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Continuing Education programs are multi-faceted. They
include comprehensive adult offerings during the day and
evening and an extensive summer school program in the
summer.
Our mission is to:
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Provide educational programs that will meet the needs
and interests of the adult residents of Windsor.
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Make Windsor residents aware of the programs and
encourage participation.
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Provide opportunities for remediation, advanced study
and enrichment in grades K-12.
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Meet the needs of and cooperate with local groups,
agencies, businesses and industries.
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Provide flexible program scheduling, responsive to
community and individual needs.
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Use school facilities to their full potential.
The Adult Education program serves the educational needs
of adult residents sixteen years of age or older through
a variety of evening classes offered each fall and
spring at Windsor High School. They include high school
completion, adult basic literacy, English language, and
citizenship instruction as well as general interest
courses in the areas of arts & crafts, computers, dance,
health & fitness, home & garden, languages, literature &
writing, money management, and personal growth &
recreation. Mandated courses are offered free of charge
to adults and general interest courses are tuition-based
and self-sustaining. High school completion, adult basic
literacy, and English language instruction are also
available during the day at The L. P. Wilson Community
Center. Special programs comprise the inclusion of
special needs adults, family and workplace literacy,
home buyer education, career exploration/decision
making, parenting, community college courses offered on
site and collaborative efforts with various town
agencies.
Summer School offers a variety of enrichment, transition
and intervention programs for students from preschool to
grade 12. Special programs include computers, music,
art, English as a Second Language, and CMT Preparation.
Windsor strongly believes that education is a
lifelong process.
William D. Haberman,
Coordinator
601 Matianuck Avenue - Windsor, CT 06095
Phone 860.687.2000 ext. 267 / Fax 860.687.2009
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