The New City School curriculum is comprehensive and challenging. The subjects and skills in each grade level are designed to build on the learning from the preceding grade, and children are challenged and encouraged to excel.
In addition to building a strong academic base, each child - from preschool through graduation - is guided and assessed on specific behaviors which fall under the headings of: Confidence, Motivation, Problem Solving, Responsibility, Effort and Work Habits, Appreciation for Diversity and Teamwork. Our assessment tool for these areas of personal development has been adapted for use in evaulating second year law students at a local university and for personnel evaluation at a local Fortune 500 company.
Because our goal is genuine understanding - the ability to take what is learned and apply it in new and novel situations - much of the learning at New City School is woven through themes at each grade level. This allows children to see the connections among subjects and ideas and to gain a deeper understanding of issues and perspectives.