Inspiring Middle Schoolers for a Lifetime of Learning
The Middle School Program
BASIS Independent Manhattan | Private School | PreK–12
About BASIS Independent Manhattan:
We are a PreK–12 private school.
NEW for 2023-24!Grades 6 and 7 have the option of 2 campuses to choose from:
UWS (795 Columbus Avenue): PreK - Gr 7
Chelsea (556 West 22 Street): Gr 6-12
Home to the globally benchmarked BASIS Curriculum, a liberal arts program with advanced STEM offerings designed to inspire mastery and excellence in our students as they learn at the highest international levels.
Our teachers are passionate educators with proven subject expertise who make learning an engaged and joyful endeavor.
We are deeply committed to preparing students with the content knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and self-advocacy needed to succeed.
The Middle School Program (Grades 5–8):
Offers students an advanced curriculum that prepares them to master fundamental concepts and utilize creative problem-solving skills required later on in their education.
Prioritizes building autonomy and executive functioning skills, encouraging students to take control of their own education.
Students engage in all three sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics), logic, economics, and a foreign language course.
Each course is taught by a different Subject Expert Teacher who has deep experience in that discipline and who uses that expertise to inspire students to use knowledge as a tool to pursue deeper understanding.
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