The New School Annual Fund supports our children and community in a variety of ways. By donating to this fund, you offer the school maximum flexibility to allocate funds to areas most in need.

Below are the current main initiatives that are supported by our Annual Fund.

Campus Renovations

A few years ago we purchased two adjacent plots of land in response to the growing demand for admission and the need to expand. With our campus now totaling over 11 acres of natural wooded areas along with multiple access points to a creek, we are very excited by the many possibilities to provide exceptional outdoor learning areas for our children!

Our Campus Improvement Plan involves reinforcing the school’s current infrastructure and enhancing our outdoor classrooms. However, we don’t plan to stop there! Our eventual goal is to establish a unique Nature Trail Network that provides easy access to a wide variety of natural environments for children of all ages. These areas will also serve as relaxing natural retreats for our teachers and families. This plan will also include building a deck adjacent to the creek for water and nature studies.

Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

Scholarships and Student Support

With your generosity, we are able to offer admission to underserved students and to provide financial assistance for families who may otherwise be unable to attend the school.

By broadening the student body, students benefit from interacting with others from a variety of backgrounds. Such experiences equip students with a global perspective and an appreciation for our diverse, multicutural society.

Enrichment

We allocate funds from our kind donors to ensure each student and teacher has equitable access to technological and other learning resources. Examples include subscriptions to Discovery Education, Reading A to Z, Brain Pop, among others. Availability of computers and tablets is also an integral component to our technology need.

This fund also replaces broken or missing Montessori materials along with supplementing enhancement activities such as onsite and offsite field trips and presentations.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics

We apportion donations toward enhancing the science and art curricula as a foundation for success in offering a competitive STEAM education.

Funds are used to purchase science and art-related classroom supplies, such as microscopes, chemicals, physics equipment in addition to a host of art supplies. For the younger students, these funds provide essential materials to enjoy biology and nature studies.

This initiative ensures our teachers have the materials needed to implement a robust and modern hands-on science and arts curriculum.

Teacher and Assistant Training

Despite our historically low staff turn-over, we recently lost several teachers due to health concerns related to the pandemic. Despite this, we were able to hire an incredibly experienced and dedicated staff for our current academic year!

However, the unexpected staffing changes resulted in our continued pursuit of new talent either in general or Montessori education. To ensure we have the optimal staffing teaching teams, we have increased our focus on teacher training and recruitment. As such, we have extended an increased level of support for teacher training. These efforts ensure that each child is provided the richest possible experience.