The New School of Northern Virginia
The New School of Northern Virginia (also referred to simply as "The New School") is a small private school and business located in Fairfax, Virginia. Currently[when?] the New School teaches 150 students in grades 4-12.
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[edit] History
It was founded by John Potter, who is the current headmaster (and the first). The New School's teaching and learning philosophies are derived mainly from Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and the Coalition of Essential Schools[1] with which it is affiliated. As a result, The New School is known for its unorthodox teaching style with a focus on student-centered learning. Symbolic of the school's multiple-intelligence orientation is a series of illuminated designs mounted on the eight front pillars of the new addition, each design symbolic of one of the eight intelligences.
The school comprises two main buildings expanded in 2007 to include a gymnasium, black box theater, library and art studio. The science center is in an adjacent property.
[edit] Sports
The school has five sports teams, soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball, and Ultimate Frisbee. The basketball team, the soccer team and the Ultimate Frisbee teams compete with other local private schools. The soccer team won its first contest in the 2006-07 school year, and had an undefeated season in Fall 2009. The basketball team was recently established in 2008. The Softball team was the only team in the specially created private school league to go completely undefeated in their first active year. Winning every game with over 20 points of lead on the other team, with four complete blowouts, the highest scoring game was a home game where The New School scored over 40 runs, the other team conceded at the beginning of the fourth inning. In 2011, The New School boasted yet another undefeated softball season even with three players in eighth grade.
[edit] Awards
The school was named one of the Washington area's top 10,[2] focusing on things other than the SAT by The Washington Post in April 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.essentialschools.org
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11194-2005Mar29.html high schools that work
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Coordinates: 38°51′33″N 77°16′09″W / 38.85908°N 77.26907°W
