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Photo of all staff and students in the Main Courtyard taken from the roof.
Photo of Mid-century mosaic tile pattern found on school exterior.
Photo of a hallway looking out into the Courtyard with trees and spring blossoms.
Photo of ivy growing on the Hamilton Fish Park wall.
Photo of the Senior Graduation ceremony at Centennial Memorial Hall. Students sit in the audience wearing their purple gowns and caps.
Middle Grades students perform in the Winter Concert.
Photo of sun rising on East Houston street as studetns wals to school.
Campus ramp leading to main entrance on a sunny, clear day.
Photo of courtyard in spring time with tree covered in white blossoms.
school building exterior
Photo of Courtyard blanketed by recent snowfall.
Photo taken inside the Lobby looking into the Courtyard, with trees and leaves changing color to fall.

Open Houses at NEST+m

NEST+m is a New York City Department of Education citywide school for Gifted & Talented students, grades K to 12. We offer an academically challenging curriculum designed to produce young scholars who are distinguished by their intellectual capabilities, communication skills, capacity for leadership, ethical values, and readiness to contribute to the betterment of the world at large.
 
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➡️ Upper Grades Virtual Tour was Thursday, October 9, 6:00pm on Zoom - visit our Tours webpage
➡️ Middle Grades Virtual Tour is Wednesday, October 22, 6:00pm on Zoom (link posted day before event)
➡️ Lower Grades Virtual Tour is Wednesday, October 29, 6:00pm on Zoom (link posted day before event)
 
In person K-12 Open Houses for Fall 2026 applicants will be held on Monday, November 3 and Saturday, November 8.
 
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Oct 17

Oberlin and NEST+m College Office
1:50 PM – 2:30 PM

Oct 24

Wesleyan and NEST+m College Office
9:55 AM – 10:35 AM

Oct 27

RIT and NEST+m College Office
9:05 AM – 9:45 AM
Macaulay Honors and NEST+m College Office
11:30 AM – 12:10 PM

Oct 28

CalArts and NEST+m College Office
11:30 AM – 12:10 PM

Oct 30

WPI and NEST+m College Office
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM
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Photo of all students and staff of NEST+m taken from the roof.

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We are unique in our mission as a K-12 school for gifted and talented NYC students, but we get funded like one school, not the three schools that we are!
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