New York, NY
Academy of St. Joseph

Director's Comments

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A warm welcome is extended to families who would like to be part of the founding of a school community where students are encouraged to excel at what they do, to embrace a cause or belief with passion and intelligence, and to always stirve to treat people with respect and dignity. Through their experiences at the Academy, students will come to be a people who are at home in the world, a people who will embrace the world with a cause to make it a better place.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
This school is a gem!! The teachers are amazing - very talented and also sweethearts - and also so creative and experienced at constantly inspiring kids to explore new, interesting, fun things. Very warm, nurturing and friendly environment! They also have great arts, music, movement! Best classrooms I have seen ANYWHERE - huge, beautiful, and extraordinarily well-equipped. Lovely, friendly, welcoming staff and parent community! And a perfect location in the heart of the Village!

Parent #2
There is so much respect for children as individuals at Academy of St. Joseph and also they are taught to respect others. The curriculum is quite impressive, even for the pre-k! My daughter has learned so much during these first couple of months and it is so exciting to see.

Parent #3
The teachers are very patient and thoughtful, with excellent ways of addressing problems of conflict and discipline - they use very cute and accessible drawings of a frog to illustrate the options for dealing with anger and other emotions; and they use a 'time out' system for dealing with disciplinary problems. They are very attentive to all of the students, and seem attuned to the needs and specific attributes of each. There is a very nice and close parent community which is involved in the running of the school in all sorts of ways, in particular as it is still a relatively new and 'young' school with a small group of parents.

Parent #4
Focused on the "whole child." Children's academic, social, emotional, physical, intellectual health, as well as their character. Just a really strong, great school with higher grades for children to advance into.

Parent #5
Such a lovely, lovely school! Strong academics, strong socialization, fantastic sunny large space and it's great that kids can move seamlessly into the older grades without switching school.

Montessori? Waldorf? Play-based?

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Trace around your child's foot, with shoe on, on a piece of white construction paper or card stock. Have child cut out the shoe print and add a spooky face. Glue it to a popsicle stick and you have a ghost stick puppet!

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