FITZGABRIELS SCHOOLS

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LREI (LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE AND ELISABETH IRWIN HIGH SCHOOL)

LREI, as the school is better known, is one of New York City’s oldest progressive schools, established for the expressed purpose of delivering a progressive education in 1921. ___________     Independent Private Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory Progressive School   Established: 1921 Gender: Co-educationalAges: 2-18 (grades K-12)Ethos: Non-denominationalAttendance: Day schoolHead of School: Philip KassenEnrollment: […]

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HORACE MANN SCHOOL

  One of New York’s better known schools, Horace Mann has a reputation for excellence, as evidenced by the school’s high success rates in placing pupils at Ivy League and other top-tier universities. Horace Mann School was originally one of the schools attached to Columbia University but has since become fully independent. The school offers

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THE HEWITT SCHOOL

  Named for the founder, The Hewitt School initially existed to educate the young boys and girls of New York’s wealthiest families as a kindergarten and early years institution. However, the school’s success and reputation quickly grew and the school rapidly became an all-girls school from grades K-12. ___________ Independent Private Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and

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GRACE

Better known simply as “Grace”. Founded by the neighbouring Grace Church as a school for the education of its choristers, the school has since become co-educational and offers a traditional college-preparatory programme. The school is fully independent of Grace Church but maintains a close working relationship and proudly maintains its’ Episcopalian heritage. ___________    

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FRIENDS SEMINARY

    Established at the behest of a wealthy Quaker merchant, Friends Seminary seeks to provide children with a rounded education. The school was founded in the Quaker tradition but pupils come from a diverse range of backgrounds. ___________ Independent Private Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory and Choir School   Established: 1786 Gender: Co-educational Ages:

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ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL

Known simply as “Fieldston”, the school was established in 1878 by Felix Adler who spearheaded the Ethical Culture Movement, himself a graduate of Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School. Fieldston has long-been associated with the secular Jewish community in New York City but welcomes pupils of all creeds and none. The school is well-regarded as academically

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COLUMBIA GRAMMAR & PREPARATORY SCHOOL

  Originally an all-boys grammar school in the classic Latin tradition, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School (more commonly known as Columbia Prep or CGPS) was attached to Columbia University until 1864. The school turned out young gentleman for admission to the Ivy League institution until it’s merger with The Leonard School for Girls in 1956.

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THE CALHOUN SCHOOL

Founded in 1896 by a prominent Quaker educator and attracting the children of established non-conformist Protestant and Jewish families, Calhoun is a famous progressive school in New York’s Upper West Side. ___________   Independent Private Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School   Established: 1896 Gender: Co-educational Ages: 2-18 (grades K-12) Ethos: Progressive Attendance: Day school Head of School: Steven L. Solnick

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SACRED HEART

The leading Catholic girls school in New York City, if not the United States, Sacred Heart has firmly established itself as the school of choice for the Catholic society in the North East. A member of the global Sacred Heart network, the school shares close relations with other elite schools such as Woldingham School in England

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THE BIRCH WATHEN LENOX SCHOOL

Two venerable institutions, The Birch Wathen School (founded in 1921) and The Lenox School (founded in 1916) merged in 1991 to consolidate their expertise and endowments in order to continue to serve the young men and women of New York City with the provision of a college-preparatory education from ages 2-18. The school competes in

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