Manhattan Country School Employee Directory
Primary and Secondary EducationNew York, United States11-50 Employees
Manhattan Country School is a private primary and secondary school in New York City that maintains a community with no racial majority and broad economic diversity, reflecting Civil Rights Movement ideals. The school features a 180-acre working farm that is embedded in its curriculum, a distinctive element among New York City independent schools, and it uses a sliding-scale tuition model to support access. Its stated goals for students include academic excellence, intellectual freedom, social awareness, self-confidence, and firsthand knowledge of the natural world. The institution serves families seeking a rigorous education within a diverse setting, with equity and inclusion positioned as core elements of its mission. Based in New York City, it operates within the primary and secondary education sector and emphasizes an experiential dimension to learning through its farm that complements traditional classroom instruction and environmental literacy.