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Art is integral to the experience of each child at the Neighborhood School. Throughout their time at the Neighborhood School, students take part in visual art, music, and theater programs. At our school, students experience art for its own sake--partnering with Studio in the School and other cultural organizations to learn discipline-specific skills and to explore new forms of expression. Through these vital programs, students have a chance to collaborate with professional artists in residency-based programs.
Field trips are integral to our work and curriculum at the Neighborhood School. Teachers work closely with educators and teaching artists at a range of museums and cultural institutions throughout NYC. Teachers plan trips connected with studies in all academic and artistic areas. Throughout their time at TNS, students will likely visit the Whitney, Museum of the City of New York, the NY Historical Society, MOMA, the Met, Studio Museum, NMAI, and many more. We are a partnership school with the New Victory Theater.
Curriculum at The Neighborhood School is multi-disciplinary and project-based. Students have a chance to collaborate on arts-based culminating projects. Additionally, all students take part in Project Time in their classrooms or in the Makers' Space multiple times per week. Project Time is a time in which students choose, design, plan, and execute a project of their own design. Examples include projects in film, animation, robotics, painting, printmaking, wood-working, sewing, blocks, and more.
