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Parents and teachers come together to make learning stimulating, challenging, and successful for your child at NAISNY. 

Stay up to date with the information below so your child will be prepared to achieve more than they ever imagined.
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KEY DATES

Keep up to date with the academic year at NAIS New York with these key dates for your calendar.
Key Dates
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CONNECT WITH STUDENT LIFE

Stay on top of your child’s daily lunch, dressing in uniform, and learning expectations at NAISNY.
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OUR LUNCH MENU
We provide hot, healthy lunch options appropriate to the nutritional needs of your child for Early Years, Lower School, and Upper School. You can check the menu daily, and we update it monthly.
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BOYS’ UNIFORMS
NAISNY boys must wear our polo shirt, tailored chino pants, socks, and dress shoes. Learn more about what’s required.
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Required:

  • Plain, light blue, polo shirt
  • Navy blue, tailored chino pants or shorts
  • Navy blue sweater or sweater-vest
  • Plain, navy blue socks
  • Plain, black, heeled dress shoes
  • No logos or secondary colors
  • Shoes may have laces if your child can tie them

Optional:

  • Light blue dress shirt
  • Tartan patterned tie
  • Navy blue blazer
  • Navy blue cap

Required PE Uniform:

  • Plain, white t-shirt
  • Plain, navy-blue shorts
  • Plain, white socks
  • Appropriate sneakers

Optional PE Uniform:

  • Plain, navy-blue, hooded, zip-up sweatshirt
  • Plain, navy-blue sweatpants

Compulsory House Competition Uniform:

  • House-colored t-shirt in blue, green, red, or yellow
  • Plain, navy-blue shorts
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GIRLS’ UNIFORMS
NAISNY girls must wear our navy-blue hairband or headband; polo shirt; tailored chino pants, pleated skirt, dress, or pinafore; socks or tights, and dress shoes. Learn more about what’s required.
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Required:

  • Plain, light-blue polo shirt
  • Navy- or tartan-blue, tailored chino pants, pleated skirt, dress, or pinafore
  • Navy-blue cardigan, sweater, or sweater vest
  • Plain, navy-blue socks or tights
  • Plain, black dress shoes; if heeled, heels may not exceed one inch tall
  • No logos or secondary colors 
  • Shoes may have laces if your child can tie them
  • Hair must be tied back with a navy-blue hairband or headband

Optional:

  • Light-blue dress shirt
  • Tartan-patterned tie
  • Navy-blue blazer
  • Navy-blue cap

Required PE Uniform:

  • Plain, white t-shirt
  • Plain, navy-blue shorts
  • Plain, white socks
  • Appropriate sneakers

Optional PE Uniform:

  • Plain, navy-blue, hooded, zip-up sweatshirt
  • Plain, navy-blue sweatpants

Compulsory House Competition Uniform:

  • House-colored t-shirt in blue, green, red, or yellow
  • Plain, navy-blue shorts
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BEHAVIOR FOR LEARNING
Review our expectations for good behavior from all children and adults at NAISNY, so we can work together to encourage a happy and successful time at our school.
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HOME LEARNING
Our Home Learning Policy communicates our expectations for learning from home for each year group, as we believe a strong home-school partnership fosters excellent attitudes towards learning.
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QUICK LINKS FOR PARENTS

Everything you need — in one place.
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PARENT PORTAL
Log in to view your child’s progress and updates from their teachers.
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PARENT SCHEDULE
Check the times of our daily activities at NAISNY, including the times of drop-off, CCAs, and aftercare.
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  • Drop-off: 8:00–8:25 am
  • School begins: 8:30 am
  • School ends: 3:30 pm
  • CCAs: 3:30–4:30 pm or 4:30–5:30 pm
  • Aftercare: 3:30–6:00 pm
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CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

With numerous complementary co-curricular activities (CCAs), we provide a robust platform for your child to follow their interests and enhance their talents beyond our curriculum. As your child builds their skills, they’ll also realize their potential and become truly ambitious in pursuit of their passions.
OUR CCA OFFERINGS
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ATHLETICS
Whether your child glides on their tippy-toes in ballet, kicks in taekwondo, slams in basketball, strikes in tennis, defends in soccer, or spikes in volleyball, they’ll practice every stroke with finesse and fun. No matter your child’s age or ability, we support all levels during CCAs run by our expert external coaches, who train our young athletes to build their skills of collaboration and friendly competition.
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THE CREATIVE ARTS
We offer a fresh set of rotating CCAs in the creative arts every term that extend artistic abilities beyond our performing arts class time with Juilliard, for example, and allow your child to select which skills they’d like deepen, refine, or explore anew. Whether it’s music theory, art, sewing, crochet, or drama, there’s something artistic for every child.
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STEAM ACTIVITIES

Your child can participate in construction, coding, robotics, math, and puzzle projects, building their skills across the STEAM subjects. Independently explored, these play-based activities further the skills they apply in MIT challenges. With greater practice and precision, they’ll use a variety of tools and techniques from problem solving to collaboration.

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LANGUAGES
Your child can learn French and Mandarin while boosting their Spanish in CCAs that supplement our existing Spanish curriculum. Whether your child is a native or non-native speaker, we accommodate the newest learners by beginning with the basics as well as advanced learners who have exciting opportunities to accelerate ahead.
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COMMON INTERESTS
Your child can get involved in clubs for Chess, Model United Nations, Newspaper, Yearbook, and Games, where they’ll collaborate with peers on common interests, learn new strategies, and create plans on both local and global scales. Your child will work with others across year groups, which allows older students to mentor younger ones.
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GET INVOLVED

Parents play a critical role in their children’s learning journeys, so we encourage them to get involved at NAISNY, support our community, and empower our children. 

The NAISNY PTA plays a key role for the well-being of the entire community by welcoming new families and organizing different events, like parent mixers with guest speakers, family picnics, or coffee chats with the principal. In the past, our parents have even created a NAISNY Cookbook to celebrate our families’ international heritage through many delicious recipes.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Do you offer after-school care at NAISNY?
    Yes! We have an extensive Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) program that all children, starting from the age of three, can participate in. We offer a variety of both paid and free clubs and sports. Our Upper School students have been enjoying Robot Sumo and Running Club, while our younger children are having fun in Cooking Club and Construction Club. Every term, the options for CCAs change, so our students are having an interesting array of unique experiences. We also offer Aftercare until 6:00 pm every day.
  • How does NAISNY communicate with parents?
    We communicate both face to face and digitally on at least a daily basis with all parents. The app ClassDojo is our main form of communication between teachers and parents. With this app, parents can see photos shared by their child’s teacher from the day’s activities. There’s also a whole-school “story” to keep parents in the loop on school-wide events and activities. Additionally, we communicate with parents via a weekly newsletter and direct emails from teachers and staff. 

    Each month, we hold Coffee Chats with our Principal and Deputy Head, allowing parents to gather for a casual conversation with NAISNY’s leaders. We also hold Parent Teacher Conferences and send home Learning Reports, so parents can better understand their child’s progress.
  • How do NAISNY parents get involved?
    NAISNY parents have plenty of opportunities to get involved with school activities. Each parent is a member of the PTA and is invited to participate in monthly meetings, event planning, and volunteering. Parents’ collective involvement truly enriches the lives of our students and parents.
  • What does school lunch look like at NAISNY?
    Our in-house chefs offer lunch every day. There’s always a healthy hot food bar with a vegetarian and non-vegetarian option. There’s also a salad bar filled with fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as a deli for children to build their own sandwiches. 

    Lunch is a great time for students to socialize with their younger and older counterparts. Especially in the Early Years, we encourage their use of cutlery and trying new foods to build their independence and life skills.
  • Do you have transportation options?
    Yes! We have a free public-school bus that provides service to students living in Manhattan. We also have Student MetroCard options. Please reach out if you have further transportation questions.
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SHAPING THE NEXT GENERATION

Our world-class learning opportunities, following our globally recognized curricula, give our educators many ways to enrich and inspire your child’s mind — and because of our exceptional training opportunities, NAISNY teachers also never stop learning!

HOW WE TEACH
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