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On Tuesday 5th February, 6 to 8pm, child development expert Tovah Klein visits Wetherby-Pembridge School to discuss “How to Raise Independent and Resilient Children.” RSVP to info@wetherbypembridge.org. Tovah P. Klein, Ph.D. is Executive Director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development, psychology professor at Barnard College and author of How Toddlers Thrive: What Parents…

Performance psychologist Noa Kageyama visited our students this month to explore stage fright and how to overcome feelings of stress and anxiety. As a music student, Noa experienced performance anxiety firsthand and that led him to study psychology. Noa is on the faculty of The Juilliard School and the New World Symphony. Formerly a conservatory-trained…

What a wonderful end of term this has been. Congratulations to all of you, as everyone has played a part in all the festivities and our school community has forged some lasting memories over the last few weeks of school. Our outstanding Parent Association, Co-chaired by Henriette Foster and Lisa Moody have worked tirelessly to…

We are pleased to announce that Luke Parker Bowles has been appointed to the Wetherby-Pembridge New York Advisory Board. An alumnus of Wetherby School in London, Parker Bowles now lives in New York City and is Head of Production at Story Mining & Supply Co. – a Feature Film and Television Production Company and CEO…

I love this time of year and the holidays are certainly on the way! This month brings out the very best in our school community and the spirit of giving and generosity is in full force here at 7 East 96. Thank you to our Book Swap Team of Parents, especially Mrs Moody and Mrs…

We are so excited for our Carols by Candlelight dinner, an annual Wetherby-Pembridge tradition where parents and staff celebrate the holiday season. This year we have chosen Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) as one of our charitable partners. MSK is the world’s oldest and largest private institution devoted to prevention,…

The School has been filled with much activity and excitement and the day before our Thanksgiving Family Assembly last week we were greeted with a large fall of snow and the customary City stand-still in New York! It did give Miss Wood time to capture this rather lovely photograph in Central Park, which is certainly…

We are thrilled to have Sean Gallagher speak at our school as part of our Notable Neighbours speaker series. Sean is the Director of Sustainable Design at Diller Scofidio + Renfro, a 115-person interdisciplinary design studio that integrates architecture, the performing arts, and the visual arts. Sean’s research has focused on re-evaluating the traditional relationships between…

New York Family Magazine asks “What Makes a 21st Century Education?” in their current Nov/Dec issue, and our Head of School Kate Bailey explains how Wetherby-Pembridge is leading the charge. Excerpt: For young students still learning about who they are, what their heritage is, and where they fit into the world, having resources at school…

1st November 2018 Welcome to November which is full to the brim with activities and ideas! Over the last two weeks the teaching team have engaged in lengthy conversations about ‘screen-time’ and the advance of technology. It strikes me that the key to this, like most things, is partnership. What can we do as a school…