Getting out of the classroom and heading into our city or beyond is a hallmark of our Speyer curriculum, and lately, it seems our students are everywhere! We gathered details on just a few of the latest field trips Speyer students have embarked upon — read on to find out about all of the fun!
Read MoreOften, when folks hear that our curriculum features Debate starting in Kindergarten, we get a few questioning looks. How do you teach debate to five-year-olds? Well, first you have to have an amazing Debate teacher like Speyer's Ms. MacKay…and then just sit back and watch it unfold! We thought we would check in with her to get the scoop on what is happening in Debate in the Lower School these days…and this is what she shared!
Read MoreRecently, our Speyer Chess team competed in two tournaments: the 2022 All Girls NYC Chess Championship and the New York State Championship…and all we have to say is one word: Champions! We're so proud of all of our students – read on for the details!
Read MoreTalk of advertising claims, the impact of geopolitical issues on the economy, and wage estimates floated through the Boulevard as the Middle Schoolers welcomed professionals from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) during the first of their three visits to Speyer, as part of our financial literacy curriculum. This year the instructor teams included Speyer Parents and Staff to assist in the program as the PwC team has not yet returned to full in-person work. Taking a break from their usual morning schedule, each grade explored various financial topics.
Read MoreThe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards just came out and Speyer had 11 individuals win 25 awards. Yes, 25 awards! We have never had so many awards or so many winners! We are so proud of our eighth graders — read on for all of the details on this historic happening.
Read MoreSpeyer Basketball recently kicked off the competition part of their season with back-to-back games with grit, determination…and big steps outside of comfort zones! Read on for the highlights of the Dragons’ first games on the basketball court since 2020!
Read MoreHenri Matisse said, "Creativity takes courage." If we take this as truth, then our Speyer students are courageous every day, especially when they are exploring Art. Art is infused into every corner of our Speyer curriculum under the thoughtful and challenging guidance of Mr. Fortunato in Lower School and Mr. Sherry in Middle School. Check out a few of our latest Art highlights!
Read MoreCheck out just a few highlights of what’s been happening at Speyer!
Read MoreFrom welcoming award-winning authors to exploring Pascal’s Triangle, from kicking off our all-school art project to celebrating National Chess Day, our gifted learners have been busy since the first day of school. Read on to find out what’s been happening at Speyer!
Read MoreWe are back! A few snapshots to show what we’ve been doing in the first few days of the 2021-2022 school year. What will our Speyer students discover this year?
Read MoreIn April, our Middle School Math Team took part in the annual Purple Comet Math Meet, an annual online competition that brings together hundreds of schools from across the world, while Speyer eighth grader Rohan S. represented New York State at the National MATHCOUNTS Competition — find out how they did!
Read MoreWe ended January and kicked off February with a winning weekend! Our Speyer Chess Team rocked the New York City Chess Championships and brought home the K-1 Championship! Yes, our K-1 team was awarded first place in the city! And we weren’t done there: our K-6 team came in 2nd, our K-9 team was 6th, and our K-3 team came in 8th! Our amazing chess players went head to head against opponents from Hunter, Dalton, Avenues, Lower Lab, Collegiate, and more!
Read MoreThe Scholastic Award Winners were announced recently and once again, our Speyer eighth graders brought home awards. This year, we had three Speyer students win multiple awards! Not only are these are wonderful awards, there is something else to consider: our students compete in the 13-18 age group, going up against thousands of high schoolers from around the region. It is extremely impressive that Speyer eighth graders do so well in this esteemed competition!
Read MoreOur students are exploring the history of the original people of New York with a specific focus on the ingenuity of the Lenape people as it relates to invention. With a behind-the-scenes peek into the American Museum of Natural History by an anthropologist and a very special visit from two individuals based out of Ketchikan, Alaska who are working to revitalize Native cultures, our students were able to see how what they are learning comes alive beyond the classroom.
Read MoreSpeyer Middle Schoolers were treated to their own "backstage chat" as we welcomed a panel of folks with, collectively, decades of experience in multiple roles (pun intended!) in the world of theater. This "Broadway on Ninth!" assembly was the first in a series launched for our Middle School students that will expose them to different fields and perhaps incite hidden passions – or capitalize on current ones.
Read MoreSpotted off the Boulevard and Zooming into California State University, East Bay: our Speyer girls at their first "Rocket Girls" workshop! Joined by Dr. Danika LeDuc, a chemistry professor specializing in biophysical chemistry and Associate Dean at College of Science at Cal State East Bay, this was the kick-off event for a series of workshops just for our girls launched by the Affinity Group for Parents of Girls!
Read MoreA few days before Winter Break, our eighth graders were joined on Zoom by their parents, teachers, and Speyer administration as they presented the final project for their World War I unit. During this immersion into the study of World War I, they considered how different assignments, all of which tasked them to delve deep into analysis, tells the story of war best and which tells the truth of war best...and what the difference between those two questions truly means.
Read MoreSpotted on and off the Boulevard: our younger female Speyer students tinkering, building, and exploring their love of design and math! Yes, guided by some of our fearless Lower School faculty, our students kicked off two new groups: Girls&Math and Girls Design Squad!
Read MoreFrom writing newsletters to discovering the history of NYC, all of our students have been hard at work! Check out a few of the highlights happening at here in our Speyer News Round-Up!
Read MoreSpotted on Zoom: That's best-selling author Veera Hiranandani visiting with Speyer fifth graders to talk about the summer book they read: The Night Diary. The Night Diary received many awards including the 2019 Newbery Honor Award, the 2019 Walter Dean Myers Honor Award, and the 2018 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature.
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