General Info

George D. Ryder Elementary School, located in Cobleskill, N.Y., is a public school that enrolls more than 300 students in grades kindergarten through two. The school's programs are designed to meet the needs of young children. It provides a nurturing environment with emphasis on assisting children to learn appropriate ways to solve problems and to obtain the academic skills necessary to be successful. The curriculum includes a wide range of subjects and experiences that help prepare a child for success and introduces reading through a fun, hands-on activity and mathematics and the other subjects are also taught through hands-on and teacher-directed activities. It offers opportunities for learning through guided play within a framework of relaxed orderliness. George D. Ryder Elementary School offers a variety of sports, including swimming, softball and basketball.