a co-ed, independent, inclusion school for grades k-12+

2025 IDEAL Gala

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The 2025 IDEAL School of Manhattan Gala
February 25 • Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers

Questions? Email gala@theidealschool.org
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Support the Gala

The 2024-25 Gala Committee
Christine Mickletz, Event Chair
Lucy Guinness, Grace Kaynor, Cate LaFarge Summers, Auction Committee
Larissa Regala, Matt Sloan, Michelle Smawley, Fernando Torres, Communications Committee
Yolanda Wyns, Parents Association President
Dan Kesten, Advancement Committee Chair
Janet Wolfe, Head of School
Margaret Conklin, Joseph Kemp, Administrative Liaisons​​​​​

The 2024-25 Honorary Gala Committee
Jay Eisenhofer
Dan & Stacy Kesten
Mitch Rubin & Audra Zuckerman
Michelle Smith