All of our students are busy settling in after their return from Winter Break, but none more so than the junior class. In the coming months, our 11th-grade students will be focusing not only on their studies but also on researching possible career paths and colleges that may be [...]
Every year students at The Storm King School have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a two-week intensive course called a Q-Term. This unique learning experience allows students to get an in-depth look at a specific topic. It also facilitates Place Based Learning by making it much easier for [...]
On Wednesday, December 6, members of the Storm King Music Ensemble and Choir volunteered their time, talent, and enthusiasm for the seniors at the New Windsor Country Inn assisted living home—proving yet again that the best holiday gifts do not need to be wrapped. Pierce Pramuka ’20 [...]
Service learning at The Storm King School is more than just working to accumulate community service hours. Through partnerships with local organizations, our students engage with our local community in a range of ways, from working with kids at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center, to clearing trails in nearby [...]
In the true spirit of The Storm King School’s core values—TRUTH, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY—two of our students stepped up to raise more than $5,000 for earthquake relief in Mexico following the 7.1 magnitude quake that struck the country on September 17, 2017. “We couldn’t just watch what was happening and [...]
Juniors and seniors in Mr. Hauser’s Advanced Economics class got a first-hand look at financial planning and strategy and how to apply their knowledge to a project close to home: the future development of The Storm King School! Over the past month, the students have been working with one [...]
On Friday, October 6, the SKS eighth grade and four of their teachers traveled to Constitution Marsh after having studied the water cycle, the history of the Hudson Valley, and about the Hudson River Estuary. Students visited the museum and learned what kinds of plants and animals [...]
New Windsor, NY Earlier this year, students from The Storm King School got their hands dirty and their feet wet as they participated in the Eel Project, a long-term field study organized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The 10 year-long study of American Eel populations [...]
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Today was the final day of Q-Terms here at The Storm King School and students in Dr. Paul Feffer’s Engineering Design course have a lot to show for it. After two weeks of intensive learning on and off campus, the students completed several team challenges. “Who can design [...]
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY As the 2016-17 academic year draws to a close at The Storm King School, Dr. Paul Feffer’s Intro to Computer Science class had the chance to show off their final projects. This year, the students designed their own computer games using Arduino microcontrollers. The students had their games on [...]
