Nathaniel Hawthorne School No. 25 is a small, safe, and positive child-centered environment where family opportunities are encouraged and plentiful.  School No. 25 offers full day Pre K for 3 & 4 year old children.  School No. 25 promotes students’ and teachers’ joy of learning and ensures that students are active participants in the learning process.  Students build character through our strong academic and character programs.  The School No. 25 goal is to provide our students with the skills to be self-confident, respectful problem solvers so they can become productive, responsible members of a diverse society. 

• STEPS Program (Speech/Language Therapy to Encourage Production of Sound), an eclectic approach to oral language development, integrates the communication processes of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• Differentiated instruction ensures that students are active in the learning process and are working to meet their potential.
• Reading and writing program where the curriculum authentically integrates social and emotional learning with literacy.
• Professional development program with St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College, which supports professional and student learning through the use of an inquiry-orientated approach to teaching.
• Parent involvement evening activities include: Hispanic Heritage Night, Parents Supporting the Next Gen Standards Information Night, ELA/Math Game Night, Multicultural Night, Storytelling Night, and Black History Night.
• After-school clubs include School Newspaper Club, Boys Club, Girls Club, Community Garden Club, Storytelling Club, Godly Divas, annual musical combined with Durand Eastman Middle School, Boys & Girls Club After School program.