The Hewitt School

Kindergarteners recently completed their first narrative writing piece! As part of the process, they used a helpful graphic organizer to think through the beginning, middle, and end of their stories. Students were proud to finish their pieces and excited to get started on their next writing project!

Go, Hawks! Last weekend, our middle school team attended their first qualifying tournament of the season. We’re excited to keep an eye on these competitors throughout the winter and spring!

Middle and upper school students volunteered at the All Souls Friday Soup Kitchen, handing out sandwiches made by Hewitt lower schoolers along with cups of hot chocolate. We are proud to be a part of the Friday Soup Kitchen community! All Souls NYC

Congratulations to World Languages Teacher Mariana Goycoechea on being selected to participate in Self-Evident Truths: Indigenizing the US Survey, an master class focused on teaching the history of Indigenous people in the Americas. Mariana shares, “I was grateful to meet and learn alongside other instructors, and returned to Hewitt with new resources for my classes, such as creating digital timelines. In my senior seminar, Women in French and Francophone Literature and Culture, creating a timeline of Marie Antoinette’s life helped students use digital storytelling to retain key dates and visualize overlaps between her life and other major moments in history.

Upper school precalculus students got hands-on practice using the Pythagorean Theorem and the special right triangle ratios to find the coordinates of points on a unit circle. Next, these mathematicians will use the tools and strategies they've been practicing to create graphs of trigonometric functions.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

Upper schoolers in Hewitt’s Comparative Religions course examine the ideas and histories of a diverse range of religious traditions in both ancient and modern contexts. Throughout the fall and winter, the class enhanced their study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam through meetings with clergy members and religious scholars and visits to local places of worship, including Congregation Emanu-El, St. Jean Baptiste Church, and the Islamic Cultural Center of New York.

Hewitt's co-ed summer camp is open to campers entering K-8th grades and features field trips, science and engineering challenges, games and sports, and cooking and crafting! For more information and to register, visit www.hewittschool.org/student-life/summer-camp!

We are full of for our incredible faculty! Get to know middle and upper school world languages teacher María Paz Domínguez, Ph.D., and meet even more of our impressive faculty members, by clicking the link below.
www.hewittschool.org/about/faculty

Fourth graders chose important female figures they wanted to learn more about, conducted research using online and print resources, then used their findings and a variety of maker tools to engineer shadow boxes celebrating a range of notable women game changers.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jennifer Zaccara has been appointed by the Board of Trustees as The Hewitt School’s ninth head of school. Jennifer is an inspiring and collaborative leader who believes deeply in Hewitt’s commitment to educating high achieving, healthy, and happy girls and young women, and we look forward to welcoming her this July! Thank you to all members of the Hewitt community for their invaluable and enthusiastic participation in this process. To learn more about Dr. Jennifer Zaccara and our search process, visit www.hewittschool.org/about/head-of-school-search.

At Hewitt, the opportunities to learn and grow are exponential! In recent weeks, middle schoolers studied matter and energy in science class, created spring toys in the Innovation Lab, solved multi-step word problems and absolute value inequalities in math, examined primary sources in history, and explored the themes of class and friendship in Of Mice and Men. Swipe through to see the dynamic and engaging learning that takes place in our classrooms!

Meet Jadeen Samuels ’16! A graduate of Boston College, Jadeen will soon complete her master’s degree in health science at Johns Hopkins University. Jadeen shares, “Hewitt equipped me with the skills to be a confident and empathetic leader who understands the importance of creating pathways for more equitable and resilient communities.” Meet more Hewitt alumnae by visiting www.hewittschool.org/alumnae/meet-our-alumnae!

At Hewitt, dance students explore a variety of techniques and styles, including classical ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary lyrical. Through their classes, students build endurance, muscle memory, and creative expression while developing their technical skills and creating their own choreography.

Welcome back, Hawks! We can’t wait to see you at school today!

Wishing you a joyful new year, Hawks!

On behalf of all of us here at The Hewitt School, we wish you a happy holiday season and healthy start to 2025!

Thank you to this Hewitt student and her mom for helping us celebrate Hanukkah! After learning about the holiday's story and traditions, fifth graders got the chance to play dreidel games and sing Hanukkah songs.