Windward High School

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name = Windward High School


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streetaddress = 5330 LaBounty Drive
city = Ferndale
state = WA
county = Whatcom County
zipcode = 98248
country = USA
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district = Ferndale School District
principal = Julia Besola
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Windward High School is the newest of three public high schools of the Ferndale School District (district 502), in Ferndale, Washington. Windward is part of the Small Schools Project, funded in part by a grant from the Gates Foundation, which seeks to establish small intimate learning environments within communities.

Windward offers courses in Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Spanish, Technology, Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Physical Education. With a very low student-to-teacher ratio, and a project-based education model, each course emphasizes collaboration among students and with faculty in a team-approach. The school does not offer sports or after-school extra-curricular activities; instead its students participate in these functions at the nearby affiliated Ferndale High School.

Unique attributes

*small class size
*teacher collaboration across disciplines
*project-based learning
*teacher/student relationships that emphasize mentoring & accountability

See also

* Small schools movement

References

External links

* [http://www.windwardhigh.org Official school website]
* [http://www.smallschoolsproject.org/index.asp?siteloc=smallschools&section=windward Windward High School feature] on the Small Schools Project website