-

|

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 Read More >>

|

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 Read More >>

|

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. Read More >>

|

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 Read More >>

|

Peter Spier Author Study

This spring the younger students, K-4, did an author study of Peter Spier. Peter Spier was a Dutch-born illustrator and author of more than thirty children’s books. We read Bored Read More >>

|

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for 2 violins, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D Major and the Concerto for 2 pianos and Read More >>

|

Sewing

Six of the oldest students just completed an exciting sewing project! First the children had to get certified by the Fayetteville Free Library’s staff. An hour long course taught them the parts of Read More >>

|

Calder’s Circus

   Step Right Up! The whole school spent this fall creating circus acts for our very own circus. We were inspired by the work of Alexander Calder and his amazing Read More >>

|

Circus Books

This fall we have been reading and discussing books about the circus in two groups, one for older students and one for younger students. With ideas and inspiration from these Read More >>

|

Pick A Poet

The eldest students were given an assignment that involved self-selecting three poets. After browsing through collections of poetry by Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edward Lear, Read More >>