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We were delighted to welcome the Guggenheim to Wetherby-Pembridge on Friday for the initial workshop of our educational program. The program connects our art department with the modern and contemporary collections and exhibitions in the Guggenheim, allowing our students to develop their observation skills and explore art-making prompts. This week, our pupils will have the…

The rainforest comes to the Upper East Side, courtesy of Miss Wood, Grade 3 Teacher at Wetherby-Pembridge The children of Grade 3 at WPNY arrived at school this week to find the space outside the classroom transformed into a rainforest! This resulted in immediate curiosity and engagement from the children and it was wonderful to…

WPNY Spotlight Series January 2023

Mr Bibby’s pug, Nzuri, has safely arrived from the UK and has already become a much-loved member of the school community. She particularly enjoys listening to the children read aloud and has visited three classes where the children have eagerly shared their books with her, told her stories or have drawn pictures for her. Nzuri…

Our first ever fixture! We were all so thrilled that Grade 4 and 5 participated in our first WPNY sports fixture. As you will read from Mr Kinsey’s report, it was a lovely occasion with a huge amount of fun had by both schools, and we look forward to further sports fixtures with Alexander Roberston…

Welcome to the WPNY Parent Spotlight Series! Each month, we’ll be introducing two of the parents in our community. Our mission with this series is to build connections across the parent community and also learn from each other. If there’s a parent in your class that you think does something fun or interesting—it could be…

As I escorted some visitors around the school this week, we approached the Grade 2 classroom. As we politely chatted, you can imagine the surprise when we were greeted by a scene of calm, chaos! What appeared to be fake snow was scattered far and wide along the corridor leading all the way to Grade…

We’re delighted to invite our Wetherby-Pembridge community, friends and neighbors to a very special evening of jazz with Jan’s Quartet on Thursday November 17th from 5.00-6.30pm. Jan and his band will perform a selection of jazz and Latin jazz standards, in addition to some of his own compositions. The evening is a wonderful opportunity for…

Open House I think a good place to start is with a big, ‘thank you’ to the children from Grade 5 for their fabulous support with our first open house of the Autumn Term.   It was the first time that children at WPYN were responsible for meeting and greeting our visitors and for leading…

We are delighted to offer LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) lessons to our older pupils and are the first school in New York to do so. LAMDA is the oldest drama school in the UK and delivers world-renowned qualifications in communication and performance. Lessons not only focus on acting skills, but also…