June 21, 2016
High Line After School Artist-Scientists Program
The High Line After School Artist-Scientists program combines a series of visits to the High Line with hands-on exploration, art-making, and scientific...
June 21, 2016
The High Line After School Artist-Scientists program combines a series of visits to the High Line with hands-on exploration, art-making, and scientific experiments in the classroom. Encouraged to be both artists and scientists, students...
June 17, 2016
Families on the High Line: Learning from Nature
By Courtney Epton
How do you use the High Line as a family? Is it a place to relax and reconnect? An opportunity to look closely at plants and animals in the heart of the...
By Courtney Epton | June 17, 2016
How do you use the High Line as a family? Is it a place to relax and reconnect? An opportunity to look closely at plants and animals in the heart of the city? A source of creativity? The High Line inspires teachers, storytellers, and...
May 20, 2016
Renegade Style: A Conversation with Patty Heffley
By Eboni Munn
“When the party patio lanterns are lit, something special is about to happen.” Patty Heffley, the co-founder of the legendary fire escape...
By Eboni Munn | May 20, 2016
“When the party patio lanterns are lit, something special is about to happen.” Patty Heffley, the co-founder of the legendary fire escape performance series Renegade Cabaret, walks into the room and quietly sets her...
May 10, 2016
Families on the Line: Interactive Performances
How do you use the High Line as a family? Is it a place to relax and reconnect? An opportunity to look closely at plants and animals in the heart of the...
May 10, 2016
How do you use the High Line as a family? Is it a place to relax and reconnect? An opportunity to look closely at plants and animals in the heart of the city? A source of creativity? Children create art projects during a family...
April 19, 2016
Learning on the Line: How Field Trips Enrich Classroom Teaching
By Katie Henry
Since 2009, Friends of the High Line has welcomed more than 21,000 students on field trips. Students come from all over the New York City area; some...
By Katie Henry | April 19, 2016
Since 2009, Friends of the High Line has welcomed more than 21,000 students on field trips. Students come from all over the New York City area; some visit the park weekly, and others don’t even know there is a park above their...
April 1, 2016
Alpacas Help High Line Gardeners Finish Spring Cutback in Record Time
Every spring, Friends of the High Line gardeners and volunteers work to trim back grasses and perennials throughout the entire park as part of our...
April 1, 2016
Every spring, Friends of the High Line gardeners and volunteers work to trim back grasses and perennials throughout the entire park as part of our annual Spring Cutback efforts. This year, we finished in record time with the help of some...
March 30, 2016
Q&A with Spring Cutback Volunteer Bridget Gramling
By Eboni Munn
Before the onset of spring, our High Line gardeners and volunteers begin to work vigorously on trimming back textured grasses and perennials to make way...
By Eboni Munn | March 30, 2016
Before the onset of spring, our High Line gardeners and volunteers begin to work vigorously on trimming back textured grasses and perennials to make way for new growth along our 1.5-mile-long park. February 29 marked the first day of...
March 16, 2016
Learning on the Line: Using Oral Histories in the Classroom
Each month, Friends of the High Line invites local teachers and thinkers to write about how they incorporate the High Line into their curriculum. This...
March 16, 2016
Each month, Friends of the High Line invites local teachers and thinkers to write about how they incorporate the High Line into their curriculum. This month, Lara Balarezo and Meg Lyons – second grade teachers at PS 33 Chelsea Prep in...