Editing Winnetka, Illinois (section)

==Education==
===Public schools===
For the history see Arthur Zilversmit, ''Changing schools: Progressive education theory and practice, 1930-1960'' (University of Chicago Press, 1993). The [[Winnetka School District 36|Winnetka Public Schools system (District 36)]] consists of three elementary schools and two middle schools.<ref name="schoolurls">Websites for public schools: K-4 [http://www.winnetka36.org/hw/ Hubbard Woods], [http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ Crow Island School], [http://www.winnetka36.org/gr/ Samuel Sewall Greeley]; 5-6 [http://www.winnetka36.org/sk/ The Skokie School]; 7-8 [http://www.winnetka36.org/cw/ Washburne School]</ref>  Hubbard Woods (est. 1915<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Hubbard Woods School - The Hubbard Woods School |url=https://hubbardwoods.winnetka36.org/about-the-school/history-of-hubbard-woods-school |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=hubbardwoods.winnetka36.org |language=en-US}}</ref>), [[Crow Island]] (est. 1940), and Samuel Sewall Greeley (est. 1912) Elementary Schools serve grades kindergarten through four,  students in fifth and sixth grades attend the Skokie School (opened 1922<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - The Skokie School |url=https://skokie.winnetka36.org/about-the-school/history |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=skokie.winnetka36.org |language=en-US}}</ref>) and seventh and eighth graders attend the Carleton W. Washburne School (est. 1969<ref>{{Cite web |title=History - Carleton Washburne School |url=https://washburne.winnetka36.org/about-the-school/history |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=washburne.winnetka36.org |language=en-US}}</ref>), named after educator [[Carleton Washburne]]. Winnetka's schools were modeled after Washburne's educational philosophy in an experiment called the [[Winnetka Plan]]. The town's schools continue to reflect his educational philosophy. [[Crow Island School|Crow Island]] is a National Historic Landmark due to its significant architectural design.

Some neighborhoods in the southern part of Winnetka are served by [[Avoca School District 37]], which has schools in Glenview (Avoca West Elementary School; K-5) and Wilmette (Marie Murphy School; 6–8). Kenilworth School District 38 (Sears School; K-8) also includes a very small portion of the southeastern part of Winnetka, near Kenilworth.

Winnetka is in [[New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois|New Trier Township]], and public school students who reside in Winnetka attend [[New Trier High School]] for grades 9 through 12.

===Private schools===
* [[Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired]], est. 1920
* La Petite École de Chicago, Winnetka Campus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lpec.us/en|title=La Petite École de Chicago}}</ref> (Preschool–9), bilingual school, est. 2020
* [[North Shore Country Day School]] (JK–12), est. 1919
* [[Sacred Heart School (Winnetka, Illinois)|Sacred Heart School]] (Preschool–8), Catholic school, est. 1902<ref>{{Cite web |title=History and Mission |url=https://www.shwschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1289993&type=d&pREC_ID=1497891 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www.shwschool.org |language=en}}</ref>
* The School of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity (Preschool–8), Catholic school, est. 1939