Great authors inspire our children by their storytelling and creativity. This week two NYMA classes explored the enduring literary legacies of two remarkable writers –Edgar Allan Poe and historian David McCullough. Poe, a romantic is the author of the celebrated poems “The Raven,” and “Annabel Lee” which, he wrote in a small
On Monday, October 7, the Corps of Cadets of the New York Military Academy was honored with a visit by Mr. Vincent Mo. Mr. Mo is a member of the NYMA Board of Trustees and Chairman and CEO of SouFun Holdings Ltd. Mr. Mo shared that he is “an entrepreneur and a
As an educator, historian of education, and life long learner, I am a curious person so imagine my delight in joining the NYMA community, an academy that has been educating generations of young people for 130 years. Naturally, I wanted to learn more as John F. Kennedy said, “We celebrate the past
While observing a class this week I was inspired by a cadet that was encouraging a classmate. The classmate was hesitant to participate in a group activity and presentation, when his teammate said, “try, try, try, like Nike, just do it!” My dad, a U.S. Marine, used to say to
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “We all have the drum major instinct. We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade.” I must agree with that as I was in the marching band in both high school and college.
Wednesday, September 11thmarked the 17thanniversary of the devastating events our nation endured on 9-11. The incidents of the day are as vivid to me today, as they were that September day in 2001. Looking at our cadets in their uniforms they appear so mature and at times older than their age, thus
1. Cadet Edison Zhang is working on origami from YouTube tutorials. 2. Cadet Mike Zhang sketches ideas for his paper-cut relief sculpture. 3. Cadets Kratman and Vinerte tackle a packing tape sculpture of a person using Kratman as a live model. 4a/b. Cadet Danilov created an embossed metal sculpture as a
We have been getting a lot of inquiries from prospective applicants for this year’s Summer Leadership Program at NYMA. The three 2-week sessions will be offered this summer for children who are 11 and above. The Summer Leadership Program features leadership lessons, STEAM classes, as well as hands-on outdoor survival courses.
Congratulations to Cadets Roberta Bjornman, Saule Kaupyte, Zuzanna Kulinska, and Isabel Sanchez on their McDonald’s All-American nominations for this year. Great job cadets!
The New York Grey Cadets are a community-based program out of the Bronx that aims to promote the core values of self-discipline, trust, academic excellence, respect, and responsibility within the school community. The program uses military and liberal arts sciences to build student skills in leadership, communication, academics, social emotional