December 16th, 2011
City and Country School is in the news again. C&C was featured in a segment on My9 News on blocks as a learning tool, and an excellent choice for a holiday gift for young children. Our children, young and old, our classrooms with materials, parent Lisa Mahar, and Elise Clark embody what we do and how we do it.
Watch it here.
November 28th, 2011
C&C made the news for our ever-relevant and tried and true program in Kyle Spencer’s 11/28/11 article in the New York Times: With Blocks, Educators Go Back To Basics.
The article discusses the recent interest in block play in classrooms and programs around the City. As noted in the article, the … Read More »
November 16th, 2011
In the Lower School, we have embarked on our 6th year of City and Country teachers giving block building workshops for early childhood practitioners, known as the Block Connection. This year, 16 of our 18 participants are part of a larger accreditation in education initiative that is designed to enhance … Read More »
November 16th, 2011
Last week, nine representatives of C&C’s Middle/Upper School teaching and administrative staff headed to Chicago to present at and participate in the nation’s leading Progressive Education conference, the theme of which was “The Power of Progressive Practice.” Almost 600 educators from around the country attended the conference, and our presentations were … Read More »
August 17th, 2011
A sampling of milestones, events and news that occurred at C&C over the past twelve months.
June 9th, 2011
Our newest issue of Currents on Rhythms was mailed to all families last week. You can also download it or read it below and learn more about our unique program that focuses on developing strength, flexibility, non-verbal communication, dramatics, and a well-rounded sense of self and spirit.
June 6th, 2011
Some of you might know that C&C’s founder Caroline Pratt had a friendship with the artists Charles and Jackson Pollock, both of whom worked at C&C in our earlier years. What our Archivist, Jennifer Moran, recently discovered is Pratt’s association with them was through the Benton family, including celebrated regionalist … Read More »
November 5th, 2010
A letter to the editor from C&C’s Archivist was published in The New Yorker in August. Check it out below or on The New Yorker website.
Re: State of Play
A letter in response to Rebecca Mead’s article (July 5, 2010)
August 9, 2010
Open-ended play, both indoors and out, has long been the … Read More »
July 2nd, 2010
The July 5th issue of The New Yorker features the article State of Play by Rebecca Mead about architect David Rockwell’s new NYC playgrounds that feature primarily open-ended materials. Mr. Rockwell and his team spent a good amount of time observing at C&C while they developed these playgrounds–their approach to … Read More »
May 26th, 2010
Our newest issue of Currents, a newsletter for the C&C community about City and Country School practices and philosophy, focuses on the C&C Math Program. It provides a snapshot of the C&C approach to math, an in-depth description of math teaching and learning, and a section … Read More »
May 19th, 2010
“The most interesting web site for a private school goes to the site of City and Country School,” according to a May 14 posting on NYC Private Schools Blog. The blog lauded our website for its clear communication of the School’s approach to education: “As you go into the site,” … Read More »
April 19th, 2010
As covered in a recent BBC article, C&C has been selected, as part of the Figment program, to install one hole in a mini-golf course on Governor’s Island.
The inspiration for the project, “The Golf Between Us Is Small,” is the tiny Scottish Island of Gigha. Gigha was historically purchased by … Read More »
March 24th, 2010
Tim Brown, CEO of renowned and innovative design firm IDEO, described the benefits of play for adults in their work in a hands-on lecture given in 2008 in the TED talks series. Please take a moment to view it or download it here.
His emphasis on the connection between what children … Read More »
March 17th, 2010
In 1981, Ken Burns produced and directed the Academy Award-nominated Brooklyn Bridge, featuring footage of C&C Lower School children planning and building the Brooklyn Bridge in blocks, as seen below in this short clip. This video is also featured on our group page for the 7s. … Read More »