Garden School promotes individualized education for students. Photos courtesy of Garden School
Garden School makes big plans for 100-year anniversary
BY JULIA MORO
Garden School, an independent
academy in Jackson Heights, set 100
goals to reach before celebrating the
100-year anniversary of its creation in
2023.
The head of the school, Christopher
Herman, started his position last July
and hit the ground running with new
ideas. The school will focus on growing
programs in visual arts, digital media,
music, entrepreneurship, robotics, engineering,
coding and programming.
On Monday, June 7, Garden School
also started renovations to their building,
located at 33-16 79th St., adding
new technology, collaborative learning
spaces, a theater and a fitness center.
Herman said this school really
stands out among others in New York
City.
“We really reflect our community,”
Herman said. “There are many firstgeneration
families. We’re not your
quintessential private school. That’s
a really special aspect of who we are:
super diverse, really affordable and a
really dynamic, individualized education.”
Tuition is about $23,500 for each
grade level with opportunities for
merit-based scholarships. Garden
School includes nursery-level to 12th
grade; the school is made up of about
250 students with 20 kids in each
grade level. There is also a pre-K program
serving over 200 3- and 4-yearolds
on campus.
“The best outcomes come from nurturing
close relationships between
students and teachers,” Herman said.
“By design, we are very small. Our
program is dynamic and responsive.
We think about the individual child
and we have an amazing college acceptance
track record.”
Herman also mentioned that interdisciplinary
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Garden School boasts an impressive college acceptance list.
projects, where higher
and lower grade levels interact for
lessons, are vital to their school. One
program gets eighth-graders to teach
younger kids how to build rockets after
studying the topic for themselves.
The school is open to any child in
New York City. For more information,
visit their website at GardenSchool.
org.
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