New City School Curriculum
With a
consistent focus on reading, writing and calculation, New City School's comprehensive and challenging curriculum prepares children for success in their future academic endeavors. Specialist teachers include science, Spanish, computer, library, performing arts, visual art, movement and music, learning specialist, school counselor and physical education.
Outstanding Performance on Traditional Measures
New City School
students consistently score three to four years above grade level on the nationally-normed Stanford Achievement Test. Over the last ten years, graduating New City School students have consistently scored in the top 10% among private and public school students nation-wide. On average,the top one-third of the New City School graduating class scores in the top 3% - 5% against national norms on the complete battery of tests. New City School graduates are sought after by the top secondary schools in the area and by the top colleges and universities around the country.
Additional Performance Measures
In addition to skill-based academic learning and assessment,
opportunities for teamwork, feedback and reflection are integrated throughout the New City School curriculum. This intentional focus on the personal intelligences (intrapersonal - knowing oneself, and interpersonal - the ability to work well with others) sets the New City School experience apart.
From preschool through graduation, each child is guided and assessed on specific behaviors, the topics of the first page of our progress reports, which fall under the headings of:
Confidence, Motivation, Problem Solving, Responsibility, Effort and Work Habits, Appreciation for Diversity and Teamwork. Regular written assignments and tests are reinforced by Projects, Exhibitions and Presentations, which give teachers and parents a more comprehensive picture of what a child actually understands, and
provides a rich academic experience that includes - and extends beyond - the completion of a test or recalling facts from memory.