SCHOOL GUIDE

THE IDEAL SCHOOL OF MANHATTAN New York City, NY

A Small School That’s BIG on Inclusion

The IDEAL School of Manhattan is New York’s only K-12+ independent inclusion school. Our mission is to affirm and accept the full identities of all people while inspiring academic excellence, creative leadership, and a desire to build a more just and equitable world.

Our school’s core principles are Inclusion, Diversity, Excellence, Acceptance, and Leadership. Every aspect of the IDEAL experience--instruction, assessment, program, enrichment-- specialists create a nurturing community where every student can succeed, and has a voice.

IDEAL’s curriculum and programs are multicultural by design, and social justice and anti-bias instruction are built-in and given dedicated instructional time. Immersion in the arts and a differentiated athletic program, as well as service-learning opportunities, round out the IDEAL experience.

Our exceptional academic program is based on the belief that students learn best when we set a high bar and scaffold the path to achievement through differentiation. Lower School (K-5) classes are co-taught by a general educator and a learning specialist. Middle School (6-8) classes cultivate lifelong learning reflects a research-based commitment to inclusion education as a means for academic excellence.

IDEAL is moving and combining divisions in a single building at 5 Hanover Square in the Financial District beginning September 2023. Architects Alexander Gorlin and Quncie Williams have designed a self-enclosed 5-story building-withina-building that will be a model of learning, access, and inclusion. Each floor will house a division, connected by a central staircase.

At IDEAL, teachers design instruction that builds upon the talents and strengths of their learners, providing instruction at multiple levels of complexity within the same classroom. Supportive faculty, low student-to-teacher ratios, small class sizes, and partnerships between general educators and learning skills. High School (9-12) is uniquely student-driven, flexible, and inclusive, with a focus on building life skills. The Next Steps Transition Program is available to students as an alternative or ramp to college and supports each student’s continued progress. Please visit theidealschool.org to learn more.

Location:

The IDEAL School of Manhattan

314 West 91st Street

270 West 89th Street

New York, NY 10024

212-769-1699 theidealschool.org/admissions

IVY BOUND “Test At Your Best”

Ivy Bound offers top-notch tutors to families, at their convenience. Ivy Bound’s tutors are available for all K-12 subjects and most college subjects. They work with students online, and often at their homes.

Ivy Bound also provides test prep for the SSAT, ISEE, SAT, ACT, and the grad school entrance exams: GRE, GMAT, NCLEX, MCAT, and LSAT.

Especially for SAT/ACT prep, which is the most popular, Ivy Bound’s serious students show remarkable score increases: an average of 143 SAT points and 13.6 ACT points. Ivy Bound guarantees its students 50 to 150 SAT points; every student has met or exceeded the guarantee threshold since 2015. Ivy Bound has seen 200+ point improvers every semester since 2018.

Ivy Bound’s ACT guarantee is 12 section points, and no student has fallen short in over a decade. As counselors know, these big improvements translate into better college admission offers and high scholarship awards. Ivy Bound’s scholarship-seeking students report average 4-year awards exceeding $113,000.

All Ivy Bound ACT/SAT tutors are top 1% scorers. Ivy Bound selects them additionally for their empathy, enthusiasm, clarity, and high test knowledge. Families typically have a choice of tutors, so meeting a student’s busy schedule is assured.

For academics, students typically enlist a tutor twice a week to catch up, then once a week to get AHEAD. Students can avoid falling behind by enlisting Ivy Bound for a “course preview” in July or August, covering a semester or more of a daunting course. Students then have the competence and confidence to plunge into the semester.

Students needing study skills and families concerned about the college admissions process can enlist Ivy Bound for summer sessions and monthly follow-ons.

For all academic needs, parents may reach Ivy Bound at 877-IVY-BOUND and at ivybound.net