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Our Middle School Lakers haven’t wasted any time putting the 4 C’s into action this year.

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Taking St. Augustine’s sentiment to heart, we intend to read much more than a page via our Laker Adventures!

Windermere Preparatory School is looking forward to showcasing our all-school production of Disney's The Little Mermaid.

Second-grade students display their Dash & Dot robots while a programmable drone hovers. Mr. Masem's Coding and Robotics class is part of our new STEAM program. Students are loving their time in the new course offerings.

Our first week of Middle School was amazing! Learn more about all the amazing team building we did over the past week.

Take a journey with our Head of School, Dr. Steven Lyng, Ph.D. as he learns about our new Lower School Innovation Lab with our Grade 3 students.

We hope everyone had an amazing first day of school at Windermere Preparatory School! Click on the link below and enjoy a welcome back video from our Head of School, Dr. Steven Lyng.

Our Lower School learned all about the Windermere Prep crest

Windermere Preparatory School is one of only two Florida schools who were awarded the Strength of America Award by the National Strength and Conditioning Association for 2019 through 2020.

North Carolina junior and Windermere Prep Alum, Austin Bergner was selected on the second day of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. The right-handed pitcher was taken in the 9th round with the 262nd pick overall. In the 2019 season, Bergner is 6-1 with a 5.21 ERA. He has struck out 72 batters in 77.2 innings of work. The Windermere, Fla. native was dominant in his last start against Tennessee, which won Carolina the Super Regional. He tossed seven innings of two-run ball, striking out eight and allowing just four hits. In his career, Bergner has pitched 208.1 innings in Carolina blue, striking out 201 batters and allowing 198 hits. He is 17-6 with a 4.31 ERA. Read more click here: https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina/LongFormArticle/Nine-UNC-Baseball-Players-Selected-2019-MLB-Draft-132649301/#132649301_4

Windermere Preparatory School celebrated the Class of 2019 and the 1000th WPS graduate on Friday, May 24th at Dr. Phillips Performing Arts in Orlando, FL. We are so proud of our students and will miss them next year. https://www.orangeobserver.com/052319-graduation

WPS Arianna and Angeline Bergner are double trouble on the sand, the identical twin sisters also happen to be teammates on the sand for the Windermere Prep beach volleyball team. In the world of team sports, the connections that athletes have between one another is often one of the biggest aspects to finding success. It’s difficult to win as a team if you can’t get along, and the better you know your teammates the better off you’ll be. But what happens if your lone teammate is a relative or — more specifically — your identical twin sister? That’s the case for Arianna and Angeline Bergner, who do everything as a pair — including playing alongside one another for the Windermere Prep beach volleyball team. Like many identical twins they finish each other’s sentences, they are empathic to one another and their bond is deep, so it’s no surprise that they don’t have any issue when it comes to playing together on the same team. “We don’t separate — we’ve been by each other’s side our whole lives, so it wasn’t really different stepping on the court with her,” Arianna said. “It was just a matter of being mature about it if we messed up.”

INDIANAPOLIS — Windermere Prep alum Spencer Pigot nearly secured the coveted Indianapolis 500 pole, but he had to settle for a front-row start after fireworks elsewhere. Simon Pagenaud found a new way to impress his team owner. Last weekend, he rallied in the rain to end a 21-race drought. On Sunday, he put Roger Penske back on the pole for the Indianapolis 500. And he may not be finished. Pagenaud traded high-fives and pumped his fist along pit row after earning the first Indy pole by a French driver in a century. He had a four-lap qualifying average of 229.992 mph to edge Ed Carpenter and Pigot and give Chevrolet a clean sweep of the front row for next Sunday's race. “Watching him run in that road race, in the water, I've never seen a run like that in my life,” Penske said after the team captured its 266th IndyCar pole. “And then to come out here and win the pole? We've got great momentum.” Pigot had the fastest car on Saturday and would have had the pole if the rain had washed out qualifying. But the track stayed dry just long enough for Pagenaud to take an even more trimmed-out car around the track quickly and smoothly. It was all he needed. “I wouldn’t say I was doing a rain dance all day,” Pigot said. “As a race car driver, we love driving IndyCars to the limit and you definitely get a chance to do that here with qualifying. So any chance we get to put four laps together here, it’s exciting. Unfortunately, it was a little short, but it was a great day for the team.” The timing couldn't have been better for Pagenaud. To read the full article in the Orlando Sentinel, click https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nascar/os-sp-indy-500-spencer-pigot-20190520-cjejsw7h7ra5vco7yyhk3b7ymm-story.html

Employers want schools to equip students with complex problem-solving and critical thinking skills from a young age to better prepare them for work in the future

It’s game on at our America schools as students get ready to compete in this year’s Global Games.