Message from the School Counselor – Resources for talking with children about school tragedies

May 25, 2022 Dear NYA Families, Novelist Min Jin Lee: "Our bodies are not designed to absorb and process this much violence, loss, and grief." The eyes of the world are on the small community of Uvalde, Texas for the horrific mass murder of innocent children during a normal school day. Our hearts are with the families who are numb ...

Message from the School Counselor – Resources for talking with children about war

March 5, 2022 Dear Members of the NYA Community, It has been a difficult week in our world. As adults, we find ourselves grappling to make sense of the current violence in the Ukraine. My week included experiencing Upper School students asking historical and political questions of their teachers while generating fundraising efforts to support refugees. Then, on the opposite ...
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COVID-19 Status Update

February 8, 2022 Dear Families, It has been a couple of weeks since we shared information about COVID activity on campus, so I want to take this opportunity to provide a brief update. After a challenging December and January, we are fortunately seeing a continued downward trend in cases. The charts below indicates activity through February 8, 2022: The downward ...
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Update-Welcome Back to School After Pooled Testing

January 4, 2022 Dear Families, Faculty, and Staff, Below is an update on our return to class plans for the second semester: Our pooled testing results have not come back yet, so classes for students in Kindergarten through PG will begin on Thursday, January 6. As previously noted, Toddler and Primary classes will return to campus tomorrow, Wednesday, January 5, and will follow the usual ...