![Painter Kehinde Wiley Inspires Eighth-Grade Portraiture Project to Celebrate Black Lives]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623871112/thewindwardschoolorg/wz1phcywx1pjwnfvdrvs/Kehinde-Wiley-Portraiture-Project.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623871112/thewindwardschoolorg/wz1phcywx1pjwnfvdrvs/Kehinde-Wiley-Portraiture-Project.jpg","width":450}])
The class examined many examples of Kehinde Wiley’s work, including his famed portrait of President Barack Obama, to study his style of combining a naturalistic approach to his figures and patterned backgrounds.
Incoming Families
Welcome to Windward!
Over the next few months, you will receive emails and invitations to prepare you for the next school year. In mid-May we will invite you to a portal just for incoming families.
Please make sure that the admissions office has the best email address(es) to reach you. We look forward to welcoming you to our community! If you have any questions, please email communications@thewindwardschool.org.
While you're here, read what is going on around our campuses...
![The Windward School’s Communications Office Wins International Media Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623694706/thewindwardschoolorg/aju9b0ywslobhllsujkc/BestDramaStoryAward.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623694706/thewindwardschoolorg/aju9b0ywslobhllsujkc/BestDramaStoryAward.png","width":450}])
Congratulations to the Communications Office for winning "Best Drama Story" from the Interactive Schools' School Stories Awards!
![Award-Winning Authors Visit Windward Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1623691963/thewindwardschoolorg/ilq1uawj1nhzldx4wzjh/SpringAuthorVisits.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1623691963/thewindwardschoolorg/ilq1uawj1nhzldx4wzjh/SpringAuthorVisits.png","width":450}])
New York Times-bestselling and Newbery award-winning author/illustrator Jerry Craft and award-winning author/illustrator Grace Lin closed out the annual Windward Parents Association (WPA)-sponsored author visits for the 2020-2021 school year.
![Building a Culture of Belonging at Windward – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion = Belonging]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622059949/thewindwardschoolorg/a13jet5tmwvvujkflp8u/DiversityEquityInclusionandBelonging.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622059949/thewindwardschoolorg/a13jet5tmwvvujkflp8u/DiversityEquityInclusionandBelonging.png","width":450}])
Moving forward, The Windward School will now use the terminology diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, or DEIB.
![The Windward School Announces Appointment of Daniele L. Kass, EdD, as Head of Manhattan Campus]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1622122529/thewindwardschoolorg/o0e0jb88xbg1amxxwler/DanieleAnnouncement1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1622122529/thewindwardschoolorg/o0e0jb88xbg1amxxwler/DanieleAnnouncement1.png","width":450}])