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ABC Centers

Our youngest students typically have an ABC center once a day. During this time they play language arts games with a teacher or an older student. Sometimes the activities involve all three Kindergarten students, sometimes one other student and sometimes the game is played one-on-one. This fall the children have been learning and practicing recognizing Read More >>

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Animal Habitat

Our world is a magical place. Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade have been exploring the unique qualities of each of the seven continents. First we looked at maps of the world, showing the seven continents, and then we made our own map. After each child was assigned a continent they read books learning about Read More >>

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Writing Prompts/Writing Skills

  This fall, a group of 3rd and 4th graders were assigned to two writing classes during journal time. Writing Prompts was designed to help these reluctant writers develop creative ideas and to get their ideas on paper. At our school children have a half hour of writing each day, during which time they can Read More >>

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Vanessa Johnson Griot

We were thrilled to invite Vanessa Johnson back to our school as a mystery guest in late October 2018.  Vanessa introduced herself as a griot, which is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, or musician. Griots consider themselves as a repository of oral tradition. Her story telling talents are extraordinary. We invited her in Read More >>

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Legacies

  One of the many empowering experiences at The New School happens during Investigations in the afternoon. For an hour, all children have the opportunity to teach what we call a “Legacy.” The tradition was started many years ago when we initiated a discussion that focussed on two questions, “How do you want to be Read More >>

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Holly Greenberg, parent

  I sent both of my sons to The New School for K – 4 (they are now in 6th and 9th grades at public school) and I realize now what an extraordinary gift we gave them by having them spend those early years in an environment of wonder, where learning happened as a natural Read More >>

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Invisible People Field Trip

Nine of our oldest students visited Art Rage Gallery on Thursday October 18, 2018 to see the exhibit INVISIBLE PEOPLE: Portraits of the Homeless by Neil Shigley. “San Diego based artist Neil Shigley’s work explores the subject of homelessness by giving visibility to homeless individuals through large-scale portraits. “I have focused my art on capturing Read More >>

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Dick Ford Mystery Guest

On Wednesday, October 17, Dick Ford became our third mystery guest for our Making the World a Better Place unit. Over 18 years ago Dick founded Signature Syracuse, a not-for-profit that provides music lessons, instruments, opportunities to perform as well as career counseling and college preparation visits — all for free — to Syracuse city Read More >>

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Savannah Giarrusso-Krabacher 

  “Attending The New School is the reason that I am currently a motivated student who absolutely loves learning. The New School has shaped me into someone who is determined and who can think both creatively and deeply. It also helped me learn how to respect and socialize with people from many different backgrounds. Skills Read More >>

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Alex Melnick

“I attended The New School from September of 2004 to June of 2006. I was homeschooled after that until I was 16, then I attended Onondaga Community College where I received my High School Diploma and my Associates Degree in Professional Communications.   I currently do IT work and I work for a therapeutic riding Read More >>