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Television can have a powerful effect on kids. It can be positive and it can be negative. The key for parents is to make smart choices to monitor the types of programs their children watch and how often their children watch TV. As parents and…

Dear Parents, NYA family wishes you all a very happy and blessed new year 2023! We all recognize that the world around us is changing at a pace that was never seen before. It is getting increasingly complex with the developments and challenges of nature…

Needless to say, books have always held an important place in the home. The book, called Reading Magic, makes the case that reading aloud to children helps them develop an interest in books, encourages those first words, inspires them to learn to read themselves, and creates a special bond between child and parent. After all, reading with your children gives them the skills needed for when they start to…

There are many benefits your child will gain from arriving on time to school and class. Did you know? The likelihood of success in learning is strongly linked to strong participation in school programs which is linked to arriving on time. It is very important…

Dear Parents, We have come to the end of the first month of school! The beginning of the year is a very important and a very challenging time as students, teachers and parents are all getting used to the new setup including new classrooms, new…

Welcome Back! We Missed You!! On behalf of our entire New York Academy staff, I would like to welcome you all! I hope you had a wonderful summer break and you are relaxed, recharged and ready to start a new school year! At school, extensive collaboration, planning and hard…

At New York Academy, we aim to support and strengthen students’ social and emotional growth. As I have written in several of my blogs, when students feel socially and emotionally confident and secure, they are better able to achieve academic growth. The question becomes, “What…

The purpose of the parent/teacher conference is to clearly communicate the student’s progress in school, and in the case of a student who is having difficulty, to enlist the parents’ cooperation in the effort to address areas for growth. It is important to approach each…

Today, as professional educators and lifelong learners, we know that it is not only what you learn but how you learn and how you approach learning. At New York Academy we guide our students and faculty to exercise a growth mindset. Consider the following compare…

The Global Citizens’ Initiative defines a global citizen as “someone who identifies with being part of an emerging world community and whose actions contribute to building this community’s values and practices.” Historically, human beings have always formed communities based on shared identity. More and more,…