Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School vs. Highland Elementary School

Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School (HMADS) provides an educational environment in which students are educated through a bilingual curriculum to become responsible individuals, confident in their languages, appreciative of their cultures and well-prepared as members of American society.

HMADS believes in the uniqueness of each individual. Thus, the educational effort focuses on the process of "learning to learn" by fostering the love of learning. The school believes in developing the whole person and therefore, encouraging its students to develop as well-rounded individuals with a wide variety of extracurricular interests and achievements that help them exercise leadership, cooperation, and caring.

The students of this school also acquire a strong sense of Armenian ancestry and traditional values. These values permeate their lives not only while they are at this school but also long after they have left it.

In 1999, HMADS was listed # 1 in Queens Private schools.

The New Highland School facility includes well equipped attractive classrooms, library, science laboratory, art studio and full gymnasium.

The heart and soul of the school, though, is more than the bricks and mortar.

Differences between schools are rooted in the philosophy of education and the relationship between those who teach and those who come to learn.

The Highland tradition of private education is dynamic, sensitive to the needs of the individual student, and realistic enough to prepare for the educational career challenges that lie ahead.

At Highland individual growth requires both intellectual and physical development.

Supervised athletics and play programs are an integral part of the curriculum.

There is a full indoor gymnasium and a lovely park and ball field directly accross the street, all of which are used under faculty supervision for physical education classes and recreation periods.