Upper
School
Class V
Ninth
grade is a year of transition and increased autonomy. Students explore the
factors that make independence a healthy, fulfilling process. Topics include needs
and values in relationships; achievement/enjoyment balance; human sexuality;
and stress management. Through frequent class discussions, journaling, and the
process of Council, students locate their upper school voice and make space for
one another to grow and change at a pace that is safe and comfortable.
Class VI
Class VI
Health begins with a deep exploration of students’ relationships to self,
other, and world and moves to a dynamic look at media, social networking, and
teen consumerism. Students identify the relationships between who they are,
what they care about, and how they behave and consume in a world that is
constantly changing. Films, blogs and other digital media are deconstructed and
critiqued in order to make sense not only of the world around Winsor girls, but
of the ways in which the students themselves can influence and change their
world to better reflect what matters to them.
Class
VII
In Class
VII, students have an opportunity to create their own health class experience. Beginning
with the construction of “mysteries,” girls ask existential questions about
themselves, their communities, and the universe. Through frequent Councils,
written reflections, and visual journals, the girls create space for themselves
and their peers to be present with one another and to answer the questions that
most compel and confound them. Topics covered include: alcohol and substance
abuse; identity; mental health; sexuality; death and the life course; and
spirituality.
Class
VIII
As
students prepare to exit Winsor and enter college, gap years, and other
experiences in the “real world,” seniors are offered an opportunity to acquire
the life skills that will make their time after Winsor as independent,
efficient, and empowered as possible. Topics covered include: budgets and
credit cards; careers; accessing healthcare and legal counsel; taking care of a
dorm room or apartment; and maintaining relationships with family and friends.