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We work hard to ensure that our students are strong academically, as well as being creative problem-solvers.
Diversity Beyond the Numbers
At New City, we believe that teaching students to understand and appreciate diversity is essential for success in life.
Personal Intelligences
Our students care about others, they look inward to know themselves, and they work together to solve problems and enhance learning.
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![Trivia Night Tickets Available Now!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734383575/newcityschoolorg/u0vs2o0oprt8lzvtrqsy/NewsPost-Trivia2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734383575/newcityschoolorg/u0vs2o0oprt8lzvtrqsy/NewsPost-Trivia2025.png","width":330}])
Get ready to Jog Your Noggin at our annual Trivia Night on Saturday, February 8th!
![3rd Grade Explores Solutions to Address Invasive Species]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732740646/newcityschoolorg/fxpkwfxkfulricrll4ub/invasive_1-social_thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732740646/newcityschoolorg/fxpkwfxkfulricrll4ub/invasive_1-social_thumb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732740646/newcityschoolorg/fxpkwfxkfulricrll4ub/invasive_1-social_thumb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732740646/newcityschoolorg/fxpkwfxkfulricrll4ub/invasive_1-social_thumb.jpg","width":1080}])
After learning about ecosystems, biodiversity, and animal classification, 3rd Graders have been tasked with designing solutions to prevent, deter, and/or remove invasive species from ecosystems.
![1st Grade Celebrates Thanksgiving Together]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732740876/newcityschoolorg/nrzfvrhwhklpacva8ei5/IMG_2023-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732740876/newcityschoolorg/nrzfvrhwhklpacva8ei5/IMG_2023-thumb.jpg","width":330}])
1st Graders recently spent time learning about indigenous Americans, focusing in particular on the Wampanoag people that live (and lived) in what is now Massachusetts as a way of approaching the origin of the story of Thanksgiving.
![4/5s Visit Laumeier Sculpture Park]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732741188/newcityschoolorg/dui1f4ird9j9mibc3ije/laumeiertrip-thumb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732741188/newcityschoolorg/dui1f4ird9j9mibc3ije/laumeiertrip-thumb.jpg","width":330}])
4/5s have been exploring art using natural materials with Guest Early Childhood Art Specialist Colleen, and took a field trip to Laumeier Sculpture Park to bring concepts from the classroom to life.
![Parent/Caregiver Book Club Discusses "The Anxious Generation"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730827613/newcityschoolorg/ukgrs3jwb5ra9r5yywdt/AnxiousGenerationBookClub-Mtg1-1-newsthumb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730827613/newcityschoolorg/ukgrs3jwb5ra9r5yywdt/AnxiousGenerationBookClub-Mtg1-1-newsthumb.png","width":330}])
Last week, New City parents, caregivers, and administrators gathered together for the first meeting of a book club to discuss “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” by Jonathan Haidt.
![4th Grade Leads a Mock Election]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730321764/newcityschoolorg/iwx6rdg05rr8kybfsjmj/4thgrvoterdrivesocial-2_thumb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730321764/newcityschoolorg/iwx6rdg05rr8kybfsjmj/4thgrvoterdrivesocial-2_thumb.png","width":330}])
During Social Studies, 4th Grade students have been learning about the Electoral College and how voting works in the United States, including who gets to vote and what kinds of things are put on the ballot.
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By The Numbers
Recognized as one of the top independent private schools in St. Louis, New City School prides itself on providing a hands-on, progressive learning environment for students age 3 through 6th Grade. Our approach centers not only on facts and skills, but also on fostering a love for learning in every child.
7:1
student/teacher ratio
$11M
endowment for Variable Tuition
$1.7M
awarded through our Variable Tuition program
45%
Students of color representing 46 different zip codes