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Fletcher Chapin

“Because of the New School I was excited about education from a young age. They fostered my interests and encouraged me to pursue my passions by giving me and the other students unscheduled time to explore what we’d like.” #30for30 Fletcher attended The New School from Kindergarten to 2nd grade (2001-2004).  He went to High Read More >>

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Cora Cool-Mihalyi

“I attended The New School from 2000-2006, for first through sixth grades and then went to Levy Middle School and Nottingham High School, where I graduated in 2012. I attended Syracuse University through Say Yes to Education and graduated in 2016 with my dual degree in inclusive elementary and special education. I love the New Read More >>

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Mystery Guest: Dan Stricker

On Monday, October 1, we welcomed Dan Stricker, Syracuse resident, to our school as our second mystery guest of the yearner our Make the World A Better Place unit. Dan came representing the many volunteers who have transformed the end caps along Meadowbrook Drive over the past few years. Dan shared with us how the Read More >>

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Corey Mahaney

“Attending The New School gave me the space to explore my creativity in a non-judgmental and open minded environment. I am thankful that I was able to grow up in a small inclusive community of students, as I believe it helped me cultivate the confidence I needed to pursue the path of an artist.” Corey Read More >>

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Tom Boyer, 2000-2005

“My time at The New School helped me to think outside the box and prioritize my schedule effectively.” Tommy attended the New School from 2000-2005, graduated from Charles W. Baker high school in Baldwinsville and SUNY Potsdam. He is currently working as a management trainee for Follett Higher Education Group. #30for30

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Highland Forest Fall 2018

Twice a year, for the past 20+ years, teachers have taken students camping to Highland Forest. These two days in the fall and spring are so important to building community. There is something magical that happens to groups of children when you provide them with the opportunity to play outdoors and engage with each other Read More >>

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Al-Amin Muhammad Mystery Guest

  At The New School we are working on a project called Making the World a Better Place.  It is school wide and year long. Making the World a Better Place began with reading books about people or groups who have contributed to the well being of people and/or the environment.  As we do this Read More >>

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Josh Walsdorf

Let me just start by saying how wonderful the teachers were and very knowledgeable. The New School was an amazing experience for me, it was not like any other typical schools. It was a lot of hands-on which is an amazing learning experience for kids. We got to go on a lot of field trips Read More >>

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Westcott Cultural Fair Parade

It has become a tradition for The New School to take part in the Westcott Street Cultural Fair’s parade. This year all the children made hats and will be marching as animals from one of the seven continents! Children randomly selected a continent, and animal and after much research and discussion, they creatively designed their Read More >>

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The Importance of Playing Outdoors

  At The New School both indoor and outdoor space is considered to be a part of the learning and educational environment.  Both spaces are used for formal and informal learning. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] As Rusty Keeler, playscapes architect, says we want to provide space and time for “children to discover themselves and Read More >>