Williamsburg Northside Lower School

My son started the Pre-​K here last year (in the old building on Havemeyer) and this year he’s in Kindergarten in the school’s brand new building on N 7^th St. It’s a beautiful, clean modern building with a regulation size gym, a real art studio, enough floors/​rooms to expand and large bright classrooms. It’s a huge and much welcome change from the former tiny (yet intimate) space on Havemeyer. And it means this school can grow (yay!) in grade levels so my sons can stay here longer.
Kindergarten is my son’s best year yet (and his 4^th at this school, after 2 years of preschool). His two teachers are extraordinary-​young, dynamic, smart, funny, and so incredibly intune with the kids it surprises me every time I meet with them. His class is made up of some of the smartest, nicest 5=6 year olds I have ever met. He is learning to read. He is learning math, science, Spanish!, sports. Every day is packed with innovative, progressive instruction and play. He’s formed strong friendships with great kids and can’t wait to get there every morning.
I think the best part of this school is the community created by awesome parents who really care about their kids education and want to contribute, and the head of the school Gina Farrar, who is incomparably lovely, involved and proactive. As a result my son is shaping up to be a smart, happy kid who likes to learn and share and feels good about himself and his relationships with others. This seems to me the best qualities I could hope for in a Kindergartner.