The Gateway School
Address
211 West 61st Street

New York
,
New York

United States
Information
School typeIndependent
Established1965
Head of schoolLaurie Gruhn[1]
Employees80+
GradesK-8
Age range5-14
Number of students180
SloganSuccess Starts Here
AccreditationNew York State Association of Independent Schools
Websitehttp://www.gatewayschool.org

The Gateway School is an independent school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan serving children ages 5–14 with learning disabilities. It currently enrolls approximately 180 students.[2]

Gateway students typically have had difficulty in mainstream classrooms due to a language-based learning disability (dyslexia, expressive and receptive language delays, reading and writing disorders); attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and/or executive function disorder.[3]

History

The Gateway School of New York was established in 1965 by Elizabeth Freidus and Claire Flom. Freidus was an educator at Columbia University Teachers College; Claire Flom was the mother of Gateway's first student.[4][5] The initial class consisted of five students in a space rented from Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The school remained in this location for 36 years.[6]

In 2001, Gateway moved into a converted brownstone at 236 Second Avenue near Union Square. With the decision to add a Middle School to the existing Lower School, Gateway began searching for an even larger building, and it debuted its current home on West 61st Street, near Lincoln Center, in 2008.[6]

In the 2015-2016 school year, Gateway celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Awards

2009 - LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council[7]

2010 - National Center for Learning Disabilities’ Founders Award for exceptional service to children and families[8]

2011 - Head of School Robert Cunningham named one of the top Game Changers in Education by The Huffington Post[9]

Leadership

Elizabeth Freidus, Founding Director[10] (1965-1978)

Davida Sherwood, Ph.D., Director[6] (1978-2004)

Robert Cunningham, Head of School[11] (2004-2013)

Carolyn Salzman, Head of School[12] (2013–2020)

Laurie Gruhn, Head Of School (2020-present)

Professional Organizations

Gateway is a member of the following professional organizations: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Education Records Bureau (ERB), Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York (ISAAGNY),[13] International Dyslexia Association (IDA),[14] Learning Disabilities Association (LDA), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), National Business Officers Association (NBOA), New York Guild of Independent Schools, New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS),[2] and Parents League of New York[15]

Head of School Carolyn Salzman authored an article titled "Choosing a Special Education School" for the 2015 issue of The Parents League Review.[12]

In the fall of 2015, artwork from Gateway students was on display at the Child Mind Institute in New York City, as part of the Beginning with the Self exhibit.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Faculty & Staff Directory". The Gateway School. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS): Gateway School, The". www.nysais.org. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  3. ↑ "How to Apply - The Gateway School". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Education Update - Gateway School Tackles Learning Disabilities". www.educationupdate.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  5. ↑ "An Interview with Peter Flom, Ph.D. on Nonverbal Learning Disorder - Learning Disorders". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  6. 1 2 3 "History - The Gateway School". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Gateway School, 61st Street, Phase I | U.S. Green Building Council". www.usgbc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  8. ↑ "Scholarships & Awards - NCLD". www.ncld.org. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  9. ↑ "Bob Cunningham '93 is a "Game Changer" - - IUP". www.iup.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  10. ↑ Elliott, J. Michael (1994-10-23). "E. S. Freidus, Long a Teacher Of Disabled, 88". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  11. ↑ "Bob Cunningham". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  12. 1 2 "Choosing a Special Education School | Parents League of New York". www.parentsleague.org. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  13. ↑ "Independent School Admission Association of Greater New York: School & Affiliates Directory". www.isaagny.org. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  14. ↑ "LD School Members – International Dyslexia Association". dyslexiaida.org. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  15. ↑ "Parents League of New York: Schools". www.parentsleague.org. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  16. ↑ "Beginning With the Self: Self-portraits in pencil, watercolor, colored pencils, marker, and acrylic | Child Mind Institute". Retrieved 2016-07-20.

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