Hands-on science is emphasized. Kindergarten students are currently planting seeds and studying how weather affects people, Wallauer said. A favorite annual project among older children is dissecting owl pellets. The school has an exceptionally strong arts program, incorporating art, drama and music. All children have access to electronic keyboards, where they learn to compose and improvise, music teacher Tom Brennan said.
Older children can take lessons on regular instruments and join the school band.
Gluckstein has two sons in the local school, in first and fourth grade. A daughter, Amanda, graduated and is now in the eighth grade at Henry Hudson Regional School. It really does encourage reading. Wallauer attended the school as a child, her son is a student and she sees grandchildren of former students among the current enrollment. Nobody moves out.