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 […]
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. ___________
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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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
A highly regarded and extremely reputable all-boys middle school preparing boys for entry into the leading college-preparatory schools. The Buckley School, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is a powerhouse institution that has educated United States Presidents and titans of industry alike. ___________ Independent Private Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle Preparatory School Established: 1913 Gender: Boys Ages: 2-15
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Spread across a number of sites in the well-to-do Park Slope area of Brooklyn, Berkeley Carroll is a K-12 co-educational institution with a particular reputation for STEM subjects including maths and engineering. The school’s estimable alumni list includes a number of accomplished actors, authors and journalists amongst a glittering coterie of mathematicians and scientists. The
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A well-regarded private day school for boys located on the Upper East Side, Allen-Stevenson (formerly The Allen School) was founded in 1883 for the purposes of providing a classic education to young men and for preparing them for entry into some of the country’s elite college-preparatory schools. ___________ Independent Private Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle
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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
Founded as the Children’s University School by acclaimed educator Helen Parkhurst, The Dalton School has grown to become one of the most famous names in American education, originating The Dalton Plan system of education . Located in Manhattan’s salubrious Upper East Side, The Dalton School offers K-12 preparatory education to young men and women in
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
