Windward School
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| Established | 1971 |
| Type | Independent |
| Head of School | Thomas W. Gilder (Since 1986) |
| Faculty | 67 |
| Students | 540 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Accreditation | WASC, NAIS, CAIS |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Newspaper | Windward Bridge |
| Student to faculty ratio | 8:1 |
| Average class size | 16 |
| Website | www.WindwardSchool.org |
Windward School is an independent school in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It was founded by writer/teacher Shirley Windward in 1971. The school currently enrolls 540 students in grades 7 through 12.
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[edit] History
In 1971, two former Paul Revere Middle School teachers, Carl Parsons and Shirley Windward (for whom the school is named), founded the school in order to open up their classes to young people on the West side of Los Angeles.
Shirley's husband, Erv Windward, renovated the studios where they lived into classrooms. Many new students volunteered to help renovate the studios. The school originally had 14 full-time and part-time teachers who taught 65 students in a small building on Wilshire Boulevard.
In 1973, Windward School received its first full five-year WASC accreditation as a college-preparatory institution. As the school outgrew its first facilities the campus moved to 1414 21st Street, Santa Monica in September 1974.
In 1982, Windward moved to a 9-acre (36,000 m2), multi-building campus at 11350 Palms Boulevard, Los Angeles. Other buildings have been added to the campus over the years: the Irene Kleinberg Theater in October 1997, the Lewis Jackson Memorial Sports Center in 2000, the Arts Center and Pavilion in September 2002 and the first Innovation Classroom 510 in fall 2007. Construction of Windward's newest facilities, the Science, Dance & Music Center and the Center for Teaching & Learning, was completed in the summer of 2009.
Tuition for the 2010-2011 academic year was $29,324.
[edit] Academics
All students are required to complete 40 hours of community service work in order to graduate.
[edit] Athletics
The school has 44 teams, six full-time coaches, 2 full-time athletic trainers, and 30-35 part-time coaches. In 2009, the Boys Varsity Basketball team won the California State CIF-Div. V Championship.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Darius Morris, an American college basketball point guard who was drafted in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association
- Max Bemis, musician, songwriter/lead vocalist of Say Anything[citation needed]
- Jakob Dylan, musician[citation needed]
- Andrew Luster, heir to Max Factor cosmetics fortune, criminal[1]
- Nicole Holofcener, screenwriter/director (Friends with Money, Sex and the City)[citation needed]
- Jake Kasdan, director[citation needed]
- Anna Paquin, actress (True Blood, The Piano)[citation needed]
- Jason Schwartzman, actor/musician[citation needed]
- Robert Schwartzman, actor/musician[citation needed]
- Adam Shankman, director (Hairspray, Bedtime Stories)[citation needed]
- Samantha Shapiro, gymnast[2]
- Zoe Kazan, Actress[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Langley, William (4 August 2001). "While you were sleeping". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4724893/While-you-were-sleeping.html. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Windward School. "Olympic Hopeful, Windward's Sami Shapiro '11 Makes US Gymnastics Team, Commits to Stanford". Olympic Hopeful, Windward's Sami Shapiro '11 Makes US Gymnastics Team, Commits to Stanford.
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Coordinates: 34°01′01″N 118°25′32″W / 34.01694°N 118.42556°W
