by newschoolsyr | Oct 11, 2012 | 2012-2013, science, whole school
Students in all grades have started exploring the human body. We begun by studying our skeletory system. All of the classes started with a jump rope activity where they explored what moved when they jumped. This led to a discussion on the “hard” things...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 7, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, field trips, language arts, science, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
Twice a year the students at The New School camp out overnight at Highland Forest. It is a magical two days at Pines Camp. On Thursday night parents join us for a potluck dinner and songs around the campfire. On our Thursday hike, after reading a book about birds...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 7, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, whole school
At The New School we value “play.” Twice a week children enjoy a half hour of free time during gym. Three times a week we play cooperative games. During free time children enjoy many different activities. Children need this time to independently develop creative games...
by newschoolsyr | Sep 8, 2012 | 2012-2013, affective education, Community events, whole school
At the end of the first three days of school new and returning families traditionally gather for an informal potluck at Ryder Park, Dewitt. While the children climbed, slid and swung on the playground, parents and teachers had a chance to get reacquainted. Towards the...
by newschoolsyr | Jul 17, 2012 | 2011-2012, Community events, field trips, Social Studies, visual arts, whole school
The whole school visited The Salt Museum which is located in Onondaga Lake Park. This is without doubt one of the best local field trips for elementary school children. Ghost Maggie brought the history of the Salt Industry in Syracuse to life with her humor and...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 24, 2012 | 2011-2012, affective education, Community events, field trips, whole school
A big tradition for The New School each year is an end of the year picnic at Shove Park. This year the weather was spectacular and children spent the day building dams in the creek, reading, playing, and taking the creek walk down to the waterfall. Alumni are...
