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Sparking Innovation Early: Robotics and Engineering in the Primary School at BASIS Independent Manhattan

April 25, 2025 by christineklayman Leave a Comment

In today’s tech-driven world, preparing students for the future is essential. At BASIS Independent Manhattan, a leading private school in NYC, we are excited to have an enhanced engineering program that includes a Robotics curriculum for primary school students (Pre-K through grade 4). At the head of the classroom for this interactive, engaging, and hands-on learning is Engineering Subject Expert Teacher at the Lower School, Ms. Delaney. She introduced us to the three unique hardware systems—Ozobots, Finch Robots, and LEGO SPIKE kits— and how she uses them to build skills that grow with students through our spiraling curriculum.

Why Robotics?

Beyond just building robots, our program develops critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills vital for future STEM success. Robotics is deeply rooted in computational thinking, the real-world processes behind computer science and engineering. That sounds challenging for early learners, but this hands-on approach seamlessly teaches students how to break down complex problems, identify patterns, develop step-by-step solutions (algorithms), and refine those solutions when needed. It transforms students from passive tech users into active creators!

Ozobots: A Joyful Introduction (PreK–1)

Meet the Robot: A playful, screen-free start to learn the basics of coding! These small, color-sensing robots follow lines and respond to sequences drawn with markers.

Benefits of Ozobots: Students intuitively grasp concepts like sequencing, logic, and cause-and-effect through creative play for beginners. Ozobot’s complexity keeps older students engaged by using more intricate coding knowledge to create multifaceted behaviors and challenges. Learning feels like play, which is exactly our goal.

Skills Gained: Sequencing, prediction, visual coding, debugging, and confidence.

Finch Bots: Creative Coding That Connects (PreK–1)

Meet the Robot: Bluetooth-enabled bots that add movement, lights, and sensors with block-based coding languages like Blockly and Scratch.

Benefits of the Finch: The versatile robot! Highly adaptable and scalable for all ages, Finch robots make abstract coding concepts tangible and provide interdisciplinary connections, reinforcing concepts from music, art, and math. They can be programmed to make music or hold markers, and be used as a drawing tool to sketch shapes, trace patterns, or illustrate coded paths, like a custom maze.

Skills Gained: Sequencing, cause and effect, conditional statements, spatial awareness, and perseverance.

LEGO SPIKE Kits: Engineering in Motion (Gr. 2–4)

Meet the Robot: A kit of over 400 construction pieces with a programmable Hub that uses a Scratch-style interface to move the motors, sensors, and gears.

Benefits of LEGO SPIKE: Hands-on engineering challenges allow students to design, build, and bring their robots to life. They start with basic machines and move to more advanced projects like in biomedical engineering.

A Favorite Project: Grade 4 designing prosthetic hands, which mirror real-world devices, prompting them to think critically about how engineering can improve lives.

Skills Gained: Preparing students for advanced engineering electives, developing collaborative iteration skills, and strengthening their understanding of integrated systems and mechanical design.

Coding the programmable hub to a mechanical claw.

We’re thrilled to announce that our engineering program will extend into grade 5 starting in 2025-2026. This expansion will allow students to build on their understanding of engineering and robotics through exciting cross-curricular connections with science.

Ready to see innovation in action?

Our robotics program is just one example of how BASIS Independent Manhattan provides an enriching curriculum led by expert educators. We balance rigorous academics with fun, hands-on, and experiential learning that prepares our students to be inquisitive, solution-oriented, and collaborative problem solvers.

Discover the difference of a BASIS Independent Manhattan education, where students are empowered to think critically, create fearlessly, and build the future.

We invite you to learn more about our Wildcat community at one of our upcoming admissions events. Interested in joining us for the 2025-2026 school year? Our rolling application cycle is now open — apply here!

APRIL OPEN HOUSES

Upper School
(Grades 6–12)

Saturday, April 26

10:00 AM

Lower School
(PreK–5)

Sunday, April 27

10:00 AM

The New Works Arts Festival and Spring Showcase: A Celebration of our Fine Arts Department

April 3, 2025 by jessicagrear Leave a Comment

This week BASIS Independent Bellevue hosted the annual New Works Arts Festival and Spring Showcase! This event is meant to celebrate our Fine Arts Department and creativity of our students in grades 2 – 8 through dramatic works, musical performances, and the visual arts. The event was four evenings of planned artistic showcases, allowing students to explore their own creative voices and present their perspectives to our community.

Our Fine Arts Subject Expert Teacher, Ms. Carter, teaches grades 2 – 4 in Performance Arts, Music and Visual Art, giving her the unique ability to work with these students across several artistic disciplines. Since the beginning of the school year, Ms. Carter has been working with our primary students on body percussion and control. This skill has allowed students to develop more focus and mindfulness in the classroom, and has been especially helpful in preparing for their Spring Showcase performance. In January, students began using their body percussion skills to rehearsal the musical they would perform in March. Students in grades 2 and 3 were ensemble cast members, singing and dancing during the show, while students in grade 4 were assigned lines and learned blocking techniques on the stage. It came together beautifully!

“Giving the students the opportunity to blend theater, music, and the visual arts created a flow for me to be able to recognize their individual strengths, help direct their energies, and learn what each grade level was truly capable of. Working with these kids brings me such joy because I get to see them set aside their inhibition and come to life. They’re not afraid to be goofy, but and even the ones that are, learn quickly to break down those walls. I love the way they work together. We are a family in that classroom and I think the performance showed that.” – Ms. Carter

In grades 5 – 8, preparation for the New Works Festival began all the way back in August when students in drama classes learned that they would be asked to craft and perform their very own script, adapted from a piece of literature. This required students to look at themes of text, character and story development, and even write their own scripts. This cross-curricular method allows students to rely on skills learned from classes like Classics, English, and Literature and Composition.

Our Drama Subject Expert Teacher, Mr. Mullens, agrees that the integration of Humanities in our curriculum is crucial to the ongoing holistic growth of our students:

“Our students are highly academically motivated, which can mean that they are often very focused in their learning of academic content. In the drama room, I have the pleasure of seeing students truly enjoy the learning process in a non-traditional way. While we incorporate valuable skills, it is also a time for them to laugh, be silly, and bring levity into their day. It’s so important for our students to have these moments of ownership over their creativity, while having a lot of fun.” – Mr. Mullens

Each night kicked off with a visual arts showcase, highlighting art made by students in grades 2 – 8 throughout the course of this year in their classes with Subject Expert Teachers Ms. Carter and Ms. Dreskin. Families were able to enjoy refreshments and begin the evening by appreciating the work of our students.

The gallery of student artwork was on display for all four days of the festival!

Night One – The Spring Showcase

Students in grades 2 – 4 came together to present a musical performance. In grades 2 and 3, students were mice and princesses, while our grade 4 students each dressed up as a fairy tale character of their choice. The theme of the musical focused on building character and kindness.

Night Two – The New Works Festival

On Night Two, Grade 5 Oxygen students performed three adaptations from their chosen works with musical accompaniments, highlighting the flute, piano and vocals! Student performers stayed in their performance spaces, while the audience was rotated throughout the campus to see each of the shows in the theater room, amphitheater and music room.

Night Three – The New Works Festival

On Night Three, the Chamber Music Club hosted a pre-show while families enjoyed refreshments and viewed the gallery of art that surrounded them. Then, Grade 5 Nitrogen students performed their three adaptations while the audience rotated through each show in the theater room, amphitheater and music room.

Night Four – The New Works Festival

On the final night of the event, our grade 6 – 8 students enrolled in the drama elective courses performed their adaptations of literary works. These students collaborated with the grade 8 Creative Writing class for peer mentorship and support in their writing. The results were resounding. They even had a special guest appearance by our Social Studies SET and basketball coach, Mr. De Monnin! The middle school students performed their three adaptations while the audience rotated through the theater room, amphitheater and music room.

From start to finish, this event was almost completely student-led, from the writing of the productions, to acting and performing their words. Even our stage crew each night were student volunteers from the National Junior Honor Society!

“I love that the adults are standing back and letting this be as student-led as possible. It’s a pleasure to watch them taking agency over their work and see the months of effort finally coming to fruition. “– Mr. Mullens

We would like to extend a huge thank you to all of those involved in making this even a success, specifically our Operations Team, Ms. Dreskin, Mr. Mullens, and Ms. Carter. The work that was required to pull off this event was immense and it is greatly appreciated by our students and community!

Spring Visual Art Exhibit: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Art, Robotics, and Music

March 31, 2025 by ezekielbracamonte Leave a Comment

At BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, innovation and exploration are at the heart of student learning, encouraging creativity across disciplines. This year, the Spring Visual Art Exhibit highlights an exciting collaboration between the Visual Arts, Music, and Robotics programs, showcasing how technology and artistic expression can intersect in meaningful ways.

The theme for this year’s exhibit, Carnival of the Animals, is inspired by the compositions of Saint-Saëns. Subject Expert Art Teachers Ms. Nichols and Ms. Shi selected the music first before assigning each grade level two pieces as inspiration for their artwork. This theme provided students with an opportunity to explore both the musical and visual aspects of the animals, blending their creativity with themes of nature and sound.

The new Robotics program, introduced this year by Subject Expert Engineering Teacher Ms. Bhatnagar, played a key role in this interdisciplinary effort. It is the first robotics program at any BASIS Independent campus in the Bay Area to be integrated into the curriculum rather than offered solely as an after-school program. Through this program, students in Grades 1-4 have been introduced to the fundamentals of robotics and computer science. Using the Finch Robot by BirdBrain Technologies, students developed computational thinking skills and applied coding concepts in tangible ways. With features such as a micro:bit, sensors, LEDs, motors, and a pen holder, the Finch Robot became an invaluable tool for incorporating robotics into various subjects, including art.

Once the exhibit theme was established, Grade 4 Engineering students collaborated with the Art department, using robots to create animal-themed artwork for the show. They first learned how the robots functioned, explored new coding environments, and applied mathematical concepts such as angles, shapes, and coordinates to program them. As a final challenge, they coded the robots to create circular patterns—an advanced function that required precise speed adjustments. Through this process, students reinforced their understanding of geometry and coding and discovered how technology can enhance creative expression.

Music was also an integral part of the learning experience. Students listened to the musical movements corresponding to the animals in their artwork. For example, students who worked on lions studied “The Royal March of the Lion” from Carnival of the Animals. They followed a listening map to identify which instruments were featured, answered questions about the composition, and learned about Saint-Saëns. These activities were woven into lesson plans across grade levels, allowing students to make deeper connections between music and visual storytelling. Subject Expert Music Teachers, Ms. Gao, Ms. Zhang, and Mr. Robbins, guided students through these exercises, enriching their artistic interpretations through sound.

Across all grades, students explored a diverse range of mediums and techniques to bring their artwork to life. These included making playdoh molds for plaster, wax resist techniques with watercolor, oil pastel drawings, negative space painting, metal tooling, and paper quilling. By experimenting with different materials, students were able to capture texture, movement, and emotion in their representations of the animals from Carnival of the Animals.

Throughout the exhibit, Carnival of the Animals will play on a continuous loop, enhancing the immersive experience and bringing the artwork to life. It is hoped that the musical backdrop enhances the experience, allowing viewers to engage more deeply with the pieces and develop a greater appreciation for the interdisciplinary connections between sound, art, and technology.

Reflecting on the experience leading up to the show, Ms. Nichols shared, “One of my favorite parts of being an art teacher is watching my students experience awe. Awe in not just great works of art, but also in the potential they see in their own creativity as their knowledge expands. The wonderful thing about the art showcase is that parents get to be part of that experience.”

We look forward to welcoming parents to the Spring Visual Art Exhibit on Friday, April 11, as we celebrate the creativity and dedication of our students. We encourage families to listen to Carnival of the Animals beforehand to extend the learning experience at home and gain a deeper appreciation for the inspiration behind the exhibit.

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley is a TK – Grade 12 private school, providing students with an internationally benchmarked liberal arts and sciences curriculum, with advanced STEM offerings. Considering joining the Bobcat community? To join our interest list for the next school year and receive admissions updates and more, please click here.

The Rolling Admissions Cycle – Your Questions Answered!

March 26, 2025 by jessicagrear Leave a Comment

Our Regular Admissions Cycle wrapped on March 14, 2025, which means that we have now entered Rolling Admissions . Due to increased demand and the competitive nature of the application cycle, we’re excited to say that our seats for the 2025 – 2026 school year have filled in grades 3 – 8. This means that students who apply for Rolling Admissions in these grades will be applying to join our wait pool.

However, each year there is always movement in our seats from the spring to fall, which means that we reach out to applicants in our wait pool to offer seats as they become available. Applicants on our wait pool often have the chance to secure a spot before the school year begins!

What does this mean for Rolling Admissions for grade 9 students?

We currently have seats available for grades 9! If you would like to apply for the 2025 – 2026 school year for this grade, we encourage you to do so sooner rather than later to secure your child’s seat.

What does this mean for Rolling Admissions for grade 3 – 8?

While we have some applicants in our wait pool, we are continuing to accepting rolling applicants across ALL these grade levels to add to this pool. As we have added an additional section of grade 5 this year, we expect even more seat availability is likely to come up in grade 5.

If we apply and make it on the wait pool, will my child be last on the list?

No! Students in our wait pool are not ranked. This is why we do not consider it a wait list but a wait pool. Whenever a seat becomes available, we evaluate all students in the pool and offer the seat to the applicant that seems to be the best fit, considering all aspects of their application. Applying for the wait pool as a rolling applicant does not hinder your chances of being offered a seat, should one become available.

How are the Rolling Application requirements different than Regular Application requirements?

The requirements to be considered for Rolling Admissions are the same as Regular Admissions. The only difference is that the Admissions Team will reach out to you to schedule the Entrance Exam and Family Meeting after we have received all the required materials. Review our application checklist to ensure you are aware of all the materials needed to complete your application.

When should I apply for Rolling Admissions?

Sooner rather than later! There is no way to guarantee when a seat will become available before next school year. The sooner your child is able to join the wait pool, the more likely their application will be considered when a seat opens.

Can I still come visit the school?

Yes! We will continue to offer one-on-one tours for the duration of the spring. If you would like to attend a campus tour, submit this form on our website and our Admissions Team will contact you.

How will I be contacted if a seat becomes available?

Our Admissions Team will call you immediately if we have a seat to offer your child and follow up this call with an email. We will provide all the details necessary to proceed with accepting the seat from there.

If my child makes it on to the wait pool but is not offered a seat this year, will they be guaranteed a seat next year?

No, applicants are not held for the next admissions cycle. If you wish for your child to be considered for the following year, you will need to reapply.

How should I apply?

Click this link to begin your application!

If you require any additional support during this process, please feel free to reach out to the admissions team at blv.admissions@basisindependent.com

Finding an Elementary School in NYC: The Checklist for Parents

March 6, 2025 by christineklayman Leave a Comment

Finding the right NYC private school is challenging, especially on the Upper West Side. With a myriad of options, it is no wonder parents seek guidance. To help you find the perfect Manhattan elementary school for your child, we have created a comprehensive checklist.

As a top independent school in Manhattan, we offer a challenging and enriching curriculum led by expert educators.
Our approach to lower school education equally emphasizes social-emotional learning, including critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Our convenient UWS location provides a unique and supportive learning environment for families.

Review this checklist to see how BASIS Independent Manhattan checks all the boxes!

Teachers: Passion and Expertise

We believe in the power of expert-led instruction. Our students in grades 1-4 benefit from 50-minute classes in core subjects like math, science, English, and Social Studies/History, taught by passionate Subject Expert Teachers (SETs). These experts bring their deep knowledge to the classroom, igniting a love of learning. Complementing the SETs is our Learning Expert Teacher (LET), a dedicated educator who is the guiding force for students, providing personalized support and ensuring each child thrives. This unique model allows for both expert instruction and individualized attention, a hallmark of our world-acclaimed primary program.

An Advanced Curriculum with Essential Enrichment

Beyond the core subjects, our curriculum includes essential classes: engineering, Mandarin, visual arts, drama, and music, fostering well-rounded development. Our commitment to comprehensive liberal arts-focused education with STEM offerings ensures that students are challenged and engaged.

Social-Emotional Learning: Nurturing the Whole Child

We believe academic excellence goes hand-in-hand with social-emotional growth. Our PurposeFull People curriculum, powered by Character Strong, develops essential soft skills, executive functioning, and emotional regulation for students in PreK-Grade 5. Our dedicated Student Affairs team delivers these lessons, supports students, and guides parents throughout their child’s academic journey.

Active Learning and Play

We cater to the age and stage of children while providing them with what they need — physical activity and outdoor play. They have periods of study and focus, which are broken up by three 20-minute recesses during the school day. Our daily schedule also includes P.E., ensuring students have ample opportunities for play and movement. After-school clubs, ranging from soccer and tennis to arts and STEM, further promote active engagement.

Transparency and Community: A Different Approach

At BASIS Independent Manhattan, transparency and community are at our core. Unlike many NYC private schools, we do not engage in traditional fundraising. We believe in providing an exceptional education without the added pressure of constant requests. This empowers families to invest in our vibrant community in ways that are meaningful and aligned with their commitments, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment.

Get Parent Reviews

Nowadays, more and more families scour the internet for school recommendations to find the perfect fit. Sites like Niche.com use anonymous reviews and rankings to provide “the good, the bad, and the honest.”

Here are a few excerpts from recent BASIS Independent Manhattan reviews written by our current families:

“A great school which balances out an academic focus with play and creative time for the kids.”
“A hidden gem in NYC, that’s for sure.”
“A great choice for families seeking a rigorous academic program with amazing support.”
“Academics are second-to-none, teachers are caring and helpful, kids are challenged and happy.”
“I would recommend attending an info session. If it doesn’t seem right for your kid, you will know it. If it does, apply, you won’t regret it!”

Visit Our School

Experience BASIS Independent Manhattan firsthand. Meet our passionate teachers, interact with current students and parents, and learn more about our unique approach. Discover why we are among the best schools in Manhattan for grades PreK-5 and a leading choice for UWS families seeking exceptional education.

BASIS Independent Manhattan, a private school offering PreK through Grade 12, is based in Manhattan, New York. Students thrive alongside Subject Expert Teachers as they engage in a liberal arts program with STEM offerings.

Fostering Literacy in the Early Years as a Tool for Life-Long Learning

March 4, 2025 by jogoldfarb Leave a Comment

To kick off Read Across America Month this March, Head of the Lower School Ms. Rose Miller-Sims reflects on how teachers at BASIS Independent Brooklyn nurture a love of reading in our youngest learners.

At BASIS Independent Brooklyn, our team of educators are united in their drive to foster a love of learning from PreK all the way through high school. In the Early Learning Program, we find incredible joy in seeing those meaningful “lightbulb” moments and balancing a child’s natural tendencies and intentional academic learning. One of the most critical foundational skills students must master in their educational journey is literacy. In the youngest years, this means learning the foundational skills to be an excellent reader. This is why our BASIS Curriculum for the early years includes a robust mastery of phonics with built in spiral review rooted in the science of reading.

As students progress through the grades and curriculum, they begin with the building blocks of literacy and quickly expand to encompass processing information, expressing thoughts and ideas clearly, and engaging in dialogue with peers and the larger community on a variety of topics using both oral and written language. What makes excellent literacy skills extraordinary is that you can explore the world through texts, evaluate information with a critical eye, and synthesize information and experiences to form a unique opinion. We strive to nurture in our students global citizens who can contribute to the betterment of their communities and exceptional literacy skills are at the heart of this goal.

Our exceptional Subject Expert Teachers use the science of reading to teach the fundamentals of literacy in our Early Learning and Primary Programs. Instead of focusing on rote memorization of spelling words, our teachers focus on supporting students to learn the spelling rules and specific sounds that make up the English language. Although these rules may be complex, when broken down into a systematic framework of the language, students are more than capable of grasping, remembering, and applying these rules— what’s more they have so much fun doing it! Not only is reading itself fun in the hands of our amazing teachers, but the games, activities, and hands-on learning in use to master these foundational literacy skills bring so much joy into the classroom.

We have big dreams for our young learners and our utmost goal as educators is to provide our students with the tools to lead the life they choose when they exit our doors and enter the world as adults. Without a doubt, fostering true literacy skills in our students is of paramount importance to their future success.

“The ability to read, write, and analyze; the confidence to stand up and demand justice and equality; the qualifications and connections to get your foot in that door and take your seat at that table – all of that starts with education.” ~Michelle Obama

Learn more about BASIS Independent Schools by inquiring with our Admissions Team today!

A Day in the Life of a BASIS Independent Manhattan Kindergartener: Where Learning is Playful and Purposeful

January 30, 2025 by editor Leave a Comment

Picture a day filled with laughter, learning, and boundless curiosity. That is a typical day in the life of a kindergartener at BASIS Independent Manhattan. With our small class sizes, outstanding teacher-student ratio, and world-inspired curriculum, we believe in nurturing the whole child through joyful teaching, social-emotional learning, and support for students to achieve their highest potential.

Let us peek into a typical day and find out more about what it is like to be a BASIS Independent Manhattan kindergartner.

A Schedule Built for Success

Our thoughtfully designed daily schedule ensures a balanced blend of academics, social-emotional learning, and physical activity.

8:00 a.m. Morning Meeting

The day begins with community time in Morning Meeting, where routines like discussing the date, weather, and daily schedule set the tone for learning. Then, kindergarteners dive into a focused math block. On any given day they could cover lessons like adding two numbers, subtracting zero, and subtracting a number from itself. They also use tactile activities to learn how to tell time, skip count, measure, or understand the value of coins.

What are Dojo points?

Our Early Learning Expert Teachers (LET) implement differentiation by splitting the class into two groups based on level to provide support and advancement. For example, those eager learners ready for a higher-level concept take on the “Top Ten” grade 1 level problems that prepare them for the next academic year. These activities not only reinforce learning but also motivate students with opportunities to earn Dojo points.

Recess (15 mins)

Now it is time to get outside and get moving! Students head to our spacious outdoor terrace where they have active playtime (developing essential gross motor skills), while also navigating social dynamics (learning the importance of cooperation, sharing, and conflict resolution). After expending the necessary energy, they are ready to return to academics.

9:25 AM – Mandarin and Essentials

Mandarin lessons come alive through singing, storytelling, and hands-on crafts, that immerse students in the vibrant Chinese culture. They actively engage both sides of their brains through visual and creative activities, helping them think critically and connect ideas across different subjects.

The arts are just as important as academics, and students benefit from a daily rotation of our Essentials classes, which include drama, music, visual arts, and engineering. Our unique two-teacher model allows students to dive deep into these subjects with our Subject Expert Teachers (SETs), who have specialized degrees in their respective fields.

10:25 AM – Literacy

Kindergarteners explore storytelling and start writing! A special “Writing Boot Camp” has our budding authors tackling missions to earn star badges. They brainstorm imaginative story ideas, plan narratives, create sentences, and identify nouns and verbs.

Students take on exciting writing adventures, crawl through obstacle courses, go on sentence-fixing hunts, and don ‘writer’s helmets’ for inspiration. By the end of an exhilarating week of boot camp, students have reviewed sentence writing fundamentals and can proudly craft a personal narrative’s beginnings.

11:30 AM – Lunch and Recess

Lunch is a time for social connections, whether students bring meals from home or enjoy healthy options from our partner, Butter Beans. Then, more outdoor play!

12:25 PM – Phonics & Centers

At BASIS Independent Manhattan, we use the Logic of English and Heggerty programs to help students master phonics, surpass reading benchmarks, and build confidence in reading, writing, and spelling. Each day, a “Heggerty Hero” leads a fun warm-up to practice phonemic awareness, with one standout student earning the coveted Hedgie the hedgehog as a reward.

1:30 PM – Physical Education

Having daily P.E. classes means more than just exercise. Here, coaches instill valuable life skills like teamwork, sportsmanship, and following instructions while fostering a love of movement and healthy habits.

Recess (15 mins)

Another chance to recharge with fresh air and free play!

2:30 PM – Civics, History & Science Foundation

These blocks cover everything from space, oceans, and continents, to world discovery and history. Lessons often follow student interests, keeping curiosity at the heart of learning.

One final period allows for activities or crafts. Each Friday, a parent/guardian surprises the class with a read-aloud session in a Mystery Reader series, fostering family involvement in the classroom and a love for reading!

Cross-Curricular Learning in Action

In one interdisciplinary project, kindergarten became ‘Detectives in Training’ seamlessly combining math and literacy to solve a mystery. Using the 5 Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why), they analyzed clues, solved math challenges, and honed literacy skills like making inferences. This activity exemplifies how our curriculum fosters critical thinking and demonstrates the interconnectedness of different subjects.

Learning Through Play: A Holistic Approach

At BASIS Independent Manhattan, learning is joyful and engaging. Our curriculum is designed to foster a love of learning while nurturing the whole child. By blending advanced academics, social-emotional learning, and creative exploration, our kindergartners develop a strong foundation for future success.

What Our Parents Are Saying

Since joining the Early Learning Program, I’ve noticed significant growth in my child’s academic and social skills.
Tiffany J.
When our daughter came to BASIS Independent Manhattan, she did not know English. She is now in her second year here and she has learned to speak English very well. We have been so impressed to see her master the alphabet and begin reading.
Ekaterina M.
We feel that the STEM approach BASIS Independent Schools takes at such an early stage has given our little one a slight edge/a head start as he begins elementary school!
Ameya B.

These are just a few examples of the positive impact our Early Learning Program has on our young learners. We are proud to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment where every child can thrive.