WEST WIND

West Wind Nursery and Kindergarten School was founded in 1947 by a group of five women who wanted their children to receive individual attention while learning in a pleasant environment. The women, Mrs. Eleanor Billimoria, Mrs. Suzy Rutz, Mrs. Trudi Mueller, Mrs. Girsperger and Mrs. Reynolds, believed that the school should provide a well rounded education instead of only focusing on academics. Mrs. Reynolds, herself an American trained kindergarten teacher conducted the classes three mornings a week at her house. The five children were all around 2 � years of age. The school was then and continues to be a cooperative, non-profit institution devoted exclusively to the intellectual and emotional well being of the child, with mothers playing a pivotal role in administration. Following West Winds inception, rapidly growing interest in the school resulted in a larger student body and a need for more permanent accommodation. In 1948 arrangements were made to take over navy hutments which were built on the grounds of Petit Hall on Nepean Sea Road. The school was then in a splendid location, right on the sea and in the middle of one of the city�s finest properties.