![Matt Bloom ’13, Professional Mind Blower]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/s1ojobgayzrpkmrgges0/EMPMattBloomMLSUpperWestSideCampus-9807.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/s1ojobgayzrpkmrgges0/EMPMattBloomMLSUpperWestSideCampus-9807.jpg","width":450}])
Student Outplacement-Old
Windward's mission is to remediate students' dyslexia or other language-based learning disability and to return students to mainstream schools.
Students enter and leave Windward at different points throughout grades 1 through 9.
98% of Windward students return to mainstream schools after it is determined they have completed the Windward academic program and are ready to return to a mainstream school.
View Schools Students Attend After Windward Below
Albertus Magnus
Alexander Dawson
American Heritage
Avenues: The World School
Bay Ridge Prep
Berkeley Carroll School
Berkshire School
Birch Wathen Lenox School
Brewster Academy
Brooklyn Friends School
Browning School
Brunswick Calhoun School
Canterbury School
Cathedral High School
Cardigan Mountain School
Cedar School
Cheshire Academy
Churchill School
Columbia Grammar & Prep School
Dreyfoos School of Arts
Dwight School
Dwight-Englewood School
Episcopal High School
Ethical Culture
Fieldston School
Fairfield Country Day School
Fordham Prep
Forman School
Franklin Academy
Frederick Gunn School
Frisch School
Greenwich Country Day School
Greens Farms Academy
Grace Church School
Hackley School
Harvey School
Hebron Academy
The Hewitt School
Holderness
Holy Child
Indian Mountain School
Iona Prep & Elementary School
Kennedy Catholic
Kent
King School
King’s Academy
The Leffell School
Leman
Landmark School
Léman Manhattan Prep School
LREI
Maayanot
Marymount School
Masters School
Mercersburg Millbrook School
New Canaan Country School
New Roads School
Northwood School
Oakwood Friends
Poly Prep Country Day School
Pomfret School
Rye Country Day School
Rippowam Cisqua School
Riverdale Country Day School
Rumsey Hall
Sacred Heart
Saddle River Day School
Salisbury School
SAR High School
Southbank
St. Bernard’s School
St. John’s Prep
St. Joseph’s Regional High School
St. Luke's School
St. Mary’s/JFK Catholic High School
St. Peter’s Prep
St. Vincent Ferrer High School
Suffield Academy Trevor Day School
Trinity Pawling School
UNIS
Ursuline
Westminster
Winchendon
Wooster School
Xavier High School
York Prep School
Alumni Success Stories
![Bianca Rizzo ’10, Special Education Advocate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/zfthuwpdzbmphs0qvswj/EMPBiancaRizzoCandidTeachingWLSNovember2021-9049.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/zfthuwpdzbmphs0qvswj/EMPBiancaRizzoCandidTeachingWLSNovember2021-9049.jpg","width":450}])
![Derek Kirk ’01, Third Career Teacher]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/rzttqu7ornqvllo0lcot/EMPDerekKirkCandidTeachingWS_11032021_0840.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/rzttqu7ornqvllo0lcot/EMPDerekKirkCandidTeachingWS_11032021_0840.jpg","width":450}])
![Lizza Chapey ’13, Science of Teaching Enthusiast]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/gvkmw4djmsfnr2rdgfbe/EMPLizzaChapeyCandidTeachingWLSNovember2021-9324.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/gvkmw4djmsfnr2rdgfbe/EMPLizzaChapeyCandidTeachingWLSNovember2021-9324.jpg","width":450}])
![Lexa Krawchick ’14, Inclusive Learning Champion]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/rqhhetoevgt9wbaglj8e/EMPLexaKrawchickCandidTeachingWLSNovember2021-9332.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647611982/thewindwardschoolorg/rqhhetoevgt9wbaglj8e/EMPLexaKrawchickCandidTeachingWLSNovember2021-9332.jpg","width":450}])
![Reed Switzer ’19 Launches Hopscotch, an Innovative Fintech Company, as CEO]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635881641/thewindwardschoolorg/oxfvn0t3wid84nyua99i/AL-2019-Reed-Switzer-Headshot-Wide.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635881641/thewindwardschoolorg/oxfvn0t3wid84nyua99i/AL-2019-Reed-Switzer-Headshot-Wide.jpg","width":450}])
![Stephen Flaxman ’88 Proudly Supports Windward as Alumnus and Alumni Parent of Natalie Flaxman ’25]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624468978/thewindwardschoolorg/dox7tironscq7bb6qjab/AL-1988-Stephen-Flaxman-IMG_1314---20200912-spencer-f-bmA-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1624468978/thewindwardschoolorg/dox7tironscq7bb6qjab/AL-1988-Stephen-Flaxman-IMG_1314---20200912-spencer-f-bmA-1.jpg","width":450}])
![Will Koester ’22 Interviews Athletes with Learning Disabilities for Research Fellowship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624468978/thewindwardschoolorg/e0pxoebdfbldtikxhz1f/AL-Will-Koester-22-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1624468978/thewindwardschoolorg/e0pxoebdfbldtikxhz1f/AL-Will-Koester-22-1.jpg","width":450}])
![Julie Schechter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614094904/thewindwardschoolorg/xn4a8erzy3f1x1r8pobm/Untitleddesign_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614094904/thewindwardschoolorg/xn4a8erzy3f1x1r8pobm/Untitleddesign_1.png","width":450}])
![The Windward School Emily Walsh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597859319/thewindwardschoolorg/jvtyafpfizat45qgntht/Untitleddesign1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1597859319/thewindwardschoolorg/jvtyafpfizat45qgntht/Untitleddesign1.png","width":450}])
![Alexia Hartogensis '19 Focuses on MCAT Testing Accommodations as U.S. Senate Intern]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/qggvhw0pimsjwgtikqnu/Alexia-Hartogensis.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/qggvhw0pimsjwgtikqnu/Alexia-Hartogensis.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/qggvhw0pimsjwgtikqnu/Alexia-Hartogensis.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/qggvhw0pimsjwgtikqnu/Alexia-Hartogensis.jpg","width":900}])
![Maya Lebowitz ’21 Participates in EEG Training Alongside Windward Faculty]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835600/thewindwardschoolorg/dtxfoxjjznvaqha9ku1u/Maya-Lebowitz.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835600/thewindwardschoolorg/dtxfoxjjznvaqha9ku1u/Maya-Lebowitz.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835600/thewindwardschoolorg/dtxfoxjjznvaqha9ku1u/Maya-Lebowitz.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835600/thewindwardschoolorg/dtxfoxjjznvaqha9ku1u/Maya-Lebowitz.jpg","width":900}])
![Matthew Gullo ’02 Protects and Serves as NYPD Officer and Lieutenant Firefighter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/ad9ufrdqaiw6mfhzsvcu/Matthew-Gullo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/ad9ufrdqaiw6mfhzsvcu/Matthew-Gullo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/ad9ufrdqaiw6mfhzsvcu/Matthew-Gullo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/ad9ufrdqaiw6mfhzsvcu/Matthew-Gullo.jpg","width":900}])
![Anna Novogratz ’14 Inspired to Teach Special Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835601/thewindwardschoolorg/aowxbifwdmnmama8ij2s/Anna-Novogratz.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835601/thewindwardschoolorg/aowxbifwdmnmama8ij2s/Anna-Novogratz.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835601/thewindwardschoolorg/aowxbifwdmnmama8ij2s/Anna-Novogratz.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835601/thewindwardschoolorg/aowxbifwdmnmama8ij2s/Anna-Novogratz.jpg","width":900}])
![Assemblymember Robert C. Carroll ’04 Fights for Dyslexia Screenings for All]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/kr22w1xsnyeiimuiwp2v/Robert-Carroll-Headshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/kr22w1xsnyeiimuiwp2v/Robert-Carroll-Headshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/kr22w1xsnyeiimuiwp2v/Robert-Carroll-Headshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835599/thewindwardschoolorg/kr22w1xsnyeiimuiwp2v/Robert-Carroll-Headshot.jpg","width":900}])
![Noah Mansoor ’15: Be an Advocate for Yourself and the Greater Disability Community]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835600/thewindwardschoolorg/lcmh2rauylzg4djlshcb/Noah-Mansoor.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835600/thewindwardschoolorg/lcmh2rauylzg4djlshcb/Noah-Mansoor.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835600/thewindwardschoolorg/lcmh2rauylzg4djlshcb/Noah-Mansoor.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835600/thewindwardschoolorg/lcmh2rauylzg4djlshcb/Noah-Mansoor.jpg","width":900}])
![Samantha Coppola ’17: The Relationship Between Dyslexia and Privilege]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1554135223/thewindwardschoolorg/clxrflji3pif6a853hnz/SCoppolaPic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1554135223/thewindwardschoolorg/clxrflji3pif6a853hnz/SCoppolaPic.jpg","width":450}])
![Lenora Rigoni ’09: Windward Through An Artist’s Eyes]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596834054/thewindwardschoolorg/qulbkktzxty3bxvxprhj/Lenora-Rigoni.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596834054/thewindwardschoolorg/qulbkktzxty3bxvxprhj/Lenora-Rigoni.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596834054/thewindwardschoolorg/qulbkktzxty3bxvxprhj/Lenora-Rigoni.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596834054/thewindwardschoolorg/qulbkktzxty3bxvxprhj/Lenora-Rigoni.jpg","width":900}])
![Tom Hyland '05: Windward Was a Good Place]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596834054/thewindwardschoolorg/wdizfnqsxoqikew0qkgp/Tom-Hyland.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596834054/thewindwardschoolorg/wdizfnqsxoqikew0qkgp/Tom-Hyland.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596834054/thewindwardschoolorg/wdizfnqsxoqikew0qkgp/Tom-Hyland.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596834054/thewindwardschoolorg/wdizfnqsxoqikew0qkgp/Tom-Hyland.jpg","width":900}])
![Emma Frank ’10: Returning to Windward to Learn More]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/rk5kycxutnsfxbrqa57z/Emma-Frank.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/rk5kycxutnsfxbrqa57z/Emma-Frank.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/rk5kycxutnsfxbrqa57z/Emma-Frank.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/rk5kycxutnsfxbrqa57z/Emma-Frank.jpg","width":900}])
![Oliver Jacobi ’05: Former Windward Student, Now Senior Underwriter at Multinational Insurance Company]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835601/thewindwardschoolorg/lljqwwafhzdbsvgka04r/Oliver-Jacobi.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835601/thewindwardschoolorg/lljqwwafhzdbsvgka04r/Oliver-Jacobi.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835601/thewindwardschoolorg/lljqwwafhzdbsvgka04r/Oliver-Jacobi.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835601/thewindwardschoolorg/lljqwwafhzdbsvgka04r/Oliver-Jacobi.jpg","width":900}])
![Andrew Mollerus ’12: A Scholar and a Sailor]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/ro7vgcjknwz503r6o1m5/Andrew-Mollerus.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/ro7vgcjknwz503r6o1m5/Andrew-Mollerus.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/ro7vgcjknwz503r6o1m5/Andrew-Mollerus.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/ro7vgcjknwz503r6o1m5/Andrew-Mollerus.jpg","width":900}])
![Michaela Lynch '03: Self-Advocacy was Windward’s Greatest Gift]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835603/thewindwardschoolorg/fic4cgrmkqyq6ckteksl/Michaela-Lynch.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835603/thewindwardschoolorg/fic4cgrmkqyq6ckteksl/Michaela-Lynch.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835603/thewindwardschoolorg/fic4cgrmkqyq6ckteksl/Michaela-Lynch.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835603/thewindwardschoolorg/fic4cgrmkqyq6ckteksl/Michaela-Lynch.jpg","width":900}])
![Evan Thompson ’09: I Remember The Day I Was Labeled As "Different"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835604/thewindwardschoolorg/wvwblvd99tcnk9uiywkm/Evan-thompson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835604/thewindwardschoolorg/wvwblvd99tcnk9uiywkm/Evan-thompson.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835604/thewindwardschoolorg/wvwblvd99tcnk9uiywkm/Evan-thompson.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835604/thewindwardschoolorg/wvwblvd99tcnk9uiywkm/Evan-thompson.jpg","width":900}])
![Lindsay Olzerowicz '03: Helping Women to Succeed in Business]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835603/thewindwardschoolorg/xgyfuwfo8pl94u6l27ka/Lindsay-Olzerowicz.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835603/thewindwardschoolorg/xgyfuwfo8pl94u6l27ka/Lindsay-Olzerowicz.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835603/thewindwardschoolorg/xgyfuwfo8pl94u6l27ka/Lindsay-Olzerowicz.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835603/thewindwardschoolorg/xgyfuwfo8pl94u6l27ka/Lindsay-Olzerowicz.jpg","width":900}])
![Jay Hopkins '14: Embracing Differences Leads to Many Open Doors]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/qnp04yzgvpwjzlhm13y8/Jay-Hopkins.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/qnp04yzgvpwjzlhm13y8/Jay-Hopkins.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/qnp04yzgvpwjzlhm13y8/Jay-Hopkins.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/qnp04yzgvpwjzlhm13y8/Jay-Hopkins.jpg","width":900}])
![Tina Hinman '11: Paying It Forward to Help Others Embrace Their Differences]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/w5yhdw7wsyt9zwzejxzh/Tina-Hinman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/w5yhdw7wsyt9zwzejxzh/Tina-Hinman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/w5yhdw7wsyt9zwzejxzh/Tina-Hinman.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/w5yhdw7wsyt9zwzejxzh/Tina-Hinman.jpg","width":900}])
![Ian Sherman '14: A Thank You Letter to Windward]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/lsuymgys8fw8lzyjlny9/Ian-Sherman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/lsuymgys8fw8lzyjlny9/Ian-Sherman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/lsuymgys8fw8lzyjlny9/Ian-Sherman.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1596835602/thewindwardschoolorg/lsuymgys8fw8lzyjlny9/Ian-Sherman.jpg","width":900}])