[November 5, 2021 – Newark, NJ] The Newark Board of Education is honored to announce through the courtesy of Macy’s and their generous donation of $10,000 – the students of Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) High School will be granted the opportunity of professional development through a partnership with Blueprint Denim (BPD) Washhouse, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Students will be given the chance to work with professionals who specialize in denim wear and will curate their own denim pieces. In small cohorts of five or six, […]

Newark School of Fashion and Design Powered by Parsons School of Design Represents a Groundbreaking Model of Collaboration Between Higher Ed Institutions and Public School Districts Newark School of Fashion & Design Ribbon Cutting Ceremony from Newark Board of Education on Vimeo. [Newark, NJ – October 5, 2021] Newark School of Fashion and Design powered by Parsons School of Design (NSFD) officially opened its doors during a ribbon cutting ceremony held on September 30, 2021, in Newark, New Jersey, marking the last of the three new schools the district has […]

[Newark, NJ] Before the Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) opens its doors in September, the inaugural class will already have made their introduction into the world of fashion – leaving a mark that establishes the school’s legacy. On Monday, July 12, 2021, twenty-one students of NSFD attended Misa Hylton’s Fashion Academy Jr. Fashion Camp (MHFA), where they’ll spend the rest of the week immersed in interactive activities and workshops taught by fashion industry professionals. The student designers will learn the fundamentals of style-identity, communication, goal-setting, personal development and […]

[Newark, NJ- May 4, 2021] The Newark Board of Education along with The New School’s Parsons School of Design announced a collaboration between the two institutions coming to the Newark School of Fashion & Design (NSFD) in September 2021. This new partnership will leverage the Parsons education model by supplying students in grades 9-12 with a strong design foundation guided by the Parsons principles of sustainability, innovation, and inclusivity. In his announcement of this partnership, Superintendent León shared, “The collaboration with The New School’s Parsons School of Design is an […]