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LIFE AFTER WINSTON
Each fall, the Head of School and Winston learning consultants present a program to seventh and eighth grade parents called “Life
after Winston.” The program provides information and guidance on post Winston alternatives in both the private (day and boarding,
co-ed and single sex) and public school environments. The following questions and topics are important guidelines for parents to consider as they navigate the alternatives available to their children.
- Does the school provide a support system for students with learning challenges? What is the scope and breadth of these programs on campus?
- extra help sessions
- tutoring after school
- academic advisors or counselors who have background in working with students with learning difficulties.
- Are computers and assistive technology incorporated into the school’s design for programs?
- Are they available and allowed for computer courses, homework, assignments, and reports?
- Are the majority of teachers open to giving students extra time on tests? What is the stated school policy on this point?
- Can students use calculators in math?
- How do teachers approach study skills and what support and guidance do they give regularly on: assignments, both daily and long-term; study guides for tests.
- Are study skills incorporated across all the disciplines?
- Are the librarians and technology teachers open to helping students navigate the challenges of library and Internet research?
- Is participation in extra-curricular activities dependent on grades and course selections?
- What is the grading policy?
- What are the foreign language requirements for graduation? With this discipline area—as well as other areas (like math), is there flexibility in terms of the school’s requirements for graduation?
- Does the school “track” or are classes grouped heterogeneously? Is there “mainstreaming?”
- How are textbooks selected; what are the various readability levels of the chosen programs as illustrated by the text materials?
- What is the maximum class size of the core courses?
The following is a snapshot of the secondary schools where Winston graduates matriculate for grade nine.
- Independent and Catholic schools attended by recent Winston “graduates”:
- Morristown-Beard (since 1995, 36 students from Winston have attended MBS)
- Pennington (5 students since 1995)
- Gill-St. Bernard’s (5 students since 1995)
- Catholic schools since 2005-2006 school year = De Paul Catholic; Union Catholic; Morris Catholic; St. Peter’s Prep; Seton Hall.
- Other recent schools = Brewster Academy (NH); Purnell; Community School in Teaneck; Oak Knoll; Montclair-Kimberly
- Private schools that Winston students have attended from 1995-2005:
Barnstable Academy, Craig School, Don Bosco , Fay School (MA), Mt. St. Mary’s, Oratory Prep, Pine Ridge (VT), Rumsey Hall (CT), Rumson Country Day, Rutgers Prep, St. Elizabeth’s Academy, Tilton Academy (NH), West Nottingham Academy (MD)
Winston students have gone on to high schools in 15 different public school districts since 1995.
- Since the 2005-2006 school year, 50% or 23 students from the Winston 8th grade classes have attended PUBLIC schools
- Since 2005-2006, 35% or 16 students from the Winston eighth grade classes have attended private independent schools; four of these students attended an independent school with the boarding component.
- Since 2005-2006, 15% or 7 students have attended Catholic high schools in NJ.
The 2009-2010 student placements for high school were:
Morristown-Beard School = 1; Proctor Academy (NH, boarding) = 1; Landmark School (MA, boarding) = 1; Purnell School (NJ, all-girls, boarding) = 1; Mt. St. Dominic (NJ) = 1; Millburn HS = 2; Summit HS = 1; New Providence HS = 2; Bernardsville HS = 1
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