Windward High School

Windward High School is the newest of two public high schools of the Ferndale School District (district 502), in Bellingham, Washington. Windward is part of the Small Schools Project, funded in part by a grant from the Gates Foundation, which seeks to establish small intimate learning environments within communities.

Windward High School
Address
5275 Northwest Drive Bellingham , WA 98226 United States
Coordinates	48.835265°N 122.568143°W / 48.835265; -122.568143
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	An Academic Adventure
Established	2004
School district	Ferndale School District
Principal	Kimberly Hawes
Faculty	17
Grades	9-12
Education system	Small schools movement
Team name	Wolves
Newspaper	Howler
Yearbook	Navigator
Feeder schools	Horizon Middle School Vista Middle School
Grants received	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Connecting School and Community
Telephone	(360) 383-9150
Mailing Address	PO Box 428 Ferndale, WA 98248
Website	official website

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

• Small schools movement

External links

• Official school website