Aspen Country Day teachers conduct mini-lessons for parents on back-to-school nights. Result: parents get a better understanding of what (and how) their children are learning, teachers get parent buy-in, students get more respect and support for the important work they do all day.
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A Sense of Community
As the Nigerian proverb states, “It takes a village to raise a child”. For this reason, the decision of which school to send our son was an important one. While we certainly sought a school with strong academics, talented teachers, and differentiated instruction, we also looked for elements of character development, community service, and school […]
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Manhattan Country School: On the Farm
A film in honor of the Manhattan Country School Farm Faculty and Program for 46 years of teaching children invaluable lessons about community and interdependence, environmental stewardship, renewable energy and the sustainable production of food. Film produced by MCS parent Deb Levy. Manhattan Country School is a pre-K through 8th grade school recognized as a […]
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Learning by Doing: John Burroughs and Slabsides
Being located in the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York, we are surrounded by local history and service opportunities to preserve such history. Therefore, as part of our interdisciplinary curriculum in the Middle School at Poughkeepsie Day, the teachers and students have been immersed in learning about the nature writer John Burroughs, along with doing […]
