New York, NY
The East Harlem School is an independent, not-for-profit, year-round middle school that recruits kids from underserved families, providing scholarships for all 160 enrolled students. The school is committed to maintaining an intimate cohort of students, in which each is recognized as an individual and as a contributor to the community. The first independent school in decades to have been built in Harlem, the design echoes the school’s mission and purpose and includes classrooms, offices, science labs, a library, gym, cafeteria and outdoor playspace.
“What a gift to talk to people who helped us imagine a physical embodiment of our values and goals, and then to daily walk with them on the building site as they put hands to thought.”
