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Enjoy reading The Beacon Spring 2020 issue online today.
The Beacon is a biannual journal publication, published by The Windward Institute, for educators and parents of children with language-based learning disabilities.
About Us
The Windward School is a co-ed, independent day school located in New York City and White Plains, New York for children in grades 1-9 with language-based learning disabilities like dyslexia.
The Windward School is nationally recognized for its development of instructional programs designed specifically to help students achieve language proficiency. The School’s academic curriculum is research-based and multisensory in nature and is designed to give students the skills they need to succeed in school and return with confidence to mainstream educational settings.
The Windward School's academic program focuses on the three basic challenges faced by students with language-based learning disabilities:
- Acquiring the academic strategies and skills necessary to reach their academic potential.
- Developing self-confidence in their ability to achieve success.
- Understanding their learning differences so they can become effective self-advocates.
98% of Windward students move on to mainstream schools after completing The Windward School's academic program.
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At a Glance
3
Campuses - Two in White Plains, N.Y. and one in Manhattan
940
Students across all three campuses in grades 1-9
Low Student-Teacher Ratio
3
Periods of language arts classes per day
98%
Of students return to mainstream schools
$6 million+
Financial aid distributed for 2019-2020
11,000+
Cumulative hours of professional development for teachers each year
9
Science classrooms across all three campuses
Recent Windward News
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Ms. Frawley uses Windward's 3D printers to create masks for New York City first responders
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Rachel Busman, PsyD, senior director of the anxiety disorders center at the Child Mind Institute offers her expertise and some resources to support families during COVID-19
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The Windward Parents Association held their second annual CommUNITY Service Day in Manhattan and White Plains, and with the help of students and family members, created and donated thousands of items to area charities. Read more about it and view photos here.
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Read The Compass Fall/Winter 2019 issue featuring a story on our new Head of School Mr. Jamie Williamson and his road to Windward.