ABOUT US | நாங்கள்

New York Tamil Academy (NYTA) is dedicated in teaching Tamil language (one of the speaking classical languages of the world) to the children in and around New York State, USA. The Tamil Language has often been described as "the only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past" and having "one of the richest literatures in the world". NYTA wants to do our part to continue this rich tradition of passing down the gift of spoken and written Tamil to the future generations. Also take necessary steps to obtain accreditation from the appropriate authority.

NYTA is a charitable, non-profit, secular organization established in the State of New York, primarily to teach Tamil language to children and introducing the history and cultural values to them. Volunteers have been dedicating their time and efforts in teaching children in this area. Classes have been held in public libraries, private homes and other venues identified by the management as required.

Towards this purpose and to successfully continue to develop the school in New York, NYTA’s volunteers have established the following goals for the organization.

Provide a decent learning environment for the children in learning Tamil language.
Establish a sustainable volunteer based organization and help to understand our students to the American values.
Create an open, democratic organization structure to promote transparent decision making and sustainable progress.
In addition to Tamil language learning, organizes various cultural and educational competitions for the students during mid and annual year functions.
NYTA volunteers are contributing to American Tamil Academy (ATA) to design curriculum, lessons and text books.

NYTA is organized and run by volunteers. All of our teachers, organizers and administrators have dedicated their time to ensure that our classes run weekly and in with standards of the ATA curriculum and following the general guidelines of New York school system. NYTA is administered by its Executive Board.

Affiliation to American Tamil Academy

NYTA is affiliated with the American Tamil Academy’s syllabus for the different levels of Tamil classes. More information about American Tamil Academy can be found at: http://www.amtaac.org. However the class teachers shall choose any best way to select a syllabus applicable to the level.

Class Location, Schedule & Timing

NYTA classes are scheduled on a weekly basis. Classes are scheduled between 7-9 pm every Friday at the 45 Sunflower Ridge Road, South Setauket, NY 11720 until a suitable school facility is identified. Every year’s classes start during the first week of September and end the last week of May. Class schedules, holidays and reminders to these classes are sent via email if you are subscribed to NYTA.

Class Levels and Grades

Preschool Level (Mazhalai)
Grade one level; Grade two-level; Grade three-level; Grade fourth level; Grade fifth level
Grade sixth level; Grade seventh level; Grade eighth level
Grade ninth level; Grade tenth level; Grade eleventh level; Grade twelfth level

There are three semesters in each academic year in which the exams on each semester shall be evaluated by grade system instead of ranks. The following table depicts the grading followed by NYTA schools.

Grade Percentage

A 90–100; B 80–89; C 70–79; D 60–69; E 50–59; F 0-49