News

List of 10 news stories.

  • Students Discuss Book Banning with Authors of "And Tango Make Three"

    Published in 2005, “And Tango Makes Three” made the American Library Association top ten challenged and banned books list for the first time in 2006. That year, we gave it our Manhattan Country School MLK Living the Dream Book Award.

    “The letter that we got letting us know that we won is a letter that we prize and that I read often,” said Justin Richardson, one of the book’s authors, after visiting our students today.

    “We’ve also gotten many awards, but there’s none we’re prouder of,” said Peter Parnell, the book’s other author.
  • Alumni Return for Read Aloud Pajama Party

    In addition to current staff members, parents, and caregivers, Jay recruited alumni for our Read Aloud Pajama Party on Friday. Two of Jay’s former students when he taught second grade at Manhattan Country School 20 years ago, Brandon, from our 2010 class, and Khalil, from our 2012 class, participated as readers.

    Both have siblings who Jay also taught. Khalil, who read “Abiyoyo,” smiled reflecting on the impact Jay has made in the lives of children over the course of his career.
  • Get ready to celebrate Earth Day at MCS!

    Earth Day (April 22nd) is coming up next month, and an exciting program of events is being rolled out at MCS. Get ready to join as there will be something for everyone, caregivers and children alike, whether you’re already a zero-waste star, or just starting to look into ways to reduce your environmental impact!
  • Eighth Grader Leads Elective, Connects with Classmates

    Liam, one of our eighth graders, had heard about students at MCS leading elective classes and he never thought he could do it. But we’ve been really impressed with the engagement in his crocheting class this year.

    “I'm really happy that people wanted to come join my elective and I'm really proud that they are actually really good at it,” he said.
  • MCS Community Supports Project Cicero

    This year, Manhattan Country School sent nine large boxes full of books to Project Cicero as part of its drive. Our families are involved with the effort at all levels, said Michelle, one of our Parent Association co-presidents.

    The Project Cicero drive at MCS was organized by our Parent Association and supported by our parent Library Committee.
  • Upper School Students Lead Family Conferences

    Today in our Upper School, students led conferences with their families. Because she gave us a thoughtful interview about math in fifth grade yesterday, we recruited Sam and her family to share about their conference with Bea.
  • “Compostable” plastic is not compostable (and not recyclable either)

    “Compostable” plastic is hugely in fashion nowadays. Companies are turning to bioplastics as plastic pollution is increasingly damaging their reputation, and therefore, their sales. But is it really as promising as it sounds?
  • Alumna Participates in "Voices of a People's History" Event

    Akemi Kochiyama '85 participated in a “Voices of a People’s History” discussion and performance Lincoln Center Presents event at the David Rubenstein Atrium Thursday.
  • MCS joins the “Bring Your Own Container” movement and you can too!

    Have you noticed this new sticker on the MCS front door recently? 

    This is MCS’ latest addition to long-standing efforts to reduce single-use plastics on premises. Awarded for the first time to a school by It’s Easy Being Green, an UWS-based non-profit, it recognizes MCS community’s track record of zero waste initiatives such as the annual Farm Festival and Farm Outing Day, and aims to reduce plastic pollution.
  • Sixth-Grade Poets Prepare for Black Lives Matter Assembly

    To help our sixth graders prepare for the Upper School Assembly during Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, Greg Miranda, a Manhattan Country School parent, shared how he discovered poetry. 

    He performed several poems and answered student questions. In his verses, he made references to Kendrick Lamar, Batman, Wu-Tang Clan, Thor, Darkwing Duck, and Beyonce.   

    “Sharing your voice, your story, your truth, to the world is extremely important and poetry is a way of doing that,” Greg said. “Authenticity is crucial. You don't want to write something that doesn't represent you or represent your childhood or your upbringing or what you've gone through."
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