When Covid-19 began to hit Georgia hard in March of 2020, The New School found itself facing some challenging questions: How does a school built on its tightly-knit...
The Same and Different We talk a lot about what sets The New School apart from other Atlanta high schools. But it’s also important to mention the similarities. For...
Do you recognize The New School building from this angle? Looking East with a wide view of our new courtyard? We’ve been amazed by the way changing our...
We know that Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) experiences during the high school years have the potential to profoundly affect students and transform traditional...
One of the most promising movements to emerge in recent years in high school education is Community-Engaged Learning (CEL). Done well, CEL has the potential to increase...
The New School completed its inaugural ultimate frisbee season with a bang this year! The team got off to a great start with 13 committed players, including a couple of...
Each week Peter Lefkowicz, the Head of School, sends a weekly email update to all TNS families. It’s one example of how much we value communication and staying...
This is an exciting and anxious time for us as parents of a high school senior. While our son is responsible for all the hard effort, we have to live...
The New School is committed to rigorous academics and to instilling the Entrepreneurial Mindset in its students. The Entrepreneurial Mindset is defined by four core...
It is right and good that high school students want increasing independence from their parents. They’re learning to take responsibility for their own work, their...
Reflection is an integral part of the New School’s project-based curriculum. Students are asked to reflect on nearly everything they do at school, whether...
An after school interactive learning experience open to all Atlanta-area high schoolers. Interested in designing a drone? Want to sharpen your photography skills?...
What’s the best way to combat the first day of school jitters? At TNS, we decided that a yoga class at Centennial Olympic Park would fit the bill. We...
Number 1: The 14-year-old whose science project showed that the federal government could save about $136 million by switching the font it uses to print government...
“Look at your tags—do you know where your stuff comes from?” When the manager of Atlanta’s Ten Thousand Villages posed this question to TNS students several...
For the past several weeks New School students have taken a close look at Little Five Points, Atlanta, their adjacent neighborhood. Early in that process they were...
In 2005 Stanford University got a huge grant to create a Design School. Unlike the name suggests, it was not a beautiful new building for Stanford artists. The audience...
Lately we have started talking more about school culture. The New School culture is emerging, of course. There's no stopping it. Gather 18 high school students with five...