EQ + IQ
A balanced approach for a lifelong love of learning.
Willowwind is committed to a rigorous academic program rooted in experiential and project-based learning. We encourage independence, risk-taking, and critical thinking across the curriculum and equip our students with the skills to approach complex challenges and a changing environment with curiosity, persistence, and leadership. Students to become lifelong learners who are able to question, discover, make connections, and take ownership of their growth.
Willowwind balances academic achievement with the development of social and emotional intelligence, emphasizing students’ respect and appreciation in themselves, others, and the natural world. This provides students with a sense of belonging, a climate of trust, and a joyful merging of social, emotional, and intellectual development.
Kindergarten
Curriculum in the Kindergarten classroom helps students develop a better awareness of themselves and how to successfully interact with others. Students learn to take responsibility for themselves, develop good work habits, and complete tasks, helping them to grow personally and academically. Kindergarteners become readers, writers, authors, illustrators, presenters, artists, mathematicians, problem-solvers, leaders, teachers, and friends. LEARN MORE…
Third & Fourth
Third and fourth grade is a time for great growth when it comes to executive functioning. Students develop increased independence over the course of these years. Students learn how to learn and challenge themselves at their own level through three project-based units each year. Projects are learner centered, so the students have ownership of their own education, making decisions and studying their own inquiries. LEARN MORE…
First & Second
First and Second Grade is a time for students to expand upon what it means to be a learner at Willowwind, especially in our own class community. Students develop and strengthen essential life-long skills as a foundation for their time here. Social-Emotional focuses and the building of important work habits are at the forefront of our learning. These themes continue throughout their time here at Willowwind with increased and matured purpose. LEARN MORE…
Fifth & Sixth
Fifth and Sixth graders are given opportunities to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. Students are expected to work more independently. With teacher scaffolding students are provided chances to develop their responsibility, independence, initiative, reliability, and intrinsic motivation. Teachers push students to the edge of their abilities and expect students to participate fully in this process. LEARN MORE…
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