The Nysmith School

The Nysmith School is committed to providing passionate, inspiring teachers with small classes and a 1:9 ratio to help each child succeed and enjoy learning. We nurture every student's innate curiosity and compassion, fostering each child's self-awareness and empathy, and guiding the development of the academic and personal skills that will lead to a lifetime of meaningful engagement in our communities. We are dedicated to constant review, revision, and improvement of our curriculum and program with the goal of providing the very best learning environment. We nurture students' media literacy, critical and creative thinking, and communication skills. Our science, math and technology program emphasizes the joy that comes from learning, exploration and discovery. Our character education program fosters the interpersonal skills students need to flourish in school and beyond, supporting students as they develop their curiosity, compassion, self-awareness and leadership skills. Each child is graded independently to diversify the expectations and help each child succeed. The Nysmith program is designed to share the joy that comes from learning, exploration and discovery. Teachers strive to build both confidence and knowledge so that students flourish throughout their lives. Our goal is to enhance students' critical, creative, and innovative thinking. Our alumni are eager to make a contribution to their world thinking. Every day, Nysmith teachers inspire students to reach their fullest potential as students and as individuals.