Twas brillig, and the slithy toves. Did gyre and gimble in ….. Hugh Humphreys came to share his love for reciting poetry, to jumpstart our enthusiasm for Poem in a Pocket Read More >>
Papermaking Field Trip
Holly Greenberg with students Holly Greenberg with Lola Max, Syris and Alaira enjoying the slime On November 2, 2010 the whole school visited Holly Greenberg, (Gulliver’s Mom) at Syracuse University’s Read More >>
Weekly trips to Soule Library
Halloween Collaboration with SU students
In 1999, The New School started a tradition of celebrating Halloween with sophomore students from Syracuse University’s Communication Design Program. A few weeks prior to this annual event the SU Read More >>
China Mystery Guest
On Thursday, October 28, 2010 we were hosts to our first Mystery Guest of the year. Our thirty students had three minutes to find out why Emily was at our Read More >>
Ancient China with older students
China is a fascinating country full of many ideas and technology. Many great inventions, which we still use today, originated in Ancient China. The landforms in China served as barriers Read More >>
Field Trip to see Laura Heyman’s photographs
On Thursday, October 14, the older students went to the Lightworks Gallery to see an exhibit of Laura Heyman’s (Ace’s Mom) photographic portraits taken in Haiti. Prior to leaving the Read More >>
Book Clubs
Throughout the year we form book clubs for our students. Book Clubs are formed for many different reasons. Sometimes we the title of the book compliments our social studies or Read More >>
Mystery Powders
Mystery Powders – Who Done It? Older children (grades 5 – 8) are excited about becoming forensic scientists as they try to figure out who stole the youth group’s money Read More >>
Cubes and Parquetry Pieces
During Math Center, the youngest students have started out this school year exploring math materials. We began with looking at and playing with cubes and parquetry pieces. Students were given Read More >>