SPECIAL AWARD

TUITION COVERED by STATE

309 strong student body

99% advanced degree-holder teachers

4 sports

15 extracirriculars

The Child School is a special education school that offers K12 education and accommodates both state-funded IEP students and privately funded students. It has strong enrollment numbers and meets the needs of its student body with a strong curriculum and a full range of extracurricular activities. The school employs a slate of highly qualified teachers, as well as uses the services of highly qualified psychologists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and reading specialists.

According to the official mission statement, this school is a “learning community that focuses on the total child. Teachers, administrators, and staff collaborate with parents to accommodate each student’s learning style so that all of our students experience success. We embrace each child’s unique set of skills in order to enhance his or her self-image, motivation, and social skills - all of which are critical to a child’s success.”

The school is co-educational with 12% minority representation. There are four sports on offer, including basketball, soccer, softball, and track and field. Extracurricular activities include arts and music programs, recreational athletics such as skiing, swimming, ice-skating, and cycling. In addition to a school newspaper and a student council, students help run an awareness and activism group called New York Cares. Other groups focus on the children’s future with SAT Prep and College Now.