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Our PreK through kindergarten program is carefully designed to encourage a child’s natural tendencies to question, to create, and to discover. This is where we lay a solid foundation for academic success.
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These grades are designed to foster student independence, self-motivation, confidence, and curiosity: the academic and organizational skills that will prepare them for high school and beyond.
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Beginning with Advanced Placement® (AP) coursework and ending with college-style capstone courses and a Senior Project, the BASIS Curriculum in grades 9–12 is consistently ranked as one of the best high school programs in the U.S.
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Taking a moment to relive the magic of last month! Taking a moment to relive the magic of last month! 🏀✨
Our Upper School Drama Club’s production of High School Musical Jr. brought our Wildcats together to showcase teamwork, commitment, and community. Watching this after-school program grow exponentially for the last three years has been incredible, but seeing the students support one another has been the most rewarding.
Middle school is a pivotal season of self-discovery. Whether they commanded the spotlight, managed the tech and sets, or told the story through their talent, every student played a unique and essential part in this journey. They found their confidence, leaned into their differences, and proved that we really are “all in this together.” 🎭🐾
#highschoolmusical #hsm20years #afterschoolclub #artseducation #middleschoollife Wildcatpride theaterkids wereallinthistogether marchhighlights  basisindependentmanhattan
Taking a moment to relive the magic of last month! 🏀✨ Our Upper School Drama Club’s production of High School Musical Jr. brought our Wildcats together to showcase teamwork, commitment, and community. Watching this after-school program grow exponentially for the last three years has been incredible, but seeing the students support one another has been the most rewarding. Middle school is a pivotal season of self-discovery. Whether they commanded the spotlight, managed the tech and sets, or told the story through their talent, every student played a unique and essential part in this journey. They found their confidence, leaned into their differences, and proved that we really are “all in this together.” 🎭🐾 #highschoolmusical #hsm20years #afterschoolclub #artseducation #middleschoollife Wildcatpride theaterkids wereallinthistogether marchhighlights basisindependentmanhattan
April 1, 2026
Women’s History Month has been a month-long exch Women’s History Month has been a month-long exchange of ideas, research, and—most recently—a very civilized cup of tea.

At the Lower School, our Buddy Tea Party was the perfect culmination with cross-grade mentorship. Our big buddies showed Wildcat character by guiding their younger peers on how to properly steep tea while discussing the influential women they’ve studied this month. 🐾

> Kindergarten created paper-piece portraits of pioneering women like Katherine Johnson and Alma Thomas.🎨🚀
> Grade 2 is deep in "Herstory" research, drafting original monologues from the perspectives of abolitionists and revolutionaries for their upcoming April performance. 🎭
> Engineering investigated the inventors behind daily essentials like WiFi and the fire escape. 🛠️
> Grade 8 Drama took a "Boardroom" approach, pitching the enduring relevance of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House to women’s rights in 2026.

By connecting lyrics from the musical Suffs to the themes of “A Doll’s House” and modern engineering, students are learning more than women’s names; they’re finding inspiration in the "Keep Marching" spirit that defines their legacies.

#womenshistorymonth #crossgradecollaboration #buddyclasses #herstory #keepmarching #schoolteaparty #nycprivateschool #basisindependentmanhattan
Women’s History Month has been a month-long exchange of ideas, research, and—most recently—a very civilized cup of tea. At the Lower School, our Buddy Tea Party was the perfect culmination with cross-grade mentorship. Our big buddies showed Wildcat character by guiding their younger peers on how to properly steep tea while discussing the influential women they’ve studied this month. 🐾 > Kindergarten created paper-piece portraits of pioneering women like Katherine Johnson and Alma Thomas.🎨🚀 > Grade 2 is deep in “Herstory” research, drafting original monologues from the perspectives of abolitionists and revolutionaries for their upcoming April performance. 🎭 > Engineering investigated the inventors behind daily essentials like WiFi and the fire escape. 🛠️ > Grade 8 Drama took a “Boardroom” approach, pitching the enduring relevance of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House to women’s rights in 2026. By connecting lyrics from the musical Suffs to the themes of “A Doll’s House” and modern engineering, students are learning more than women’s names; they’re finding inspiration in the “Keep Marching” spirit that defines their legacies. #womenshistorymonth #crossgradecollaboration #buddyclasses #herstory #keepmarching #schoolteaparty #nycprivateschool #basisindependentmanhattan
March 31, 2026
We’re bouncing into Spring Break after Student C We’re bouncing into Spring Break after Student Council’s 2nd Annual Ping Pong Tournament! 🏓

This week during homeroom, students gathered around to cheer on their peers, and they were treated to electric performances of ping pong showmanship and sportsmanship. In the Middle School bracket, Mark N. (Gr. 7) took the title in a high-stakes final against his own "apprentice." Meanwhile, over in High School, Julia N. (Gr. 12) prevailed after a series of intense volleys that drew a crowd into the atrium.

Congratulations to our champions! 🐾
We’re bouncing into Spring Break after Student Council’s 2nd Annual Ping Pong Tournament! 🏓 This week during homeroom, students gathered around to cheer on their peers, and they were treated to electric performances of ping pong showmanship and sportsmanship. In the Middle School bracket, Mark N. (Gr. 7) took the title in a high-stakes final against his own “apprentice.” Meanwhile, over in High School, Julia N. (Gr. 12) prevailed after a series of intense volleys that drew a crowd into the atrium. Congratulations to our champions! 🐾
March 27, 2026
Grade 5 Took Physics to New Heights (Literally) 🚀

Before our Wildcats start physics in grade 6 next year, they are already using their critical thinking to explore the "why" behind air resistance, drag, and gravity. On a field trip to @iflyus, students participated in the STEM challenge, predicting how different surface areas would react in the tunnel and then testing those theories in real-time. 

Check out the faces of these high-flying students “learning” about complex engineering concepts and connecting their knowledge to the physical world as they were experiencing it! Watch out, middle school, these Wildcats are ready for physics. 🐾

#learningbydoing #physics #STEMeducation #middleschoolready #fieldtrip #newyorkschools #iflyus #basisindependentmanhattan
Grade 5 Took Physics to New Heights (Literally) 🚀 Before our Wildcats start physics in grade 6 next year, they are already using their critical thinking to explore the “why” behind air resistance, drag, and gravity. On a field trip to @iflyus, students participated in the STEM challenge, predicting how different surface areas would react in the tunnel and then testing those theories in real-time. Check out the faces of these high-flying students “learning” about complex engineering concepts and connecting their knowledge to the physical world as they were experiencing it! Watch out, middle school, these Wildcats are ready for physics. 🐾 #learningbydoing #physics #STEMeducation #middleschoolready #fieldtrip #newyorkschools #iflyus #basisindependentmanhattan
March 24, 2026
BASIS Independent Manhattan
Lower School |
PreK—Grade 5
795 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10025
(929) 220-3800
Upper School |
Grade 6—Grade 12
556 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011
(929) 362-6308

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