Windermere Preparatory School

Windermere Preparatory School is located on a beautiful 48-acre campus in Southwest Orange County. Windermere Preparatory School's academic approach is built on complex problem solving and critical thinking, emphasizes intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth, and culminates with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.

While academic achievement is Windermere Preparatory School's highest priority, it is complemented and enriched by a multitude of resources and extracurricular activities, such as fine and performing arts, athletics, clubs and community service. Through personalized learning and cutting-edge curriculum, committed teachers provide instruction that develops and educates the whole child, both inside and outside the classroom.

Windermere Preparatory School's academic approach is built on complex problem solving and critical thinking and culminates with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. Students studying at Windermere Preparatory School excel under the guidance of Nord Anglia’s talented team of teachers. Exceptional academics, athletics, fine arts and unique collaborations await children aged three through to eighteen. Whether they’re building the foundations for success or gaining reputable qualifications to take on life after school, no international school in Florida promises children more opportunity for growth.

There is no better preparation for university than studying our International Baccalaureate program. Our boarding school program is the perfect second home for students looking to study away, and you will not find a more welcoming atmosphere in Florida. Here, children will make lifelong friends, see their confidence reach new heights, and excel at every stage of their education. Discover more about why Windermere Preparatory School was voted the best private school in Central Florida below. Meet the teachers, explore our curriculum and find details on fees and term dates.

Windermere Preparatory School students receive a global integration and immersion experience unlike any other school in the greater Orlando area. The student body is represented by more than 57 countries, allowing each student to gain a deeper understanding of cultures, languages and traditions. Our philosophy provides an educational environment that fosters civic virtue, which includes honesty, integrity, trust, self-worth, self-discipline, respect for authority, concern for others, appreciation for a free-market economy, and pride in our community and country.

Windermere Preparatory School's administrators and faculty are highly professional, committed, knowledgeable, and are recognized as a critical part of a strong education. This is closely coupled with parental participation and support. The school community grows out of strong, open communication between administration, faculty, parents, students, and the community at-large. How do we constantly earn our reputation as one of the top private schools?

• Walk through the halls of Windemere Preparatory School, and you will instantly feel the energy and excitement of learning. Ask any child about our school, and chances are, the reply will be, "It's fun!" Our students are eager and focused, because our teachers' passion for knowledge and thought is contagious.
• A full array of advanced academics, as well as, arts, physical education, extracurricular activities and community service keeps students engaged and motivated, developing the "whole child." Our affiliation with the Nord Anglia Education Family of Schools keeps our faculty on the cutting edge of educational best practices and opens up a range of opportunities for our students.
• We care deeply about igniting the full potential in every child, and create personal learning programs to achieve that goal. When students believe a teacher truly cares and is working on their behalf, they make remarkable progress. In fact, students often tell us their teachers are like "extra parents" - loving them, yet challenging them to be their best.
• Students thrive when they feel safe and supported. That’s why our campus is equipped with state-of-the-art security. It’s also why our staff are committed to creating and sustaining an environment that encourages questions, rewards curiosity and promotes the free exchange of ideas.

At Windermere Preparatory School, being ambitious is an integral part of our expectations for staff, students and the wider community, and we incorporate being ambitious into every aspect of everything we do. At our Windermere campus, children are encouraged to be ambitious by experiencing a varied, challenging and exciting curriculum which is delivered and developed via an expansive range of diverse study opportunities designed to promote a love for learning and independent investigative skills. Teachers and learning assistants consistently facilitate high-quality individualized learning programs based on children's interests and abilities and clearly identifying their developmental next steps. Staff's approach to children's potential achievement is responsive and without limits. Everyone at our school believes that in embedding an expectation of being ambitious into all that we do we provide a culture of limitless achievement for all.

The Windermere Preparatory School educational experience, which culminates with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB), Grades Nine through Twelve, fosters the development of critical thinking skills, complex problem solving skills, and higher order reasoning skills across the spectrum of curricular offerings. Within a culture of thinking that is palpable, academic achievement, our highest priority, is complemented and balanced by enriching experiences in the fine and performing arts and interscholastic athletics, as well as abundant opportunity for club participation, civic involvement and community service.

Each and every student is both unique and special at Windermere Preparatory School. Thus, a personalized learning plan, which recognizes and addresses students’ strengths, goals, talents, and personal interests, is developed to guide student learning. International students enrich the mosaic of our student body, and give all of our students the opportunity to grow, to learn, to collaborate and to compete in a microcosm of the global society in which they will work and raise families as adults.

Windermere Preparatory School is a purposeful place, a warm and nurturing environment, with high performance expectations for students and teachers, alike. Students leave Windermere Preparatory School academically well prepared, with the personal skills and confidence required for success as undergraduates attending their first choice college or university of best fit.