Program

artwork_programUPNS offers three classrooms, each serving a different age group.

The Blue Room

  • 10 children ages 2 and 3 with 2 teachers

The Yellow Room

  • 12 children ages 3 and 4 with 2 teachers

The Green Room

  • 17 children ages 4 and 5 with 2 teachers

UPNS’s school year runs from mid-September to mid-June and loosely follows the New York City public school calendar.

School hours are Monday through Friday from 9am – 2pm following a transition period with shorter hours at the beginning of the school year. Children bring their own lunch, which they eat in the classroom, followed by rest time.

Enrichment Programs and Facilities

photo_playgroundThe school has access to two gated outdoor playgrounds, one next to UPNS, the other across the street in Washington Square Village.

Children from all three classrooms attend enrichment classes several times a week. All classrooms participate in a weekly music program at the school with music teacher Lea Wells.

Once a week the Blue Room attends Kids Co-Motion, a dance program in SoHo, while the Yellow and Green Rooms go to Kinderdance at the nearby Children’s Aid Society.

In addition, the Yellow Room takes weekly yoga lessons with yoga teacher Sheryl Cavalier, and the Green Room visits NYC Elite Gym in SoHo once a month for gym class.

Afterschool

photo_afterschoolThe afterschool program starts on September 29, 2009 and ends on June 11, 2010 and is split into fall, winter, and spring sessions.

The program runs from 2pm – 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday and is taught by different staff members, each with a unique program.

Currently enrolled children ages 3 through 5 are welcome to participate in this program. Tuition is billed by trimester, and we offer a discount to families who sign up their children for more than two days a week.

Children can be accepted on a drop-off basis when space is available.

Summer Camp

photo_summercampUPNS offers six weeks of summer camp in June and July. This rich program is packed with fun, including weekly field trips, cooking, art projects such as working with plaster, spin art, hat making, water color, wood collage, marble painting and melted crayon painting. There is also music, plenty of outdoor play and lots of time under the sprinklers.

Registration for summer camp starts in May and is open to currently enrolled children and alumni between the ages of 3 and 6. For currently enrolled children aged 2, a two-week program may be offered. Enrollment is on a per-week basis and is capped at 20 children.