Philosophy Day School

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Address: 12 E 79th Street
Block: 79th Street between 5th & Madison
Phone: 212-744-7300
Website: http://www.philosophyday.org
Features: Nursery,Elementary,Private
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Average: 4.5 (2 votes)

The mission of the Philosophy Day School is to provide a rigorous classical education incorporating knowledge and approaches to life from Eastern and Western civilizations. We help students develop honesty, integrity, character and a life-long love for the pursuit of wisdom as a foundation for a happy, successful and generous life. The school serves students in Nursery through Grade 5.

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Philosophy Day School

	Practical Philosophy - It starts with The Exercise. “Become aware of where you are right now. Be aware of any expectations or concerns that may be present in the mind or heart. Now, let them go.” Feel your feet on the ground, your clothes on your skin. “Taste. Smell. Watch the breath as it enters and leaves the body. Now be aware of hearing.” And so on. That’s the centerpiece of Practical Philosophy, a movement that began in England in 1937, and whose subway advertisements promise to “make you happier than any other on the subway.” (Take that, Dr. Zizmor.) The underlying idea is that the great teachings of the world all point to the same central truths, and that wisdom is the key to a better life. To prove the point, the New York School of Practical Philosophy offers a 10-session, $90 introductory course (once a week for two and a half hours, come to any of six meetings each week). I was one of 400 people who signed up in the fall semester; spring sessions begin Monday.

	The love of wisdom - Founded in coordination with the tenets of the School of Practical Philosophy, children here seem happy, energetic, outgoing, polite and eager to share their knowledge. They also exhibit a true childish innocence, which can be so easily lost in the trappings of today’s Upper East Side society. A unique place.