Middle School:
5th grade through 8th grade

Our students make the transition into Middle School keenly aware of the process of learning, and well equipped to meet the challenges of a more vigorous curriculum. High levels of analytic and abstract thinking are reached as they are given an in-depth series of studies that include Integrated Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Life Sciences, Foreign Languages, Physical and Health Education, and the Arts. Studio middle schoolers also take classes and seminars, such as Philology and Rhetoric, Studio Players, Library Research, and Tutorial, which are meant to broaden and enhance their knowledge and understanding of the various disciplines. Students in middle school benefit greatly from discussion groups where they can articulate their thoughts and enjoy a healthy exchange of ideas. Small classes and seminars are carefully designed to meet their distinct talents and interests. Through our interdisciplinary curricula, students learn to take responsibility for themselves and their work, pursue independent research, work as a group, and contribute to their community. Upon graduation, the students are well prepared to move into their high school years with sincere purpose and a desire to fulfill their potential.

Secondary School and Beyond

Once our students enter the Middle School, we begin to think about what lies ahead for each of them.  Head of School, Janet C. Rotter, the teachers, and staff, work very closely with each student and their family to help them define what they are looking for in a high school program, decide which schools to apply to, and to guide them through the application and selection process.  Ms. Rotter, who has vast experience and knowledge of the various public and private high schools throughout the city, meets individually with each student and their family to consider the options.

Studio graduates are mature, poised, self-confident individuals with a high degree of self-motivation and very high standards. Original and independent thinkers who understand that, in the words of an alumnus “determination and perseverance help us reach our goals…the possibilities are limitless,” they leave Studio with a zest for life and a thirst for knowledge.  Because of these qualities, and their high academic performance, Studio graduates are sought out by and accepted into excellent public and private high schools throughout the city each year.  Following is a list of schools our graduates attend or have attended:

High School Art and Design Bard High School Early College Beacon Birch Wathen Lenox Bronx Science Brooklyn Friends Brooklyn Technical Coalition School for Social Change Community School Elizabeth Irwin Ethical Culture/Fieldston Fiorello LaGuardia Friends Seminary High School of Fashion Industries Horace Mann Hunter The Lab School Millennium New Explorations in Science,    Technology, and Mathematics Professional Performing Arts Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn School of the Future Stuyvesant Trevor Day Ursuline Academy York Prep

Colleges and Universities Bard College Bates College Barnard College Boston School of Arts Brown University Columbia University Connecticut College Cornell University CUNY - Hunter College Fairleigh Dickinson University George Washington University Georgetown University Goucher College Hobart and William Smith Colleges The Juilliard School Mannes College of Music New York University Sarah Lawrence College Skidmore College Stanford University SUNY – New Paltz SUNY- Stonybrook Stonybrook Tufts University University of Lynchburg University of Pennsylvania Wheaton College Yale University