ABOUT US  


Joint Schools Activities, Inc. (JSA), is a non-profit organization created and supported by the Parent Associations of Independent Schools in Manhattan and Riverdale. Our mission is to advocate interest-based and age-appropriate activities for teenagers and to provide a broad range of opportunities for socialization through common experiences.

The Joint Schools Committee for the Upper School includes student and parent representatives from member schools who meet once a month to plan activities. These activities include community service projects, and cultural and social events.


Past and ongoing activities include:
•Creating birthday cards for clients of God's Love We Deliver
•Making Valentine's Day candy bags and gifts for patients of The Kravis Childrens Hospital at Mt. Sinai
•Making sandwich bags for the homeless
•Volunteering at Yorkville Common Pantry
•Hosting a Holiday Carnival for underprivileged children
•Annual student photography exhibition: Independent Visions
•Annual poetry reading and published anthology: Independent Voices



For more information please contact us at: webmaster@jointschoolsny.org and P.O. Box 1424 New York, NY 10028.