What is Speyer? It’s the Answer for You and Your Gifted Child!

What is Speyer? Speyer is an independent K-8 school for gifted learners with an accelerated, interdisciplinary curriculum which is grounded in the leading research and best practices in gifted education. Speyer was founded to provide an environment specifically designed for gifted students to foster their natural talents, to build a strong educational foundation through differentiated instruction, and to provide a limitless ceiling for growth and exploration. Yes, Speyer is a school for gifted learners — however the word “gifted” is not the most important part of that statement. Speyer’s focus is on the word “learners.” The school is passionate about challenging their students every day in their insatiable quest for learning.

What is Speyer? Speyer is a space that provides a differentiated, interactive, and project-based education. At Speyer, they want their students to take risks and encourage them to become comfortable with questions that don’t have easy answers. Speyer’s curriculum is steeped in the study of humanities and is built on a foundation of rigorous instruction in core academic subjects that is further enhanced by innovative subjects such as debate, creative and computational thinking, and music theory and composition. However, Speyer students cover more than geometry, chemistry, and history – they also learn how to collaborate, listen, and be a friend. At Speyer, the process is as important as the product, empathy and analysis is valued over memorized facts.

What is Speyer? Speyer’s intentional K-8 model means their students graduate and enter high school confident in not only their academic abilities but also in who they are as people. When Speyer students graduate, they are braver, kinder, and more prepared for the opportunities that lie ahead. Trinity. Stuyvesant. Dalton. Exeter. Bronx Science. Horace Mann. Brearley. These are just a few of the outstanding high schools Speyer alumni attend.

What is Speyer? Speyer is an inclusive community committed to developing within their students ethical responsibility and civic mindedness. In each Speyer classroom, you will find purposeful character building stemming from the social and emotional strengths of gifted learners: a strong sense of justice, sensitivity, and empathy. Speyer is a community built on understanding and respect. It is a school where Inclusion means Belonging, and it is a place where everyone within it feels they belong.

What is Speyer? Speyer is all of the above…and so much more. As the only independent school in New York City specifically designed for gifted learners, they are committed to inspiring the next generation of the brightest minds.

Visit Speyer’s website to register for an upcoming tour or Open House event or contact the Speyer admissions team if you have any questions. Don’t miss the opportunity to find out why your child belongs at Speyer.

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Bay Ridge Prep

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Friends Academy

<h1>Since 1876, Friends Academy has set the standard of academic excellence on Long Island.</h1> Since 1876, Friends Academy has set the standard of academic excellence on Long Island. Our timeless values elevate our outstanding academic program to create a unique educational experience, where our students are empowered to inquire, reflect, and engage in real-world, life-changing ways. Friends Academy graduates are exceptionally prepared for college and the world. Friends Academy educates students, ages 3 through 12th grade. We offer outstanding experience in our Little Friends Daycare program, and a best-in-class education for every level of your child&rsquo;s development in our Early Childhood, Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools. At every step of our students&rsquo; journey, they are seamlessly prepared for the next grade, division, and challenge in life. Our students are known, embraced, and loved by a community of dedicated, experienced teachers who provide individualized attention through our small class sizes and outstanding curriculum. Founded 148 years ago, we are the #1 ranked private school on Long Island by Niche.com and have been ranked #1 in the following categories for four years in a row: #1 K-12 private school #1 private College Prep HS #1 private High School Please visit our website @ friendsacademy.org or call our Admissions team at 516-676-0393 to schedule a visit and find out how Friends Academy might be the smartest investment you can make for your child's future.

BASIS Independent Manhattan

<span style="font-size: 15.499999999999998pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BASIS Independent Manhattan, a PreK&ndash;12 private school, fuels creativity, ingenuity, and independence in curious learners. The nationally recognized BASIS Curriculum is built from global best practices and designed to inspire students to learn at the highest international levels in a supportive environment. From their very first day, students engage in a spiraling liberal arts program with advanced STEM offerings&mdash;including Mandarin, engineering, humanities, the sciences, and more. Led by Learning and Subject Expert Teachers, our students gain the critical inquiry and problem-solving skills needed to be successful in their education and beyond.