The Spence School | A Private K-12 All-Girls' School in Manhattan

Latest News

List of 3 news stories.

School Updates

“The Spence community joins our nation in mourning the loss of two civil rights stalwarts, The Honorable John Lewis and The Reverend C.T. Vivian, whose honorable fight for racial justice and equality spans half a century.” Read Head of School’s statement

Board of Trustees announcement about the wallpaper (June 26) Read Here

Anti-Racism Task Force Updates Read Here

Not for school but for life we learn

Project Home

Spence’s 'Project Home' is a Middle School immersion into the world of scientists and engineers. The program launched with a half-day residency with seven women engineers from the NYC firm of Jaros, Baum & Bolles.
Lower School Music

Lower Schoolers enjoyed combining music class with their Spanish language curriculum.
Spence 412

Construction of Spence 412—an athletic and educational facility—is officially underway.
Fall Plays

The Upper School Acting Company put on powerful performances of "Antigone" and "Top Girls" this fall.
Grade 6 Trip to Alley Pond

Grade 6 students bonded as classmates through team-building activities at Alley Pond Park.
Grade 4 Orchard Beach

The Grade 4 class enhanced their understanding of a marine ecosystem on their field trip to Orchard Beach.
Group Portraits

Grade 7 students create a collaborative portrait project.
Middle School Science

The Grade 8 class took a trip to Inwood Park as part of its water unit, which included water seining, fish and macroinvertebrate identification, water quality testing and a short hike.
STEAM

Grade 4 student investigates whether fiddler crabs are attracted to bright colors because their habitat is very dull.
ISR

Mary Ben A. ’19 is focusing her ISR research on Stem Cell Therapy for Retinal disease. Students create a testable hypotheses, work with a mentor in the field and conduct research as a part of the Independent Science Research, a three-year science elective.