Karima Grant ’86, Founder and Director, ImagiNation Afrika
I think there are few places in the world that can offer the quality of education MCS offers while turning on the principle of accessibility and social justice. I also think it is important that the scaling effect that MCS has - with alumni working in various fields but sharing the same values and connection - is a powerful network for change.
Recent News
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7th and 8th Grade Student Activists Host Community Activism Event
On Wednesday, June 3, 7th and 8th Grade student activists hosted a Community Activism Event via Zoom for current families, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Manhattan Country School.Read More -
Honoring Dr. King in 2020: The 32nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative March
The March is such a special tradition at MCS. We study activism in our classes and other schools look to MCS as a guide for how best to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s an honor to participate this year.” - Julia, MCS 8th grader.Read More -
Upper School Assembly with Guest Speakers Vanessa Potkin and Korey Wise
On Thursday, November 21, the Upper School welcomed Director of Post-Conviction Litigation at The Innocence Project and current parent Vanessa Potkin to speak at this month’s Upper School assembly.Read More -
Welcome the Next Director of MCS
We are pleased and excited to announce that the Board of Trustees has chosen Corey Blay to serve as our next Director. Like our founders, Gus and Marty Trowbridge, and Michèle Solá, who has been our leader for more than two decades, Corey has a deep belief in the power of an inclusive education to create a better world for everyone.Read More -
MCS Students Support the Youth Climate Strike
The School Strike 4 Climate on September 20, 2019 energized over a million students to organize massive demonstrations in New York and across the globe on a school day. Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish activist who embodies our ideals of a youth leader, moved to act with her weekly act of defiance outside the Swedish Parliament.Read More
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MCS At A Glance
List of 8 items.
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7:1
Student to Teacher Ratio -
75%
of MCS families participate in our sliding-scale tuition program -
10k
students have learned to live sustainably at the MCS Farm -
100%
of our food waste is composted -
214
tons of C02 were prevented by the solar panels at our Farm -
57%
of MCS students are students of color -
100%
of MCS students attend the top public, boarding and independent high schools in New York City -
> 900
teachers trained at MCS
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