Learning Archives - The New School

End of School Year LEAP Night

End of School Year LEAP Night

Our end of the school year LEAP Night is coming up on June 11th (a Tuesday)! LEAP (Learning Exhibitions And Performances) was created by our founding students as a celebration of learning. Students will create informative and interactive displays of their work from the semester and talk to the public about their growth and experiences. As part of the event, members of the community participate on a student's LEAP Feedback Team to listen to our students explain what they've learned over the year and, using guided questions, have a conversation with our learners about their work. If you are [...]

Space Exploration & International Relations Intensive

One hallmark of The New School's educational experience are the Intensives, where our students focus on one topic for a three-week period. Generally, we have three different courses during this period: two travel intensives, one heading outside our region to nearby states and the other venturing quite far (and usually are away from campus for a longer time); and one local intensive based on our campus, featuring regional field trips. This year, our travel intensives were all about (1) the ecology of the Adirondack mountain region in upstate New York and (2) space exploration and international relations, stopping at [...]

Ecology in the Adirondacks Intensive

One hallmark of The New School's educational experience are the Intensives, where our students focus on one topic for a three-week period. Generally, we have three different courses during this period: two travel intensives, one heading outside our region to nearby states and the other venturing quite far (and usually are away from campus for a longer time); and one local intensive based on our campus, featuring regional field trips. This year, our travel intensives were all about (1) the ecology of the Adirondack mountain region in upstate New York and (2) space exploration and international relations, stopping at [...]