Gaynor School At a Glance

Founded: 1962

Objective: Enable children with learning differences to reach their full potential

Structure: Independent, nonprofit educational organization including a Lower School and Middle School enrolling students ages 5 to 14 and the Early Childhood Center enrolling children ages 3 to 5

Enrollment: 199 students plus 40 students in the early childhood program

Average Class Size: 11 students and two teachers 

Student/Faculty Ratio: 3:1

Location: 148 West 90th Street, Manhattan, between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues. We’re close to Central Park, which we use for sports, school activities, picnics, and nature walks.

Hours: The Early Childhood Center is in session weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Lower and Middle schools are in session weekdays from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., and our administrative offices are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Community: Represents all five boroughs of New York City as well as communities throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, reflecting their racial, religious, cultural, and economic diversity

Faculty: Head teachers hold graduate degrees in special education and assistant teachers are enrolled in master’s degree programs. Staff includes language clinicians, reading remediation specialists, math remediation specialists, occupational therapists, and a psychologist. Specialists teach science, physical education, adaptive physical education, music, art, photography, computer skills, and library skills.

Facilities:

• A 37,000-square-foot building, constructed in 2006, that includes 18 spacious classrooms ideal for group and individual instruction, a full-size junior varsity basketball court, common learning areas, and spaces for computer, science, art, photography, and music instruction
• A 50,000-square-foot facility, currently in development, featuring a middle school, science lab, state-of-the-art theater, rooftop field, cafeteria, library, studios for fine arts, photography, and music, and the Early Childhood Center

Afterschool Program: We offer afterschool sessions from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students can enroll in one or both sessions. The program offers a variety of academic, athletic, and artistic activities and reinforces lessons learned during the day such as self-awareness and responsibility.

Accreditation: New York State Association of Independent Schools