The Neighborhood School

The Neighborhood School The Neighborhood School is a diverse, progressive public elementary school in NYC's East Village. We see our diversity as one of our great strengths.

The Neighborhood School is a community School District 1 (CSD 1) School of Choice. We are located at 121 East Third Street and share the building with P.S. 63. The Neighborhood School was founded in September 1991, designed to meet an expressed need for a progressive approach to educating the children of our community. The Neighborhood School provides a lively and diverse educational community. In our mixed age, heterogeneous classroom, children of many different backgrounds learn to become part of a community that fosters not only tolerance but also true respect for all people. The spirit of our founding by teachers, the director and parents is an important theme for everything that we do. Family involvement is vital and we encourage you to contribute to the school in any number of ways and share your opinions about the school decisions. Our school has 13 classes spanning pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. Our classes are grouped in multi-age configurations to allow each child to develop both academic and leadership skills. This also allows the children and teachers to know each other and work together over a longer period of time. Many of our students are in ICT (Integrated Co-Teaching) classes with both a special education teacher and a general education teacher. All children receive physical education, technology and Spanish instruction. Arts collaborations includes the PTA-supported Studio in a School, the MILES program of the Third Street Music School and the Dance for Life program of Arts Connection. We believe that children learn by making sense of their world and their experiences. We have seen that they learn best through first-hand experiences with people, materials and places. Trips are an important part of the curriculum, along with the use of concrete materials, dramatizations and simulations as ways for children to recreate the themes and concepts they are studying. Children explore and make hypotheses and discoveries of their own. Teachers provide a program rich in relevant, meaningful and functional experiences. In-depth studies of themes integrate language arts, thinking, science, social studies, mathematics, physical education, and the arts. Classroom work is conducted collaboratively so that children learn to work with others cooperatively in social groupings.

03/27/2025

Attention!! The 2025 Neighborhood School auction is now live!! Bid on camps, classes, art, and gift certificates to neighborhood favorites! Link in comments :)

Check out the Neighborgood School’s annual auction! From camps and classes to restaurants and shops and one of a kind ex...
05/24/2024

Check out the Neighborgood School’s annual auction! From camps and classes to restaurants and shops and one of a kind experiences, we have it all!

Join the TNS parent community for Happy Hour 🍷🍷🍷🍷
03/14/2024

Join the TNS parent community for Happy Hour 🍷🍷🍷🍷

Happy Valentine’s Day TNS fam! Thank you to all the bakers who provided sweets for our Chocolate Walk. You all are the s...
02/14/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day TNS fam! Thank you to all the bakers who provided sweets for our Chocolate Walk. You all are the sweetest! 🍫🍩🍪💝❤️🥰😍

Get ready!!
02/12/2024

Get ready!!

02/09/2024
See you all there!
02/08/2024

See you all there!

Interested in the Neighborhood School? Sign up for a tour, we just added some new dates! Tell you friends and neighbors!...
01/29/2024

Interested in the Neighborhood School? Sign up for a tour, we just added some new dates! Tell you friends and neighbors! 💙

Day one of our annual Ice Skating Trip to Prospect Park. A gorgeous day filled with smiles from all of the kids, staff a...
01/13/2024

Day one of our annual Ice Skating Trip to Prospect Park. A gorgeous day filled with smiles from all of the kids, staff and families!

Field trip to see Warhol & Basquiat at the for our 2/3 class!
01/08/2024

Field trip to see Warhol & Basquiat at the for our 2/3 class!

Welcome back and happy New Year! Let’s catch up in person and plan for a great 2024 ar the PTA meeting tomorrow morning❄...
01/08/2024

Welcome back and happy New Year! Let’s catch up in person and plan for a great 2024 ar the PTA meeting tomorrow morning❄️

Holiday Fair fun!
12/18/2023

Holiday Fair fun!

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