My child has attended Garden School for 5 years. The middle school and high school curriculum and teachers are terrific. The focus on learning and writing is perfect for my child. The diverse community of students and families helps us appreciate different cultures. We highly recommend this school.
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Posted by a parent on 10/12/09
After having experienced the public school system as well as the public Gifted and Talented Program, I love the Garden School and feel that I am making a great choice for my children. For me, the top three reasons are: small class size promotes an intimate setting with significant teacher interaction,
... Read more diverse student body, and a very strong after school program (there's like 12 choices plus a robotics team!). I also love the language program -- K - 3 get Mandarin Chinese, 4 - 6 get French, and the 7+ get a choice of Spanish or French. One more thing -- the teachers are awesome. They are friendly, skilled, and really care about the students. Overall, this school represents a real unique opportunity and you should definitely consider joining this community! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/10/09
I feel like the school is undergoing a nice upswing. It wasn't a given that we'd come back, but we're really glad we did. Suddenly, many rooms are renovated, the computers have been replaced with a brand new lab, some very negative and/or insular parents and their kids have gone elsewhere. Even the
... Read more administration -- noble and well-meaning but sometimes glacially slow to change -- seems to embracing the needs of the school in a fresh way. The academics were never a question, so to have so many of the peripheral issues cleared up makes me happy to recommend the school to others. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/08/09
Garden School is a model of child centered education which values strong academics, etc. They could write the book on this-evidenced by some of the stellar graduates who spent their K-12 years there! Proof positive vs. what we often see in the community of students going to bigger schools with more of
... Read more a mixed bag of positive & negative academic, social and physical experiences who graduate seeming lost and unsure of their real talents -even in cases where they test well. This informed awareness of the individual student is Garden's strength and a fine reason to be part of this terrific community. College counseling is outstanding with insightful complex references which count for a lot. This is coming from a parent/educator v. happy with the school currently. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/05/09
Our child has been very happy at Garden School for a number of years and considers it a part of her extended family. She's learning a great deal within an amazingly diverse and warm group of people. We're impressed by the responsiveness of teachers and administrators and intend to be Garden parents
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Posted by a parent on 10/05/09
Not sure which parent posted the last review and, of course, everyone has a right to their opinion. We, as Garden parents, love and care about our children as much as parents of children in any other independent school. Our children are experiencing a very strong academic program from highly trained
... Read more professionals. I totally agree with our last poster - think twice and see the truth of the tremendous educational and cultural experience our children are receiving. I urge any parent considering Garden to visit the school and to seriously consider the motivation of anyone posting such seriously negative statements. Is it really Garden that is the motivating factor? Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/04/09
My sons have attended Garden School for two years. We have been very happy. The boys are always excited to go in the morning and happily report what they did that day. The administration has always been responsive to any concerns. There is an active parent body and the school now encourages their
... Read more involvement. Every school has issues nothing is ever perfect but the downside of the Garden School (facilities are in need of updating, the over worked administration sometimes does not move fast enough) is small compared to the upside (great teachers, extremely diverse student population, small classes, great education, children who are very comfortable speaking with adults). Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
Not sure which school the parents of the last 7 posts were talking about, but it couldn't possibly be Garden school. I guess if you consider high-fiving the headmaster as a valid criteria for a choosing an academically sound school for your child ,then certainly you have made the right choice. If instead,
... Read more you are looking for a child centered education which values strong academics and doesn't lose focus of the whole child then forget this place. I guess if you compare Garden with the local public schools you might think it's a better choice. Compare it to any other independent school and you will quickly see that what is happening there is shameful (and potentially laughable) if it weren't happening at the expense of our children. Think twice and look carefully before erolling your child. The results to your child's education could be irreparable. Read less
Posted by a other on 09/28/09
Garden encourages students to be free-thinkers. Children are respected and heard. There's a lot of freedom in this school, but there's also accountabilty and ownership. Your child will grow as a human being in this school and will learn to make the right decisions for her future.
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Posted by a parent on 09/22/09
I have two children who attend this school. I am very impressed with faculty and with how much my children are learning. They have regular science, art, music and physical education classes in addition to the basics. The children are nurtured in this environment. They develop a keen sense of individuality
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Jackson Heights schools — Garden School is located at 33-16 79th St, Jackson Heights NY 11372. 33-16 79th St is in the Jackson Heights neighborhood and 11372 ZIP code in Jackson Heights, NY Garden School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 12.
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