What is the Windward School’s admission process?
Windward’s admissions process is intentionally thorough, because we understand that it is a very serious decision to take children out of the mainstream and enroll them in a school for learning disabilities. For the application process, The Windward School uses Ravenna, an Admissions and Enrollment Management software.
How can I get help using the mywindward family portal?
If you need assistance using the myWindward Family Portal, please email communications@thewindwardschool.org . MMS students related their experiences to the main character of Fish in a Tree, a story about a girl with dyslexia.
Does Windward ever leave the student?
Though the student may leave Windward, Windward never leaves the student! Windward is dedicated to the transmission of knowledge and teaching. What I saw was so indicative of what I believe is necessary for children to learn.
Where is Windward college located?
Continuing to grow and needing additional space for new programs, Windward moves to its present site, a 9.5 acre, multi-building campus at 11350 Palms Boulevard in Los Angeles. Tom Gilder named Head of School.
What is the Windward school email?
Every Wednesday that school is in session, The Windward School Communications Office sends a weekly email called the "We-Blast." This email contains information for all-school news and links to the divisional pages of the myWindward portal. Please refer to the We-Blast and to the portal for the latest information for the School and your student's division.
Why is Windward important?
Windward considers parents and guardians to be essential partners in fostering self-esteem and building effective coping skills. Therefore, a significant effort is made to work with parents and guardians in helping them understand and deal with their children’s learning difficulties.
When is parent seminar?
Parent Seminars. Parent Seminars are held every month beginning in September through the month of April (no seminar held in December). They are offered on the Westchester Middle School campus and the Manhattan campus.
What is Windward's mission?
Windward's mission is to remediate students' dyslexia or other language-based learning disability and to return students to mainstream schools. Windward's language-based curriculum is research-based and multisensory and taught using a direct instruction teaching model.
When is the Windward Institute's 2021 conference?
Windward Sponsors National Conference to Advocate for Equal Access to Books. On August 8-9, 2021, The Windward Institute will sponsor End Book Deserts, the first national conference to call attention to the geographical areas where reading materials are difficult to obtain, also known as book deserts.
When did Windward School open?
1971. Windward School opens at 3118 Wilshire Boulevard with an enrollment of 68 students. 1972. The first Windward Graduation takes place at the home of Robert Feldman ’73 and Rich Feldman ’77.
When did Shirley Windward open her own school?
Windward renovates the Lewis Jackson Memorial Sports Complex. 1968-1971. Teachers Shirley Windward and Carl Parsons, sharing a mutual joy of teaching and a desire to “open up” their classes, decide to open their own school on the West Side. 1971.
Where are Windward students from?
Geographically, Windward students come from the tri-state metropolitan area, including New York City, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland counties, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Is Windward School a special needs school?
The Windward School strictly adheres to its mission of remediating children with language-based learning disabilities in preparation for their successful return to the mainstream. Through a thoughtful and comprehensive screening process, the Admissions Committee is able to offer a limited number of seats to applicants that would benefit from the program. Windward’s admissions process is intentionally thorough because it is a very serious decision to take children out of the mainstream and enroll them in a special needs school.
