
Academic Overview
A Unique Liberal Arts and Sciences Education
The New School is perhaps best thought of as a middle/high school version of a liberal arts and sciences college. We are situated on a cozy, wooded campus; the average class size is 10 students; classes are engaging and participatory; students have considerable choices in their course selection and project work; and teachers and students approach one another as friendly colleagues. Uniquely, too, we have an international studies and service program and travel the world each year.
It’s these five approaches – Questions & Critical Thinking; Small Classes Inspired by Big Ideas; Choice and Projects; Teacher-Student Collaboration; and International Studies and Service – that distinguish The New School as a unique liberal arts and sciences education. Let’s take a closer look.