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Play Is Serious Work
Visit New City School on any given day and you may discover the room peppered with small groups of children. One group of four-year-olds is hovering around the "sensory table," playing in the dirt and what was last week's pinto beans, which have...
Meet Jamari
Jamari is an energetic four-year-old who loves books, is creative, and prefers DC superheroes to Marvel. His remarkable memory for the stories he’s learning at school is demonstrated in his ability to rightly relay the parts of Hansel and Gretel or...
Pay Taxes or Provide a Scholarship?
No one enjoys taxes. Period. Did you know there is a way that you can give a life-changing scholarship to a student at New City School instead of paying your state tax liability? Would you be interested? Qualifying individuals who owe $3,500 or...
“I like going to school; my teachers love me.”
Preschoolers are full of quotable, interesting, and sometimes humorous comments. At three or four years old, their filters are not what they will be. For instance, one student told our Mayor, "Papenfuse is a funny name." Their comments reveal just...
An Accessible Education Option
The State Department of Education released the 2017 School Performance Profile scores for Pennsylvania public schools. The scores for the Harrisburg School District are not encouraging. Harrisburg is still a failing school district with challenges...
We Are Making A Difference
We are two months into our second year and thrilled with our start. We have 20 students enrolled in two classes and already have applications for next year. Up until just a few years ago, I did not realize how very important what we are doing...