The Anderson School

The Anderson School is a Middle school in New York, NY, located at 100 W 77th St. It operates as a citywide public Gifted & Talented institution serving students in grades K-8 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The school admits students from all five boroughs and provides an accelerated and enriched curriculum designed for intellectually gifted learners. Admission is available to children from throughout New York City, and the school reflects the ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of the city.

The Anderson School, PS 334, was started in 1987 to meet the distinct needs of gifted learners. The school features only two classes per grade, fostering a personal and supportive relationship between students and teachers. This smaller population helps build a strong sense of community. The curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, creative problem-solving, divergent thinking, research, independent study, collaboration, and self-evaluation. Instruction is intimate, differentiated, and departmentalized for grades 5 through 8. The school balances social, emotional, and educational development, placing equal importance on emotional intelligence and academics.

The school occupies the first two floors of the William J. O'Shea Campus, located at the corner of W. 77th St. and Columbus Avenue. The building also houses The Computer School and the Dual Language Middle School. Facilities include a yard, art room, library, music room, science lab, and mindfulness room. Students engage in activities such as Lego Robotics, with teams advancing to national championship competitions, and harvesting lettuce from a Fork Farm unit. The school also participates in the "Respect for All" initiative.

The administration includes Principal Claudia Harris, Assistant Principals Nicole Chandonnet and Megan Freund, Parent Coordinator Ana Crenovich, Business Manager Brittney McCrimmon, and School Secretary Carmen Guerra. Support staff includes Guidance Counselor Gail Ridder, Speech Pathologist Tova Kaufman, Social Worker Oni Hardware-Hawkins, and School Psychologist Andrew Farrell. Teaching staff includes Ms. Volpe, Ms. Liang, Ms. Lerman, Ms. Russo, Ms. Skolnik, Ms. Flint, Ms. Kim, Ms. Polokoff, Ms. Yackel, Mr. Lemmon, Ms. Lazarus, Ms. Callahan, and Ms. Espinal.

The Anderson School provides specialized, accelerated education for gifted learners in New York.

The school sits on W 77th St at the intersection with Columbus Avenue, a main road just 22 metres away. It is located less than a tenth of a mile from the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation and the Grand Bazaar market.

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Services:

• Accelerated Education K-8
• Afterschool Programs
• Gifted & Talented Programs
• Lego Robotics Team Training