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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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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 >>

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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 >>