The Blue School

The Blue School

Reimagining Education through Creativity and Joy

The Blue School | TIME

I learned about The Blue School in May’s Inc. Magazine:

The Vision

“Original blue men Chris Wink, Matt Goldman, and Phil Stanton, together with their wives, Jen Wink, Renee Rolleri, and Jennifer Stanton, conceived the school as an alternative to the New York school scene. “There’s this incredible pressure in Manhattan private schools to get young children into Harvard. Like, at 2,” says Rolleri, whose background is in art therapy and child development. The Blue School, Goldman says, was a response to what was “not happening” in education. “Schools are educating creativity and innovation out of children,” he says, “and sucking the joy out of that experience.”

Founded by
Blue Man
Group
Alternative to
NYC School
Pressure
Focus on
Creativity &
Innovation

Key Facts

Pre-K
+
Elementary

Grade levels offered

20

Kids admitted per grade

$27K

Annual tuition

Educational Philosophy

1

School that teaches kids to be kids

2

Studies show if kids choose the curriculum they learn more

Joy in
Learning

The core mission of
The Blue School

The Founders

CW

Chris Wink

Blue Man Group
Co-founder

MG

Matt Goldman

Blue Man Group
Co-founder

PS

Phil Stanton

Blue Man Group
Co-founder

JW

Jen Wink

Co-founder

RR

Renee Rolleri

Art Therapy &
Child Development

JS

Jennifer Stanton

Co-founder

Source: May’s Inc. Magazine

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