Author: Principal's Blog

Engaging kids in projects to learn is a part of many school curriculums. But, like most everything, learning through projects continues to evolve; and, the evolution of late has been groundbreaking! It’s referred to as the Design Thinking Process. What is the Design Thinking Process?…

I recently had the pleasure of reading Hit Refresh by Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO. I recommend that you read it. Stand proud, India, one of your own has transformed the global tech giant. Nadella recognizes the coming Creative Age, which in great part will be…

I recently wrote a blog about New York Academy’s implementation of the Words Their Way program – a progressive, research-based Approach to Spelling. Rather than have students learn to memorize the spelling of words, we guide them to be thinking spellers. Memorization is not a…

I just returned from the TAISI Leadership Conference in Goa (The Association of International Schools in India). It was a wonderful opportunity to build networks and share ideas with the leaders of some of the top international schools in India. An exceptional keynote presentation was…

A Research-Based Approach to Learning to Spell New York Academy is implementing a research-based, thinking approach to learning to spell. Think of it as “Latin light.” Students learn to spell not by memorizing, but by learning the sounds, spelling patterns and rules of the English…

New York Academy is committed to building a strong school to home partnership. We know that our students benefit tremendously when our parents work in partnership with us to support the academic, social, and emotional growth of their children at school. Through regular communications, parent…

New York Academy embraces the concept of a Professional Learning Community. We know that the single most important factor for the academic, social, and emotional success of our students in school is the quality of teachers. We are committed to supporting the ongoing professional growth…

New York Academy teachers engage students in learning while using strategies to develop their social and emotional growth. We employ The Responsive Classroom™ approach, which has at its foundation the 3 R’s of Logical Consequences: Reinforcing, Reminding, and Redirecting This is a language based upon…

Some people think that a “Progressive American Education” is great to help students to explore and be creative, but it misses on high expectations for the achievement of core knowledge and skills in math and science. This is not the case at New York Academy….

    An effective teacher is the single most important factor when it comes to student academic achievement. When a teacher moves from sage on the stage lectures to modeling and coaching engaged learning, student academic achievement not only goes way up, but students learn…