Every morning students in Kindergarten greet each other in a community meeting in which they make connections to friends, learn to speak up in a group and build community.
Welcome to The Town School, an independent co-educational school in New York City that has been providing exceptional education to students from Nursery to 8th grade for over 110 years.
6:1
Overall student/
teacher ratio
50+ partnerships
20+
Different languages spoken at home
Tailored learning for Nursery to 8th Grade
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The Town difference
We believe that the process of learning is as important as the result. Town builds on children’s natural curiosity and creativity, helping them discover and celebrate their strengths.
Nursery-8th Grade Co-Education
At Town, we're building the right foundation.
We believe the best school environment for children is an integrated co-ed N-8 model.
Academics
At Town, we value academic excellence.
Our curriculum is informed by faculty expertise and current research and grounded in academic excellence and joyful learning.
Discover MoreEquity, Inclusion, and Belonging
At Town, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are core values.
We believe a diverse, inclusive, and equitable school community is critical for preparing students to participate in a complex, pluralistic, and interconnected society.
Discover MoreCommunity Action and Sustainability
At Town, everything we do and everything we don't do makes a difference.
Students work on projects that meet real and specific needs of the communities they learn about in school; and we give our students the tools they need to ensure a sustainable future.
Discover MoreCommunity Partnerships
At Town, we value our community partnerships.
Students not only learn from these partnerships, but also put their knowledge to use for the greater good, using Town’s ethical motto of “Self, Others, and Surroundings” to guide their work.
Discover MoreLong Range Plan
At Town, we're moving forward and planning for the future.
Our Long Range Plan defines and significantly deepens Town’s commitment to excellence, grounded in our mission and values, all in service of our students.
Discover MoreHigh School Placement
At Town, our graduates go on to attend the best schools in New York City.
Town graduates are well rounded, articulate, confident, and morally responsible individuals who are prepared to meet the challenges of a demanding secondary education and continue on the path of lifelong learning.
Discover MoreLearning at Town
- Nursery - Kindergarten
- Lower School
- Upper School
Setting the foundation.
Through age appropriate literature, Kindergarten students develop a positive self image by learning about family structures and traditions, gender and gender expression and race.
Identity
Traveling to the art studio, students learn about famous artists such as Kandinsky and connect to their identity curriculum through creating self portraits and family hearts.
Art
Students engage in hands on research projects and have learned about topics such as simple machines, bridges, animal habitats and weather through experiments, field trips and interviews with experts.
Project Based Learning in Science
Through block building, dramatic play, and art projects students practice collaboration, conflict resolution, independence, creativity, curiosity, and self regulation and awareness skills.
Exploration Time
After school students have the option of taking enrichment classes such as chess, art, cooking, coding, Mandarin, karate and more.
Postscript Jr.
Taking Risks, Mastering Skills.
Every morning students in 3rd Grade greet each other in a community meeting to make connections and build community.
Morning Meeting
Students build number sense, note patterns and relationships, internalize operations, create and represent mathematical ideas, calculate accurately, and build toward efficient use of algorithms.
Math
Students meet in small groups to explore skills in fine and performing arts, and in science class to explore different forms of energy, learning to differentiate between potential and kinetic energy.
Music, Dance, Art, Science
Students meet to explore library resources, in person and online, and in small groups to explore and develop reading strategies at their level to build comprehension, stamina, and research skills.
Library & Reading
Students study indigenous populations and the impact of European exploration; then New Amsterdam and the effects colonialism had on indigenous people and enslaved people transported to the colonies.
Social Studies
After school, students have the option of taking enrichment classes such as Chess, Cooking, Coding, and Mandarin among others or enjoying a snack and meeting for free play choice time.
Postscript classes
Taking the Lead, Creating Their Future.
Extracurricular activities, such as Chorus, Sustainability Club, and Town Grooves Dance Group meet before school.
Upper School Chorus
7th graders hold a mock trial of Galileo for heresy against the Catholic Church, playing roles of witnesses and attorneys, seeing the connections between science, religion, and historical eras.
Social Studies
Students deepen the study of biological building blocks, with cells, DNA structure, protein synthesis, heredity, and genetics; they build Punnett squares to identify dominant and recessive traits.
Science
Students debate the motivations and perspectives of characters in novels such as "The Outsiders" and "Pride".
Language Arts
Students collaborate to produce a one-act performance. Through rehearsal and hands-on experience, they learn how to create a polished work of theater, complete with costumes, lights, props, and sound.
Drama
Students travel to Randall's Island for practices and games against fellow independent schools. And at LEGO Robotics, they build and program robots to compete in local and national competitions.
After-School Activities
Preparing students for success.
Ready for anything
Everything we do builds to prepare our students for entry into an impressive range of the top high schools in the city and region.
What’s on at Town
Preparing students for success in their future.
Experience the possibilities at The Town School today.