Windward High School
Address
5275 Northwest Drive

Bellingham
,
WA
98226

United States
Coordinates48°50′07″N 122°34′05″W / 48.835265°N 122.568143°W / 48.835265; -122.568143
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoAn Academic Adventure
Established2004
School districtFerndale School District
PrincipalKimberly Hawes
Faculty17
Grades9-12
Education systemSmall schools movement
Team nameWolves
NewspaperHowler
YearbookNavigator
Feeder schoolsHorizon Middle School
Vista Middle School
Grants receivedBill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Connecting School and Community
Telephone(360) 383-9150
Mailing AddressPO Box 428
Ferndale, WA 98248
Websiteofficial website

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 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.

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