Building a team of all-stars
About Teacher Training
The Windward Teacher Training Program (WTTP) is a division of The Windward School that recruits, hires, professionally develops, mentors, monitors, and retains teachers at the School. Through the WTTP, teachers are provided with a detailed and extensive background of knowledge in the structure of language. We look for candidates who possess strong language skills, a passion for working with children who have learning disabilities, and the necessary dedication to becoming a teacher. A future Windward teacher must also have patience, a strong work ethic, an intellectual curiosity, and an appreciation for being part of an organization that transforms children’s lives.
Windward’s commitment to its teachers
Culture of Learning
Being a Windward teacher means embracing professional development as a lifelong learner. The entire teaching staff—including the most senior members of the faculty—is observed by coordinators and administrators and receives ongoing coaching and feedback on their daily classroom instruction. Windward is a learning community that supports continuous growth in comprehensive knowledge and skills for all faculty members. The making of a Windward teacher is a demanding, intensive, and well-thought-out training program. Teaching is a craft that takes an incredible amount of study, practice, and reflection to perfect. It is the School’s mission to develop a faculty that is expert in teaching children with language-based learning disabilities. Windward students deserve nothing less.
Earn your advanced degree
Exclusively for Windward Teachers
Teachers entering their second year (or beyond) of teaching at Windward have the opportunity to pursue a master’s degree program in Education Studies with a focus on Literacy at Manhattanville College. This program was designed exclusively for Windward. The Windward School and Manhattanville College have partnered to cover 70% of tuition costs for participating teachers.
