Windward High School is the newest of two
public
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high school
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s of the
Ferndale School District (district 502), in
Bellingham, Washington
Bellingham ( ) is the most populous city in, and county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies south of the U.S.–Canada border in between two major cities of the Pacific Northwest: Vancouver, British Columbia (locat ...
. Windward is part of the
Small Schools Project, funded in part by a grant from the
Gates Foundation
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, which seeks to establish small intimate learning environments within communities.
Windward offers courses in Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Spanish, Japanese, Technology, Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Physical Education. With a very low student-to-teacher ratio, and a project-based education model, each course emphasizes collaboration among students and with faculty in a team-approach. The school does not offer sports or many after-school extra-curricular activities; instead its students frequently participate in these functions at the nearby affiliated
Ferndale High School. There are several after-school clubs run by teachers, including a Tech Club which fixes and donates old computers.
Due to financial reasons, the district shut down Windward High school at the end of the 2017–2018 school year. The last day was June 15, 2018.
See also
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Small schools movement The small schools movement, also known as the Small Schools Initiative, in the United States of America holds that many high schools are too large and should be reorganized into smaller, autonomous schools of no more than 400 students, and optimally ...
References
External links
Official school website
High schools in Whatcom County, Washington
Public high schools in Washington (state)
Educational institutions established in 2004
2004 establishments in Washington (state)
Schools in Bellingham, Washington
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