OUR ETHOS

  • NEST+m ethos graphic: Intellectualism, Inclusivity, Collaboration, Exploration

OUR MISSION

NEST+m is a New York City Department of Education citywide school for Gifted & Talented students, grades K to 12. We offer an academically challenging curriculum designed to produce young scholars who are distinguished by their intellectual capabilities, communication skills, capacity for leadership, ethical values, and readiness to contribute to the betterment of the world at large.

We are the only public Gifted & Talented school in New York City in which students can move seamlessly from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Our three grade levels—Lower (grades K–5), Middle (6–8) and Upper (9–12)—occupy their own unique space within our large, sun-filled building, but they share a single educational philosophy and a unified school spirit.  

  • At NEST+m, intellectualism, inclusivity, collaboration and exploration within and beyond our school community enable our students to lead lives filled with learning, discovery and purpose.

  • NEST+m’s students feel valued and cared for. They develop the academic mindsets and metacognitive skills necessary for long-term learning. 

  • NEST+m students blossom into practitioners–scientists, mathematicians, technologists, writers, historians, musicians, painters, linguists and artists–who learn from and with each other.

 

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PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS - FALL 2025

Our in person K-12 Open Houses were held 10/20/2024 & 11/16/2024. 

Kindergarten prospective families, please watch the Lower Grades virtual tour, and see the presentation to learn about our accelerated curriculum.

Join our Parent Coordinator Virtual Office Hours on Wednesdays at 11:00am if you have questions!

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEST+m PTA earns $2.00 for each ticket you purchase to the New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF)! 

The Festival takes place from February 28th to March 16th throughout NYC and is full of films that transport us to places we've never dreamed of going: foreign countries, hidden neighborhoods, distant planets — and everywhere in between. Even better, our school earns $2 back for every ticket you purchase!

  

It’s easy:

  • Go to nyicff.org/tickets to view the lineup (they’ve got programs for all ages from 3–18!)
  • Select your tickets.
  • When checking out, be sure to select our school from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the form.

And just like that, our school earns $2 for every ticket you purchase!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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FALL 2023

SCHOOL HOURS ARE 8:15AM - 2:35PM

⬅️ Check out our NEST+m School Calendar.

➡️ Report an ABSENCE from school

➡️ Visit the FORMS & FAQs webpage for frequently used forms.

➡️ See the lunch menu

➡️ Find a teacher or staff member

 

 

 

STUDENT LIFE

  • Students celebrating multicultural day
  • Students sitting together in courtyard
  • Middle grades music concert
  • Upper grade students dressed up for multicultural day
  • NEST+m PTA School Store
  • Students listening to a speaker during Career Day
  • Students gathered on a lawn during a college trip to Princeton

    Our upper grade students on a college tour.

  • Congratulations to our Graduation Class of 2020!

    Thursday, June 25 at 12 noon for 8th Grade, 4pm for Seniors

  • The production of the Addams Family
  • The chess team at the national tournament
  • NEST+m courtyard
  • NEST+m Graduation at Cooper Union Great Hall