Middle Way School

Middle Way School is an independent progressive school with about 95 students ages 3-12 currently enrolled in seven classes. As one of the first Buddhist schools for children, Middle Way School is exploring the rich potential of integrating wisdom and compassion with progressive education. Our aspiration is to prepare students to take their places in the modern world with the noble qualities of intelligence, confidence and discipline, with an understanding of interdependence and a fundamental motivation of altruism. Middle Way School is incorporated in the State of New York and recognized by the NYC Department of Education as a nonpublic school. It is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Ulster County Chamber of Commerce. We are grateful to the generous donors of Khyentse Foundation who have given significant financial support to the school. Guided by a number of teachers and scholars, Middle Way School is not tethered to one single Buddhist tradition or path. Nor do we blend them together until they are unrecognizable. Rather, we respect the variety of wisdom traditions, the lineages, and the varied paths that have helped individuals connect with the wakefulness of the dharma for 2,500 years.