MUSCOTA NEW SCHOOL

Formal education has traditionally been a process of imposing a preexisting curriculum on the child. At Muscota New School, the curriculum starts with the child and the child's unique interests and goals. As a dedicated progressive education school, we tailor our teaching to the individual needs of our students by infusing real-world learning opportunities into all aspects of the curriculum. Teachers act as guides, using the students' individual and collective interests to encourage their appetite for learning... Muscota is a non-zoned, District 6 elementary school of choice, serving children in kindergarten through 5th grade. Formed in 1993 by a group of Washington Heights and Inwood teachers and parents, the Muscota program became a New York City Department of Education public school in 2005 as P.S. 314, Muscota New School. Reflecting the vibrancy of our upper Manhattan community, Muscota has a diverse population with families from New York City, all over the United States, and the..

Primary location: New York United States