Grace is thrilled to welcome Shahara Ahmed as the new Director of Financial Aid and Senior Admissions Associate. Shahara is returning to Grace, where she served as a 9–12 Admissions Associate from 2019–2021. Since then, she received her MS Ed in Education, Culture and Society from the University of Pennsylvania. Shahara shared, "Grace Church School holds such a special place in my heart. I am thrilled about returning to the Grace community and doing what I love most—working in partnership with families to ensure our students have access to a high-quality education."
Grace and GMAP (Grace Media Aware Parents) are coming together to bring back Unplug to Connect on Tuesday, May 6 to interrupt our habitual use of technology and discover other ways to connect as a community. Please click here to view the UTC website, which contains detailed information for students, families, faculty, and staff.
Members of the Middle School Jazz Band and Pop Band recently joined the High School Jazz Combo, Jazz Ensemble, and GraceNotes to perform at the Cutting Room, one of New York City’s premier music venues. Budding and more seasoned student-musicians alike learned from their peers as they experienced the intricacies of putting on a professional concert, from rehearsals and sound checks to playing two sets of music with full lighting and sound.
In 1993, Grace’s Middle School held an assembly to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During the three plus decades since, the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Program, as it has come to be known, has evolved into an interdisciplinary school-wide event featuring performances, assemblies, guest speakers, workshops, artmaking, and service learning opportunities.
Grace Church School is a co-educational independent school in downtown Manhattan, New York City providing instruction for over 800 students in junior kindergarten through twelfth grade.