The New School of Northern Virginia
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The New School of Northern Virginia (also referred to simply as "The New School") is a small private school and business located in Fairfax, Virginia
. Currently the New School teaches 150 students in grades 4-12.
's theory of multiple intelligences and the Coalition of Essential Schools with which it is affiliated. As a result, The New School is known for its unorthodox teaching style with a focus on student-centered learning. Symbolic of the school's multiple-intelligence orientation is a series of illuminated designs mounted on the eight front pillars of the new addition, each design symbolic of one of the eight intelligences.
The school comprises two main buildings expanded in 2007 to include a gym
nasium, black box theater, library and art studio. The science center is in an adjacent property.
, basketball
, softball
, and Ultimate Frisbee. The basketball team, the soccer team and the Ultimate Frisbee teams compete with other local private schools. The soccer team won its first contest in the 2006-07 school year, and had an undefeated season in Fall 2009. The basketball team was recently established in 2008. The Softball team was the only team in the specially created private school league to go completely undefeated in their first active year. Winning every game with over 20 points of lead on the other team, with four complete blowouts, the highest scoring game was a home game where The New School scored over 40 runs, the other team conceded at the beginning of the fourth inning. In 2011, The New School boasted yet another undefeated softball season even with three players in eighth grade.
in April 2005.
Fairfax, Virginia
The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....
. Currently the New School teaches 150 students in grades 4-12.
History
It was founded by John Potter, who is the current headmaster (and the first). The New School's teaching and learning philosophies are derived mainly from Howard GardnerHoward Gardner
Howard Earl Gardner is an American developmental psychologist who is a professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero and author of over twenty books translated into thirty languages. Since 1995, he has...
's theory of multiple intelligences and the Coalition of Essential Schools with which it is affiliated. As a result, The New School is known for its unorthodox teaching style with a focus on student-centered learning. Symbolic of the school's multiple-intelligence orientation is a series of illuminated designs mounted on the eight front pillars of the new addition, each design symbolic of one of the eight intelligences.
The school comprises two main buildings expanded in 2007 to include a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium, black box theater, library and art studio. The science center is in an adjacent property.
Sports
The school has five sports teams, soccer, volleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, and Ultimate Frisbee. The basketball team, the soccer team and the Ultimate Frisbee teams compete with other local private schools. The soccer team won its first contest in the 2006-07 school year, and had an undefeated season in Fall 2009. The basketball team was recently established in 2008. The Softball team was the only team in the specially created private school league to go completely undefeated in their first active year. Winning every game with over 20 points of lead on the other team, with four complete blowouts, the highest scoring game was a home game where The New School scored over 40 runs, the other team conceded at the beginning of the fourth inning. In 2011, The New School boasted yet another undefeated softball season even with three players in eighth grade.
Awards
The school was named one of the Washington area's top 10, focusing on things other than the SAT by The Washington PostThe Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
in April 2005.