Mid-terms are almost over! For the past week, students in Grades 7-12 have been busy taking mid-term exams to assess their progress in their first semester classes. The ability to study for comprehensive exams is an important skill that students develop and use throughout their years in the upper division – and one that they [...]

Well, all the lower division had this great opportunity today! We arrived in an array of flannel bottoms, fuzzy slippers, warm bathrobes and even curlers in our hair. Students went to class with their treasured stuffed animals and shared their favorite bedtime stories. Even the dining room was into the spirit by serving “Breakfast for [...]

School will reopen tomorrow, January 13th. Upper Division students should follow the regular Thursday exam schedule

Due to the severe winter weather forecast, Garden School will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 12th. We are making this decision today, for the safety of all students, faculty, administrators and staff, as weather conditions are expected to worsen on Wednesday.

The Garden School Forensic Science and AP Biology classes visited the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. They participated in a tour of the Medical Examiners facilities. The students participated in a tour given by one of our garden School parent who works there. Thereafter, the students held discussions with other members of the staff [...]

Tuesday, 11/23, was Fibonacci Sequence Day, a tribute to the sequence in which the last two numbers in a sequence are added to get the next number. On this day the 5th, 6th, and 7th graders celebrated this special pattern by attending the performance, ‘Eureka’ at Brooklyn College. The play is a production of Chamber [...]

Which Way Did They Go? Which Way Did They Go? Library? Empty Gym? Barren Halls? Quiet Classrooms? Deserted! October 20, 2010, “And so Huck Finn is faced with the moral dilemma of turning Jim in as a runaway slave or helping the human being who has become his friend…….” And so Dr. Marotta addressed the [...]

On Saturday, November 20, Garden School will host its annual Merit Scholarship Exam and Open House. Students are eligible to sit for the exam if they are currently in grades 5-9. Garden students and those from other schools are all welcome to register by clicking on the “Learn More” box and following the Merit Scholarship [...]

The Garden School Community sends it heartfelt thanks to all those alums who tirelessly worked to make last Saturday night’s Reunion Celebration a success. Dr. Marotta, the administrative team and faculty truly appreciate the walk down memory lane and the opportunity to reconnect with so many graduates. Your bond with Garden School, which was so [...]

Fifth and Sixth graders journeyed to Camp Herrlich in Patterson, New York last week for the traditional fall trip. Students enjoyed their three days studying geology, alternate energy, pond ecology, ethnobotany, microhabitats and soil samples. The hands-on activities exposed our students to various areas of our environment and how people interact with these to gain [...]