5 /5 Scott C: I often wonder, is this school meant more for me, than my children who attend it? Windsong is among the most bewildering gifts my family has received in our short formation. It was so different than anything we had experienced before, challenging us early and often to leave our preconceptions of “what a good education” means, and converting it to what I believe is a true understanding of how to foster and promote whole humans, armed with the confidence and knowledge of self.
If only you knew my positions, my verbose opinions, and how the magic of this school, its teachers, faculty, parents and students collectively have offered to completely shift. As I mentioned, sometimes it feels this school was really for me, masquerading as an institution for children (though, we are all children still after all). One cannot help but be curious about another way of living when immersed in such unique environment.
For parents questioning educational prowess, I can tell you my children are often joyfully performing arithmetic, grammar and the arts far ahead of public school peers. I say this with all grace, but the resources are totally different. Truly, Windsong deploys the “village” ethos, drawing on multiple teachers, and trusted parents at times, to bridge children’s education. Teachers generally follow student from 1st grade through 8th grade, so the students have a chance to build a meaningful trusting relationship with a non-parent adult. The teachers are fabulous.
I don’t meant to try to sell you. But I’m sold.
Very few places are safe these days. Windsong is a sanctuary in the chaos of today. I couldn’t recommend it more…
