Great Neck Village School
Encyclopedia
Village School is an American
long-established public alternative school
. It is a member of Coalition of Essential Schools
and is located in the village of Great Neck, New York
, serving students in grades 9 through 12. Village School is one of three high schools in the Great Neck School District
, which includes Great Neck North High School
and Great Neck South High School
. Village School offers its 44 students an outdoor education program
, college preparatory program, and inclusion
of students with disabilities.
Co-founder Arnie Langberg has been called "one of the most important pioneers in the field of public alternative education."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
long-established public alternative school
Alternative school
Alternative school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides part of alternative education. It is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional...
. It is a member of Coalition of Essential Schools
Coalition of Essential Schools
The Coalition of Essential Schools is an organization created to further a type of whole-school reform originally envisioned by founder Ted Sizer in his book, Horace's Compromise. CES began in 1984 with twelve schools; it currently has 600 formal members.-Horace's Compromise:Horace's Compromise...
and is located in the village of Great Neck, New York
Great Neck (village), New York
Great Neck is a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, in the U.S., on the North Shore of Long Island. It sits on the New York City / Nassau County border...
, serving students in grades 9 through 12. Village School is one of three high schools in the Great Neck School District
Great Neck School District
The Great Neck School District is a comprehensive community public school district primarily serving students in Great Neck, New York. It also serves students in some parts of Manhasset and New Hyde Park. It is Union Free School District Number 7 in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New...
, which includes Great Neck North High School
Great Neck North High School
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "North High," or "North," is a public high school, including grades 9 through 12, in the village of Great Neck, New York, operated by the Great Neck School District...
and Great Neck South High School
Great Neck South High School
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School is an American top public four-year high school. It is located in Lake Success, serving students in grades 9 through 12. However, GNSHS is officially listed in Great Neck...
. Village School offers its 44 students an outdoor education program
Outdoor education
Outdoor education usually refers to organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. Outdoor education programs sometimes involve residential or journey-based experiences in which students participate in a variety of adventurous challenges in the form of outdoor activities such as hiking,...
, college preparatory program, and inclusion
Inclusion (education)
Inclusion in education is an approach to educating students with special educational needs. Under the inclusion model, students with special needs spend most or all of their time with non-disabled students. Implementation of these practices varies...
of students with disabilities.
Co-founder Arnie Langberg has been called "one of the most important pioneers in the field of public alternative education."
Demographics
The student body in the school year of 2009-2010 consists of:- 0 American Indian or Alaska Native students or 0% of the student body
- 2 Black or African American students or 5% of the student body
- 3 Hispanic or Latino students or 7% of the student body
- 1 Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students or 2% of the student body
- 38 White students or 86% of the student body
- 0 Multiracial students or 0% of the student body
Notable alumni
- Nikki Blonsky, actress; transferred to the school in her sophomore year.
- Jesse Friedman, who with his father Arnold was the subject of the child-molestation case documented in Capturing the FriedmansCapturing the FriedmansCapturing the Friedmans is a documentary film directed by Andrew Jarecki. It focuses on the 1980s investigation of Arnold and Jesse Friedman for child molestation...
. - Adam YellinAdam YellinAdam Michael Yellin is an American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many big names in the music industry including The Rolling Stones, The Ramones, Debbie Harry, Run-D.M.C., KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, and Billy Idol...
(class of 1980), record producer and engineer, chief engineer at Electric Lady StudiosElectric Lady StudiosElectric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
. Producer of The Ramones, Debbie HarryDebbie HarryDeborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
, RUN DMC etc...