7 hours each week to these courses.
Poetry Writing Positive Psychology Prisons and the Criminal Law Problem Solving with Engineering and Design Race & Society
GOA faculty seek to preserve, in modern online pedagogies, a central and highly valued core
All GOA courses are taken for credit, which is granted from a student's member school. GOA
Microeconomics
Social Psychology
Our skilled teachers guide and support GOA students throughout the learning process. Teachers
Accreditation GOA is accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
Executive Director: Michael Nachbar - michael.nachbar@globalonlineacademy.org 14050 1st Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98125-3099
globalonlineacademy.org
206.368.3666