Manhattan Country School

Manhattan Country School (MCS) has been committed to teaching its diverse student body stewardship since its founding in 1965. The school implements a farm-to-table food program as a vital part of its curriculum. MCS owns a working farm in the Catskills where students learn to live sustainably and interdependently. Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ideals of equality, nonviolence and justice, MCS has held activism as a core component of its curriculum since it opened. Students learn to understand multiple viewpoints while defending their own opinions and to value human rights and environmental justice. Annual activism projects designed and carried out by students raise awareness about issues that impact not only MCS, but communities across the city and the nation.