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Teaching Kitchen
Life at Dalton
Community Engagement
Helen Parkhurst, "Education on the Dalton Plan," 1922
Service and co-operation are what we need to solve our great political and social problems today, and synthetic education that will provide that large and comprehensive outlook which will make these virtues a habit of thought and a practice of life.
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Learning Through Service & Action
Our K-12 Community Engagement and Service Learning program centers on civic leadership and community-based service learning to address the needs of our local neighborhoods. Throughout their Dalton experience, students participate in a series of projects that combine meaningful action with continual learning before and throughout the service experience.
Community Engagement in the Divisions
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First Program
Our youngest learners begin to understand that their actions can strengthen and impact our community. House Advisors integrate meaningful service through curricular instruction and reflection. Students develop empathy and a sense of shared responsibility as they seek to address the complex challenges of the world today. -
Middle School
Middle School students continue their service learning journey with a stronger emphasis on cultivating student voice and focusing on neighborhood partnerships and issues. The Office of Global and Community Engagement works with Middle School faculty to develop grade-wide and House programming, leveraging relationships with Dalton and outside community organizations. This work instills in our students a sense of connection and responsibility to our local communities. -
High School
In High School, students are encouraged to foster partnerships within and outside of Dalton and participate in a cause or issue that is important to them. By graduation, students will have the skills and dispositions to work collaboratively alongside diverse community stakeholders toward sustainable change.
Community Engagement Highlights
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First graders distribute reusable grocery bags for Earth Day
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Generations Club Performs at 92NY
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Habitat Club Partners with Publicolor on Painting Project
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Middle schoolers packing sandwiches to combat local food insecurity
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Students and 92NY seniors cook together in the Teaching Kitchen
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Student Government Makes Sandwiches for the Holmes Tower Fridge
This week, the student government members came together to make over 100 sandwiches which were delivered to the Holmes Tower community fridges.Read More
News Stories
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Feed the People: MS and HS Service Learning Partnership
Last week, Dalton 7th graders partnered with Feed the People NYC to learn about the organization’s mission-driven goals to help reduce food insecurity in NYC, learn more about the growing homeless population, reduce food waste at Dalton, and support food banks, soup kitchens, and community fridges.Read More -
Cleaning Up Jackie Robinson Park
Last weekend, Dalton volunteers came together to clean up Jackie Robinson Park.Read More -
First Program Fill the Fridge: A Community Effort
Last week, First Program students teamed up with seven high schoolers from the “Feed the People” club and the PACSC for a meaningful volunteer event — Fill the Fridge.Read More
Grades K-3
53 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128
Grade 4 & PE Center
200 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128
Grades 5-12
108 East 89th Street, New York, NY 10128
