New Design High School is, above all else, a youth development shop. Founded in 2003, we are a small, design-focused public high school located in the Seward Park Educational Campus in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Employing social-emotional learning, we guide students to find their own unique potential, talents and purpose.
We equip students with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities that will support their success and evolution by providing life coaching, peer to peer council circles, and social-emotional-based curriculum through Design for Life Program. We are:
A High School
Academic & Life Coaching
Council Circles
Restorative Justice
Skill Building
An Event Space
A Community
