The Winston School of Short Hills is a vibrant learning community that unites students’ unique strengths with purpose-driven instruction to empower individuals with learning differences such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, executive functioning issues and ADHD. Winston students develop skills as innovative thinkers and imaginative creators, and joyfully reach for their potential by building confidence, optimism and self-advocacy.
STUDENTS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
“We’re passionate about what we do. Families come to Winston primarily because they want their child to learn how to read and write, but just as importantly, they want their child to love going to school, have a sense of belonging and be happy learners,” says Head of School Dr. Josephine Diemond.
Winston is a nurturing and caring community of educators who put the needs of students first. Parents value the school’s Orton-Gillinghambased instruction that’s multisensory, personalized and differentiated to meet the needs of each student in all academic subjects.
“Our students often say that they don’t know where they would be without Winston. We have a school full of teachers who are passionate about working with students who learn differently and who become cheerleaders for every child,” Diemond says. “It’s tremendously gratifying and rewarding to see our students achieve their true potential.”
STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING AND SELF-ADVOCACY
Through the Winston Center for Learning, the school provides myriad after-school activities that include LEGOs, baking, basketball and a homework center; a Summer on the Hill camp that combines academics, sports, science and the arts; as well as a Speaker Series.
Students and families take advantage of field trips, festivals and book fairs and participate in community service projects ranging from collecting food for Thanksgiving to making cards for patients in local medical facilities.
“Our students develop what we call their ‘Winston Toolbox’—strategies for learning that they take with them when they move on to competitive private day and boarding schools and public schools,” she says. “Our students are prepared academically, socially and emotionally to achieve great things in the next journey in their academic careers and beyond—and they are happy learners and fantastic self-advocates.”
30 East Lane, Short Hills
973-379-4114
winstonschool.org
