On Saturday, faculty opened their classrooms to Middle and Upper School families for a sample of student learning at Experience Riverdale Day, the first "live" ERD since 2019. Thank you to the student volunteers who helped make the day successful. Here's to a great year for all!

The Lower School gathered for their first Assembly of the year - the first since 2019. Their theme is "We Are A Garden." Throughout the year, students will reflect on the natural resources on our River campus and the diversity of our school and the world. #riverdalelearners

Twelve Upper School students traveled to the Round Square International Conference in Oxford, which brings together students from 50 countries to build international understanding and a spirit of cooperation. #experientialeducation #globalstudies #roundsquareconference2022

Riverdale families gathered recently on the River Campus for the annual DEIB Affinity Group Welcome BBQ to get better acquainted, have some fun, and learn more about parent and student affinity group opportunities. #RiverdaleDEIB #AffinityGroups #RiverdaleParentAssociation

Harvest Time! Lower School students harvested beans from late-spring plantings. Hands-on gardening experience generates an appreciation for natural foods and a deeper passion for environmental stewardship. #riverdalelearningexperience #outdooreducation #environmentalstewardship

Dr. Rachel Cox delivered the annual “Why Learn?” lecture at Riverdale and encouraged students to be stewards of the planet. She said, “Learning - something that happens automatically for us - assumes a future.” Read more on our website. riverdale.edu/?p=113954 #lifelonglearners

Yesterday was World Teachers Day! We want to extend our gratitude to the Riverdale faculty members who inspire our students to be lifelong learners. Thank you for your commitment to our community. #riverdalelearningexperience #worldteachersday2022

Eighth-graders put their design-thinking and woodworking skills to use in the Maker Lab, building stilts from scratch. Rose Field was the venue for a successful test run of their problem-solving and stilt-walking skills! #riverdalelearningexperience #designthinking #makerspace

Students from Riverdale's Lower School acknowledged and celebrated Latinx Heritage and LGBTQ+ History Month, learning Brazilian capoeira and “hat-ography” from A Chorus Line from Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion Notes in Motion teaching artists. #riverdalelearningexperience #experientiallearning

Reverend Dr. Calvin R. Butts, III was honored as this year's recipient of Riverdale's Jolli Humanitarian Award. He urged students, "Always do your best to improve someone else’s life and you will see improvement in your own." Read more tinyurl.com/rcsjolliaward

Riverdale joined Forest for All NYC for #CityofForestDay2022. Members of the Grade 5 class led group tours through Riverdale Park, acting as ambassadors on the trails they’ve explored on weekly nature walks during their time on the River Campus.

Middle School students celebrated Community Day, a tradition that promotes conversation around important issues. This year’s theme, “Everyday Heroes in the Riverdale Multiverse,” highlighted our many community members who keep Riverdale running each day. #everydayheroes

Students, families, and alumni gathered last weekend for the Homecoming and Reunion with a day of activities, games, performances, an Alumni Awards ceremony, home games, and workshops. It was great to be together after so long! #riverdalehomecoming22 #riverdalereunion22

Middle School Change Agents - a group of students who work to bring about positive changes in our School community and The Bronx raised awareness about breast cancer, painting pumpkins with facts, prevention strategies, and names of those who have been affected by cancer.

After several sessions of improvising, playing, building, reflecting, and refining, the 5th-grade class performed their original drama piece, Follow the Leader? in the Jane Lisman Katz Theater in front of their families. #riverdalelearningexperience #originalwork #artseducation

2nd graders practiced addition and subtraction skills using Dash Robots. Students used block coding to move their Dash forward and backward on a number line and then completed increasingly difficult challenges using the Dash and other resources. #dashrobots #blockcoding

Halloween and school spirit were in the air this weekend as the Lower School community kicked off the annual Book Fair with Family Fun Day! Families enjoyed trick-or-treating, potato sack races, pumpkin decorating, carnival games, and outdoor play on a beautiful fall day.

Bravo to the students who performed, stage managed, produced, and built the venue for three outstanding performances of the Riverdale Upper School Theater production of Game of Tiaras last weekend! #riverdaletdf #artseducation #gameoftiaras #riverdalelearningexperience

It’s a beautiful day for gardening! Third graders were hard at work in the micro farm this week. They marveled at the size and color of the radishes they had planted last spring and enjoyed our first fall harvest. #riverdalelearningexperience #microfarm #outdooreducation

As part of their study of Chinese language and culture, Chinese 6 students recently learned to sing and choreograph the popular children’s song, "两只老虎” (liǎng zhī lǎohǔ, "Two Tigers"). bit.ly/3TfJc6S #riverdalelearningexperience #chineseinstruction