The Garden School is an independent school located in Queens, New York, founded in 1923.
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The Garden School course of study emphasizes strong basic skills, with challenge and discovery as part of the educational process. The co-curricular experience includes sports, drama, art, music, and a commitment to community service.
Garden's student body reflects the ever-changing population of Queens, New York. Located in Jackson Heights, Queens, Garden School is easily accessible to students from all sections of New York City and Long Island.
Garden is a college preparatory school with close to 100% of its seniors continuing at a four-year post-secondary school. An attractive feature of the school is its student to teacher ratio of 8:1. Teachers are available after regular school hours for "Extra Help" and there is extensive communication between school and home, including quarterly report card, interim reports, phone calls and e-mail correspondence.
Garden School offers a comprehensive sports program, fielding a total of 11 teams across the three seasons. The school offers volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, and tennis. The teams play in the Big Apple Division of the Independent Schools Athletic League.
The Garden School has a gym, a field, an early childhood playground, a music/dance studio, an art studio, a computer lab, an infirmary, a main office, an inground outdoor swimming pool, and a dining room.
The school's size varies based on enrollment. Currently, the total enrollment is between 250-275 students in Nursery through Grade 12. Usually the grade sizes will range from around 20-30. Most academic classes have 3-14 students, with additional teachers in Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten.
Like all independent schools, Garden School is engaged in on-going fundraising efforts. Over the past months, discussions have been held which will likely lead to the sale of a small fraction of the school's field. The anticipated infusion of capital will enable the school to make major changes to improve the experiences of the entire Garden School community.
The school also hosts a variety of annual events, such as a Walk-a-Thon and Gala each spring which have raised money for "smart boards" and other new technologies for the classrooms and improvement to the gym. The school has been making great progress.
Garden School holds active memberships in professional associations including: