School portraits · New York City
The coffee has implicated a grown-up
At Stephen Gaynor, the children had a case to make.
A classroom mystery · 2018Read the story
School life, between the linesBy Admissions Diary
Notes from the School Gates
School stories, admissions adventures, and the things parents talk about on the way home.
New York & beyondHistory · Culture · Parent perspectives
School portraits · Carpinteria, California
Cate: the announcements have a runway
The campus store got a fashion show. A visiting student had a few thoughts about assembly.
A school with something to announceRead the story
School portraits · New York City
LaGuardia: the artist has a budget proposal
A student exhibition sounds glamorous until somebody has to figure out how the exhibition will stand up.
The practical work behind the opening nightRead the story
School portraits · Atherton, California
Menlo: the bees made the shortlist
The academics looked good. The theater appealed. Then a prospective student discovered the beekeeping club.
An extracurricular with its own workforceRead the story
School portraits · New York City
The École: the grown-ups have homework too
In 2019, parents and staff at a New York bilingual school became classmates for French.
Adult French learnersRead the story
School portraits · New York City
Ramaz, even the announcement gets a review
Teach teenagers to make an argument and eventually they will make one about the assignment.
Student voices in 2024 and 2026Read the story
School portraits · Brooklyn
Brooklyn Friends: ask Cheryl
The checklist has several passwords. Fortunately, it also has a person.
A 2019 checklist and a 2023 welcomeRead the story
School portraits · The Bronx, New York
Bronx Science, your teenager is running the universe
Planetarium director is a splendid school role. It may be harder to impress the people at home.
Planetarium director, 2023Read the story
School portraits · Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Tech, the spare room has a furnace
Most schools accumulate spare furniture. This one found somewhere unusually grand to put it.
The old foundry, seen in 2021; student voices in 2026Read the story
School portraits · Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Latin, the classics team is warming up
You thought Latin would be a sitting-down activity. The coach has other ideas.
Certamen, 2024–2025Read the story
School portraits · New York City
Lycée: the mop gets thirty seconds
A short film can start with a very small problem.
2023 and an alumnus’s recollectionRead the story
School portraits · New York City
SAR: the classroom wall was not forgotten
The open building was the plan. Its occupants supplied the backpacks, the brooms, and one particularly inconvenient hole.
An open school, 1974 onwardRead the story