A DYNAMIC EDUCATION. A NURTURING COMMUNITY.
• 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 • STEAM and Global Education Curriculum--students in these programs receive STEAM or Global Scholar designation. • STEAM and Global leadership programs in Iceland and the Netherlands; linguistic and cultural immersion experiences in Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, France, Nicaragua, Peru, and Spain; scientific research trips to the Galapagos Islands, among others. • 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 Upper School students must complete: • 4 years of English • 3 years of social studies, including U.S. history and world history • 3 years of mathematics, including algebra 2/trigonometry
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GPA & GRADE DISTRIBUTION At the end of junior year: Highest cumulative GPA: 4.39 Median GPA: 3.78 Lowest GPA: 2.95 Class Rank: We do not rank our students. AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
• 2 years of visual or performing arts
Full-time faculty members
• 2 years of physical education
Faculty hold masters degree
• 20 hours of community service
Faculty hold doctoral degree
NATIONAL MERIT
• Traditional A to F, 4.0 grading scale, grades are weighted in Honors and AP courses with a weight of .5.
Class of 2016 12 National Merit Commended 1 National Merit Semifinalist
• Transcripts include end-ofyear weighted GPAs, as well as a cumulative weighted and unweighted 9-12 GPA.
Class of 2017 10 National Merit Commended 1 National Merit Semifinalist
• 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.
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• 3 years of the same world language or 2 years each of two world languages
• 3 years of science, including physics, chemistry, and biology
CALCULATION OF GPA
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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.
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PROFILE 2016-17
CEEB Code 053323
Thomas Gilder Peggy Procter Kevin Newman knewman@windwardschool.org Molly Branch mbranch@windwardschool.org Jill Gully jgully@windwardschool.org
students
Head of School: Head of Upper School: Assistant Head of School, Strategic Partnerships: Dean of College Counseling: Dean of College Counseling:
students of color
COURSES • Trimester system with year-long grades • Exceptions to this are semesterlength elective courses for seniors. • Rigorous senior honors research seminars that culminate in a substantial college-level research paper
Windward School | 11350 Palms Boulevard | Los Angeles, California 90066 | 310-391-7127 | www.windwardschool.org
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS
HONORS & AP COURSES (16 AP and 24 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 student takes two or three AP courses. • Truly exceptional students take six or more AP courses. In May 2016, 193 students took 362 AP exams in 17 subjects. • 82% of the scores were 3 or higher • 29 AP Scholars, 18 AP Scholars with Honors, 34 AP Scholars with Distinction, 2 National AP Scholars
SAT REASONING TEST
(New SAT, end of junior year)
9TH GRADE 10TH GRADE english
Mean
ERW
590-720
675
Math
580-725
670
ACT
English 10H
AP Literature English 11H
studies
World History 1H
AP Euro. Hist. Global Studies H
AP US History
math
Geometry H
Algebra 2/ Trig H
Precalculus H
science
Physics H
social
world language visual
Mid 50%
English 9H
11TH GRADE
Spanish 2H French 2H
Biology H Chemistry H (prerequisite for (prerequisite for AP Biology) AP Chemistry) AP Chemistry Spanish 3H French 3H
Spanish 4H French 4H Mandarin 1
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12TH GRADE English 12H AP Literature Research Sem H: 20th Cent US Research Sem H: Global Studies Global Economics H AP Gov & Politics: Comparative Psychology H AP Art History AP Calculus AB (prerequisite for AP Calc BC) AP Calculus BC AP Statistics AP Computer Science A AP Biology AP Physics 2 AP Physics C: Mechanics Research Sem H: STEAM AP Spanish AP French Mandarin 2 Advanced Jazz Ensemble Honors AP 2D Design
performing arts
COLLEGE MATRICULATION The 95 students in the class of 2016, matriculated in 53 colleges in 19 states and Switzerland. Graduates of the past five years chose to matriculate to the following schools (asterisk to indicate class of 2016 enrollment):
(at the end of junior year) Mid 50%
Mean
English
28-34
31
Math
27-32
29
Reading
28-33
30
Science Reasoning
25-31
28
Composite
27-32
29
SAT SUBJECT TESTS Mean Biology-Ecology
720
Biology-Molecular
770
Chemistry
640
English Literature
640
French
720
Italian
760
Math Level II
680
Physics
630
U.S. History
650
World History
650
The University of Alabama American University American University, Paris Amherst College Babson College Bard College Barnard College Bates College* Bentley University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University* Brown University Bucknell University* California Lutheran University Cal State Northridge* Cal State San Diego* UC Berkeley* UC Davis UC Irvine UC Los Angeles* UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve Chapman University* College of Charleston University of Chicago* Claremont McKenna College Colgate University CU Boulder* Colorado College Columbia University*
Cornell University* Denison University* Drexel University Duke University Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne* Emerson College* Emory University* Eugene Lang, New School Fashion Institute of Design* Fordham University* The George Washington University* Georgetown University* Georgia Institute of Technology* The University of Georgia Grand View University Harvard University Hofstra University Howard University Humboldt State University University of Illinois, Urbana Indiana University, Bloomington Johns Hopkins University* University of Kansas Kenyon College* Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College* London College of Fashion Loyola Marymount University*
Loyola University New Orleans Marquette University University of Maryland, College Park McGill University Miami University, Oxford University of Miami University of Michigan* Middlebury College* University of Missouri, Columbia New York University* Northeastern University* University of Northern Colorado Northwestern University* University of Notre Dame Oberlin College* The Ohio State University University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania* Pepperdine University Pitzer College* Princeton University University of Puget Sound Reed College* Rensselaer Polytechnic* Rice University University of San Diego Santa Barbara City College* Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College School of the Art Institute, Chicago
Scripps College Skidmore College* Smith College University of Southern California* Southern Methodist University* University of St. Andrews St. John’s College, Santa Fe* Stanford University* Swarthmore College* Syracuse University The University of Texas, Austin The New School* Trinity College Tufts University* Tulane University U.S. Military Academy University of St. Andrews Vanderbilt University* Vassar College* University of Virginia Washington University in St. Louis* University of Washington Wesleyan University* Wheaton College, MA Whitman College Willamette University 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 2016-2017 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 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 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 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 perspectives 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 1: Language Through Culture Architecture Beyond Photoshop: The Art of Code Bioethics Comparative Politics Comparative Religions Computer Science I: Computational Thinking Computer Science II: Java Computer Science II: Analyzing Data with Python Contest Mathematics Creative Non-Fiction 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 The Graphic Novel Introduction to Psychology iOS App Design Japanese Language Through Culture I & II Linear Algebra Macroeconomics Medical Problem Solving I & II Microeconomics Music Theory and Digital Composition Neuropsychology Number Theory Organic Chemistry Poetry Writing Power: Redressing Inequity Through Data Practical Astronomy Prisons and the Criminal Law Water: From Inquiry to Action
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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. Students who successfully complete Beyond Photoshop: The Art of Code also receive 4 credits from Grinnell College. 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 15 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 currently a candidate for accreditation with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
Executive Director: Michael Nachbar, michael.nachbar@globalonlineacademy.org
Board of Directors President: Jim Best, Associate Head of School, The Dalton School 14050 1st Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98125-3099 . 206.368.3656 . www.globalonlineacademy.org