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Back to School

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:18:17 +0000

Garden faculty are back and getting ready for an exciting new year. Opening Day is Monday, September 13, 2010 but don’t forget Open House and Student Orientation on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 9:00 am.

More Summer Fun Pics!!!

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:11:26 +0000

Summer is not over yet!! Campers continue to flock to “Camp Garden” as our enrollment numbers continue to surpass last year! Take a look at some more fun in the sun pictures….

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The Pool is Cool!!!

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:04:51 +0000

This is clearly the place to have been over the past few days. Our campers enjoy the water with counselors and lifeguards and do a little “clowning around”. It is the mission of the camp to utilize fully our facilities, including the field, the gym and the pool. For our children, pool time makes them not only happy but cool; they also learn about swimming and water safety. From the looks of these pictures, our campers are happy, wet and safe!

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Teen Travel 2010

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:35:34 +0000

	Teen Travel Camp 2010 has been touring the city: boating in Central Park, traveling the Silk Road of Asia, and visiting the Wonder Pets at Little Airplane Studios downtown.
More photos of this spectacular program to follow in the coming days.

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Tigers:Tracking a Legend

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:57:20 +0000

On Thursday, April 22, Garden School’s 8th grade and several students from the English Language Academy got a “sneak peak” at Tigers: Tracking a Legend, a new interactive exhibition that opens at the South Street Seaport on April 24. The students were the only school group invited to the Earth Day celebration and media launch.

Students were interviewed and photographed by members of the press including The NY Daily News and NYCityMama.com, a popular parents’ website. The Daily News story is expected to run soon, but an article and photos are available at www.NYCityMama.com.

Everyone is still talking about their time with the tigers. More information about the exhibition can be found at www.tigersnyc.com.

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Congratulations to the members of the Class of 2010 who have been accepted to the following colleges, universities and programs!

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:28:21 +0000
Adelphi University, Binghamton University, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College, Brown University, City University of NY, College of William and Mary, Connecticut College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Drew University, Drexel University, Emory University, Fordham University, IDC Herzliya (Israel), Lasell College, Manhattanville College, Marist College, Niagara University, National Outdoor Leadership Program, Northeastern University, New York University, Pace University, Penn State University , Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Rutgers University, St. Bonaventure University, St. John’s University, Stony Brook University, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Delhi, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Plattsburgh, SUNY Potsdam, Syracuse University, U at Albany, University at Buffalo, U Mass at Amherst and University of Rochester.

Growing Chefs, under the guidance of Annie Novak, has been a truly successful addition to our Foundations program

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:38:53 +0000

Aspiring Chefs....
And together we’re still growing! Garden School has added Growing Chefs to our Summer Program, and we will be working together to plant a wonderful garden outside the K/PreK rooms during the coming year. To read more about a typical “Foundations” class during the school year, and learn more about Growing Chefs, click on this article link. To learn about Growing Chefs in our Summer Program, go to our brochure.

Bodies… The Exhibition

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:24:31 +0000
Recently, Garden School was lucky enough to be invited to attend BODIES…The Exhibition as guests of the program and so on February 24 the 12 students in Anatomy and AP Biology traveled to the South Street Seaport for a co-curricular activity designed to complement and support their class work.
The students, along with Mr. Hale and Ms. Sohmer, spent more than two hours exploring the exhibition’s nine galleries which contain actual human bodies and organs, which have been preserved through a polymer process.
Mr. Hale had prepared questions and activities for the students to use in exploring the galleries and they did their research while using the audio tours that were provided by the exhibit. Now back at school, the students are putting their new knowledge to work in the classroom.

Numismatics Comes to Garden School

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:53:31 +0000
Dr. Marinescu, a Doctor of Philosophy of Greek and Roman History, came to talk to the fourth and fifth graders about numismatics, the study of coins. He is th curator at Fortuna Fine Arts, LTD, which is located on Madison Avenue in Manhattan where he specializes in antiquities, both ancient Greek and Roman art.
Dr. Marinescu brought a large selection of antique coins from Athens and Rome. As he passed the gold and silver coins around the room, the students were able to use a magnifying glass to examine the details. Dr. Marinescu explained the process of how these coins were created. Alex Marinescu, his son and a Garden senior, took photographs of wide eyed students thinking about people who used these coins in the year 600 B.C. Finally everyone received a coin auction catalog to take home and marvel at other beautiful coins.

Garden Gala 2010

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:04:03 +0000

On Friday, March 12, 2010 parents, teachers, and alumni gathered together to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of two members of our Garden Family, James Pigman and Mark Kupferberg. The Garden Gala was held at Bruno’s on the Boulevard and approximately 350 people were in attendance including nearly 100 alumni from as far back as the Class of 1958! A former faculty member, Charles Millevoi, from the English and Foreign Language Departments, also came to honor a fellow academic and professional friend.
The Gala was a huge success, raising in excess of $100,000 for Garden School. Donations included five SMARTBoards by the Kupferberg family and several laptops donated by Garden parents and friends.

More photos of this spectacular event to follow in the coming days.