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Watch this video to learn more about how students in kindergarten through fourth grades tinker, explore, pursue their curiosities, and forge connections across various disciplines in the lower school Innovation Lab.
At Hewitt
Established in 1920 and located in New York City, The Hewitt School is an independent K-12 girls’ school whose mission is to inspire girls and young women to become game changers and ethical leaders who forge an equitable, sustainable, and joyous future.
Hewitt empowers and expects our community members to embrace multiple points of view, to engage others with empathy and integrity, and to champion equity and justice in all areas of our lives.
Hewitt News
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Through place-based learning experiences, students develop confidence and agency, break out of their normal routine, expand their perspectives, and gain hands-on understanding of how they can contribute to their local communities now.
![Two lower schoolers sit at a table covered in brightly colored paper. They are cutting and taping pieces of paper into mazes.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/t3mam7qzvjqsk2w98irf/Redesigning_learning_900x600.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/t3mam7qzvjqsk2w98irf/Redesigning_learning_900x600.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/t3mam7qzvjqsk2w98irf/Redesigning_learning_900x600.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1677336919/hewittschoolorg/t3mam7qzvjqsk2w98irf/Redesigning_learning_900x600.jpg","width":900}])
Hewitt students are immersed in learning experiences that engage them in understanding the nature of systemic problems and in problem solving for relevant real-world challenges in New York City and globally.
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We are thrilled to announce that Alia Carponter-Walker will be Hewitt’s next director of equity and community life, effective July 1, 2023. Alia is excited to help further Hewitt’s mission by inspiring girls and young women to be proud of who they are and who they are becoming.
The Hewitt School Non-Discrimination Policy
The Hewitt School admits students of any race, color, religion, sexual orientation and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial assistance, athletic and other school-administered programs.