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OUR CAMPUS
New City School is housed in a turn-of-the-century school building in the City’s Central West End neighborhood. We like to call it our “friendly castle.”
Behind the Red Doors
Behind our red doors are three floors of classrooms – pre-primary and kindergarten on the lower level, first through third grades on the first floor, and 4th, 5th and 6th grade classrooms on the upper floor.A full-size gymnasium, 250 seat theater, and dedicated spaces for science, art, performing arts, movement and music, computer, and Spanish instruction are housed in the “friendly castle.”
Exciting New Spaces
Anew 2,200 square foot dining hall, which opens onto a large amphitheater, was built in 2005. On Mondays, all staff members join the children for community lunch.
A new 5,400 square foot library was unveiled in December of 2005. The New City School library is the first-ever library in the world designed to support learning through Multiple Intelligences. The library design received an award from the International Forum for Innovative Schools and is featured in the book, “The Language of School Design.” Harvard Professor Howard Gardner, who conceived of the theory of Multiple Intelligences, was present to help cut the ribbon to open the library.
Opportunities Outside
Outside our building, pre-primary and primary playgrounds, a soccer field,track, softball field, and the New City School Centennial Garden are available for play and learning. In addition, the library is open one Saturday morning each month for neighbors and the broader community.
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