Formerly attached to the Episcopalian Trinity Church, Trinity School is a non-denominational, co-educational college-preparatory school and is one of the leading private schools in the United States. Established in 1709, Trinity is also one of the oldest schools in North America and has been instructing pupils in the classical tradition since. The school competes in […]
A grand dame amongst New York City’s illustrious day schools, Spence has been educating young women since 1892 and has an enviable record in preparing pupils for placement in some of the nation’s top universities, including Harvard, Yale and Princeton. The Spence School was established with a view to providing a classical education to girls
Established in 1920 by Frances Nightingale and Maya Bamford, the school was originally known as Miss Nightingale’s School. As one of the country’s leading college-preparatory schools, Nightingale-Bamford has achieved great admiration for its focus on developing young women for entry into the greatest universities and colleges in North America and has an illustrious roster of
One of the oldest schools in North America, Collegiate was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1628 to prepare boys for college entry with a classical, latin education in keeping with the endowed free schools of the United Kingdom. Collegiate School competes in a host of sports through the Ivy Preparatory School League and
Initially established in 1901 as a feeder school preparing girls for entry into The Brearley School, Chapin is a full K-12 all girls school in New York City with an international reputation for excellence. The school has long-been associated with the upper echelons of New York society and is considered one of the leading college preparatory
Established in 1754 as King’s College by Royal Charter issued by King George II, Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, research-intensive university offering degree programmes from undergraduate to post-doctoral level. Located in uptown Manhattan’s Morningside Heights, Columbia is an academic powerhouse with a global renown. As the oldest institution of higher learning in New York State and the fifth oldest in the United States, Columbia’s story is deeply intertwined with the birth of the nation – originally located in a small schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, its purpose was to train the future leaders of the British colonies but instead produced many of the revolutionary heroes of American independence with alumni including Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and Gouverneur Morris. Maintaining its tradition as an educator of American leaders, the college counts three former Presidents amongst its alumnus and another as a former President of the University. The university changed its name to Columbia College following the War of Independence and to reflect its patriotism to the republic and moved to its uptown location in 1897.
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