by Tim Seldin | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog
“Education should be a Journey, Not a Race.” We believe that the rhetoric about education, which is most often focused on words like rigorous, challenging, and competitive, misses several fundamental truths about children and education. The...
by Tim Seldin | Jun 8, 2019 | Blog
John Long is the Headmaster Emeritus of The Post Oak School, in Houston, Texas. He is an old friend. It was her second visit in a week. Mrs. Jones described her son as kind and gentle, a truly sweet child, but retiring, even cautious. “Would Post Oak admit him as a...
by Tim Seldin | Jun 8, 2019 | Blog
I graduated from NewGate last June (The NewGate School’s Class of 2018) and continued my study of mathematics at New College here in Sarasota (Florida, USA). When I came back to visit the school during my freshman year, Tim and the teachers asked me how I was...
by Tim Seldin | Feb 17, 2018 | Blog
Dear Friends of NewGate: We are pleased to announce that Tanya Ryskind, J.D. has joined us in July as our new Associate Head of School. I have have worked closely with Tanya for many years. She is incredibly talented, knowledgeable, organized, capable, and...
by Tim Seldin | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog
by Cheryl Allen Field Trips are an important part of the Montessori elementary and secondary experience. We often call is “going out” which, appropriately, seems more a part of the regular curriculum rather than the day off that field trip can mean to some...
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