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As part of the school’s ongoing efforts to promote literacy in the community, Gaynor has added a Little Free Library outside of our 89th Street entrance. Gaynor’s Yellow Cluster Community Service Club planned a special dedication ceremony for school administrators and City Council Member Gale Brewer. If you are in our neighborhood, please stop by and pick up or drop off a book!

In the rainbow of clusters at Stephen Gaynor School, the Pink Cluster holds a unique position. As the first cluster in the Lower School, Pink works as a bridge between Gaynor’s Early Childhood Program/Purple Cluster and the rest of the school.

As the Coordinator of Psychological Services, you may recognize Dr. Lauren Levenson from her parent talks at Gaynor, or her one-on-one work with students. But you may not have known that, aside from helping students navigate the minefield that is elementary school, Dr. Levenson’s biggest passion project at Gaynor is the social and emotional learning curriculum implemented throughout the school. As part of our “Five Questions With…” series, we sat down with Dr. Levenson to learn more about her work at Gaynor as a psychology specialist, and what her journey at Gaynor has meant to her.

The Winter 2025 issue of the Gaynor Gazette is now available online. This issue’s cover features a beautiful tribute to Gaynor’s beloved co-founder Yvette Siegel-Herzog. Inside, you’ll be able to read all about the Celebration of Life held in her honor earlier this year.

Since 2017, Stephen Gaynor School has welcomed therapy dog Arrow and her owner, Susan Zizmor, to campus every week as part of the R.E.A.D. Therapy Dog program. This longstanding program has provided students with a unique opportunity to strengthen their literacy skills in a supportive and engaging way. This week, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt: Kids Edition visited Gaynor to profile the program and see how it works firsthand!