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Dalton has actively embraced an innovative and progressive tradition for approximately 100 years. Read an introduction from Head of School José M. De Jesús; learn about Dalton's history and founder Helen Parkhurst's
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Dalton offers its 1,300 students a wide array of stimulating and challenging programs taught by passionate and dedicated faculty. Outstanding academic offerings are complemented by exemplary performing and fine arts curricula – taught by faculty who are professionals in their fields – and a full range of athletic teams and extracurricular activities.
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Memorial Service Celebrates Former Art Teacher Aaron Kurzen
Ceramics Class Raku Firing Trip
Mariachi Band Performs at Dalton
A Seat at The Table: Student Documentaries On Food Production, Consumption and Justice
Dance Theater Workshop - 2020 - "Mi Gente"
Dance Theater Workshop - 2020 - "Shelter In Space"
Dance Theater Workshop - 2020 "Pre-COVID Rehearsals (Approximately 1 Million Years Ago)"
Dance Theater Workshop - 2020 "Apart Together"
First Graders Assemble Thanksgiving Sandwiches
Dalton Homecoming and Family Fun Day 2019
First Day of School - 2019-2020
popFood Mother's Day Brunch - Japanese Small Plates
Diversity to Community Conference 2019 - Keynote Speech Jerry Kang (excerpt)
Ellis Island Simulation - 2018
Birthday Wishes for Dalton's Centennial - First Days of School
DanceWAVE - 2018
Diversity to Community Conference 2018 - Keynote Speech Daniel Lubetzky
Ellen C. Stein Celebration - Program Videos
Warren Hines - 2018
H45 and Grade 9 Bio Students Dissect Starfish
Jazz Drummer T.S. Monk, Son of Jazz Great Thelonius Monk Conducts Jazz Workshop
Dalton Homecoming Spirit - 2017
DanceWAVE - 2017
popFood Class Serves Big Sur Bakery Inspired Mothers Day Brunch
Grade 1 Delivers Reusable Bags with a Message
2017 - Multicultural Festival Video
A Souper Bowl - of Science and Service
Dalton Robotics Sets World Record at Brooklyn Tournament - Highlights
Grade 4 Citizens - Ellis Island Simulation - 2016
Room 1103 is Getting Into the Maker Spirit
Arch Day 2016 High School The Four Chordsmen
Dalton Toy Engineering - Rolling Toy Prototypes
FP Human Rights Club - Kiva NYC Launch Event
Shinnyo Lantern for Peace
Dalton Robot Featured in NY1 Story about NYC FIRST Robotics Competition in Queens
Dalton PopFood Winter Restaurant
George Hagen Visits 4th Grade Students
Dalton Self-Study 2015
Third Graders Perform at Lincoln Center
Homecoming and Family Fun Day - 2014
What Is Exciting About the First Week of School?
Faculty/Staff Engage in Courageous Conversations
Camp STEAM Highlights
Dalton's New Printed Admissions Viewbook Comes to Life with Video
White House Science Fair - President Obama Greets Senior Elana Simon '14
Diversity to Community Conference Keynote Speeches - 2014 Charles Blow
Dalton Interschool Science Symposium - 2014
Diversity to Community Conference 2014 - Keynote Speeches
Breaking the Language Barrier Tim Doner '14 at TedXTeen
Olivia Matlin and Tourette's Syndrome
Sarah C. Campbell - Inspiring Author and Photographer Visits FP
Robotics 2014 Promotional Video
Shadow Sculpture STEAM Project
Multicultural Festival
Year of the Horse New Year Celebration
Dalton Robotics Invitational Tournament 2014 Student-Created Promo Video
AMC (American Math Contest Attracts Record Numbers
Terra Ferma: An Interdisciplinary, Collaborative, Art Installation with the Students From Istanbul Roberts College
Dalton Athletics Spirit
They Came, They Saw, They Participated, and They Enjoyed
The Dalton Middle School - Inside
Do You Know Why Taxis Are Yellow?
Welcome to Dalton's 95th Year - Happy Birthday, Dalton!
Ivan the Tiger
Geoffrey Gund Retirement Celebration - Speeches
Dalton Robotics Students Take Second Place at Robocup Jr. National Competition
Afro Beat/Funk Band "EMEFE" Heats Up High School Assembly
Fibonacci Flip Books
High School History Paper Day - 9th Grade
Middle School Arts - 2013
Multi-Cultural Festival - 2013
8th Grade Collage and Ceramics
8th Grade Pears Studies - Art Exhibit
The 5th Grade Tanzanian Connection
Fifth Grade Mud Bricks Project
Heros
Homecoming and Family Fun Day
Grassroots China - 2012
The Year in Video
Aztec Manuscript Illumination - When Cultures Collide
Dalton Athletics
Warren Hines Excerpts - 2012
"The One Minutes" - Video Contest Entries
Honoring The Pinkney's Visit
Homecoming - 2011: Athletics, David Dunkel Hall of Fame and Family Fun Day
DanceWAVE - 2011
Dalton High School Arts
Warren Hines Night - 2011
Chicago Alumni Reception - 2011
Middle East Peace Conference - Simulation
Dalton Math Teachers Featured on NY1 Television
4th and 5th Grade Open Dance Classes
Pear Studies - Dalton Middle School Student Art Work
Dalton's 85th Birthday "Go Forth Unafraid®"
3rd Grade: Becoming Archaeologists
Ginga Brasileira Dance Company - High School Assembly
Homecoming 2010
Mr. Macaulay Leaves His Mark on Dalton
Memorial Service Celebrates Former Art Teacher Aaron Kurzen
Photos
Dalton Shines at Interschool Choral Festival
2nd Graders Explore the Sights and Vibrant Culture of Chinatown!
Candlelighting 2023
Ivy Track and Field Championships 5-17
HS Chopped Finals
US Chess Nationals 2023
Back From Spring Break
H21 Makes Biscuits in Teaching Kitchen
Kindergarteners Visit La Ofrenda at 89th Street
HS Robotics Team Mentors 2nd Graders
First Day of School 2022-23
Greek Fest 2022: Play Act I
Class of 2022 Commencement Ceremony
José De Jesús Visits with Dalton Community - February 2022
Ellen Stein PD Day Ice Cream Social
Dalton Symposium 2020
Dalton Families Team Up with City Harvest to Combat Hunger in NYC
You Are What You Eat Class Visits the Teaching Kitchen
Ally Week 2019
First Day of First Program
First Day of Middle and High School
Dalton's New Spaces
DTW Rehearsals - 2019
DTW - 2019
Hero Con 2019
Into The Woods
Engineering Teams Earn First and Second Place In Dalton Hosted Superqualifier
Ellis Island Simulation - 2018
New Science Floors Open - Fall 2018
New Centennial Lobby Exhibits
Varsity Softball - 2018
Middle School Track - 2018
Dalton Conference 2018 - Raising Empathy and Taking Action
Girls Varsity Lacrosse - 2018
Varsity Baseball - 2018
Varsity Boys Lacrosse - 2018
Twelfth Night - High School Play 2018
"42nd Street" Middle School Musical - Dress Rehearsal Photos
Global Food and Environment Trip to the Extrapolation Factory - November 2017
H45 and Grade 9 Bio Students Dissect Starfish
Jazz Musician T. S. Monk Explains to Students That Jazz Is Sophisticated and Fun
DSRP Students Engage in Transdisciplinary Project with Parsons School
Photos courtesy of High School History Teacher Kevin SlickH32 and Senior Food-Activism-Environment Students to Hilltop Farm
First Day of School 2017
DTW Selects - 2017
Getting to Know Head of School-Elect Jim Best
Dalton Diversity to Community Conference - 2017
2017 Robotics Super Regionals
DGI Morocco Selections - 2017
DGI China Selections - 2017
Original Minds - History Students Focus on Food Futures
Dalton Celebrates the Year of the Rooster - Chinese New Year 2017
Middle School Flashmob Photos - 2017
Grade 4 Ellis Island Simulation - 2016
The Government Inspector - High School Play - 2016
Middle and High School 2016 Music Concerts
DTW - 2016 Selected Photos
Parkhurst Day - 2016
Dalton Defends Title at Super-Regional Robotics Tournament
Dalton Toy Engineering - Rolling Toy Prototypes
Maria Alegre and FP Human Rights Club at Kiva Lenders NYC Launch Event
Photos from the Grade Nationals in Orlando Chess Team Reaches New Heights
Little Shop of Horrors - High School Musical 2015
Dalton Programmers Take First and Third Place at Cornell Competition
Dalton Diversity to Community Conference - 2015
Celebrity Guest Chef - Jose Santaella
Dalton FLES Fest - 2015
Robotics Superregionals - 2015
Dalton Robotics Qualifier - 2015
The Putnam County Spelling Bee - HS Musical
Whistling Vivaldi Author Claude Steele Speaks to Faculty and Staff
Sunday in the Park with George - 1/25 Rehearsal
Sunday in the Park with George - 1/27 Rehearsal
Chess Team Earns National Recognition
Nils and Caitlin Morgan Present Barbara Morgan Silver Prints to Dalton
Poet Mary Ruefle Reads and Reflects with Creative Writing Students
NYC Parks Family Volunteer Day - November 2014
Dead Man's Cell Phone - High School Play Fall - 2014
Love and Information - High School Play Fall - 2014
4th, 5th and 6th Grade Curriculum Night
Third Graders Perform at Lincoln Center - Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace
Faculty/Staff Engage in Courageous Conversations
Camp STEAM - 2014
High School Student Service in South Africa - 2014
Graduation 2014
Creative Writing Celebration - 2014
2014 Varsity Baseball: Dalton @ Collegiate
Diversity to Community Conference - 2014
Robocup Jr Soccer and Rescue USA Championship
Middle School Robotics Competition
Robotics Team Competes in Super Regionals
Race and Representation in the Theater Arts
Dalton Robotics Invitational - Visiting Team Photos
Sarah C. Campbell Visits FP
Chess Team Raids the NY State Chess Championships
Merrily We Roll Along - High School Musical, 2014
Visibility Exhibition 2014 - with Special Guest Evan Wolfson
Dalton School Rainlab Wins Merit Award
Murry Bergtraum Robotics Tournament
Dalton Hosts FTC Robotics Qualifier
MS Robotics First Prize Winners at Manhattan Tournament
Art Studio & STEAM Shadow Sculpture Project
Science Olympiad 2014
AMC Attracts Record Number of Dalton Students
Dalton Community -Wide Volunteers Sort Coats for NY Cares
Dalton Faculty Art Exhibition
Sheila Lamb, First Program’s Former Artist in Residence and Art Teacher, Visits House 46
Volunteers Help Out at New York Common Pantry
Turkish Exchange Art Project - Terra Firma
First Program Family Book Bag Project
Dalton Teachers From Nagoya and Tokyo Visit Dalton NYC
Volleyball Defeats Calhoun in NYSAIS Tournament
Green Schools Alliance - Tree Planting
Jersey City Fire Chief, Rob Daly, Visits FP
Dance and Theater at FP With Justin Greer
Homecoming - 2013
Boys JV Soccer vs. Trinity - Homecoming 2013
Boys JV Soccer vs. Fieldston - 9/18/13
Grassroots China Trip - 2013
Athletics Archives
Geoffrey Gund Retirement Celebration
Walter Mischel and Katie Insel Address Dalton Interschool Science Symposium
National Chess Championships in Nashville - 2013
Dalton LGBTQ: Diversity to Community Conference (Public) - 2013
Dalton Robotics Students Take Second Place at Robocup Jr. National Competition
Afro Beat/Funk Band EMEFE Heats Up High School Assembly
New Orleans Habitat for Humanity Service Learning - 2013
Daniel's Music Foundation Honors Ellen Stein and Teddy Frischling
Media Critic Pamela Newkirk Speaks at the High School Assembly
Love Makes a Community - Public
NYC Regional Science Olympiad -2013
Popfood Restaurant - January 2013
Homes for the Homeless
9th Grade Trip
Grassroots China - Summer 2012
Dalton Chess Team National Tournament - Nashville, May 2012
Snakes on the Surface
DTW Dress Rehearsal - 2012
Dalton Chess Team Plays International Match with Brazil
6th Grade Greek Festival - 2012
Digital Art and Architecture Show Excerpts
High School Chorus Trip to Germany and Austria
Dandelion School Language Immersion/Service Learning Trip - 2012
"Lady Windermere's Fan" High School Spring Play
Interschool Choral Concert 1
Interschool Choral Concert 2
Interschool Choral Concert 3
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New York, NY 10128
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