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Situated in New Lebanon, a town in Columbia County NY, Darrow School is a co-educational college preparatory boarding & day school for students in Grades 9-12. We provide a challenging, hands-on college preparatory curriculum with a student/teacher ratio of 5:1. At Darrow, we are dedicated to serving students with diverse backgrounds and abilities, building on each student’s individual talents and interests to inspire enduring confidence for success in college and life.
Darrow boasts a 99% college placement record and offers support services such as college counseling, faculty advisors, residential life program, and an individualized tutorial program.
Darrow’s student residences offer a cozy, home-like setting. Most student rooms are doubles, and in addition to sharing a room, each student gets in the habit of neatening up to pass room inspection.
Located on a secure 365-acre campus, we have 26 school and boarding buildings, playing fields, extensive hiking and cross-country ski trails, ponds, sheep pastures, orchards, marshlands, and an expansive forest. In 2005 Darrow School won the National Association of Independent Schools, "Leading Edge Honoree" for curriculum innovation.
Co-educational college preparatory boarding & day school for Grades 9-12
Academic departments include:
- Mathematics
- Science
- English
- Languages
- Art
- History
- ESL
2. The Family Foundation School, Hancock
Courses / Programs
Located 40 miles from Binghamton, in Hancock NY, The Family Foundation School is a private, therapeutic boarding school for teens at risk, serving grades 9 through 12. We are a long-term program with a minimum stay of three semesters (18 months) and an average successful stay of two years.
We serve students that have gotten into trouble at home, at school, and with the law. Most of our students are academic underachievers. Many have been diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder), depression, or drug or alcohol abuse. The school is divided into six houses of about thirty students each. Each house has two family leaders who are responsible for each house.
Each house has separate boys' and girls' dorms, and a dining and living room suite. Students take meals and study together in the houses. Weekend days are equally structured with a variety of chores, study halls, and recreational activities.
We are accredited by The Joint Commission, and offer a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum with honors courses and SAT prep registered by New York State Board of Regents and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Therapeutic Boarding Programs for at-risk teens in grades 9-12:
- Serving students with ADD, ADHD, ODD, depression, behavioral problems, drug or alcohol abuse
- Minimum Stay 18 months
- Individual, Group, Parent and Family & Transitional Counseling
College Preparatory Curriculum includes:
- English
- Calculus
- Earth science
- Biology / Chemistry / Physics
- Spanish
- History
- Honors Courses
- SAT Exam Preparation
- Character Education
3. Houghton Academy
Courses / Programs
Situated in Houghton, Allegany County in western NY state, Houghton Academy is a Christian boarding and day school enrolling students in grades 6-12. Most boarding students at Houghton Academy live in one of the two residence halls. Both dorms offer a secure, traditional residential setting. Two students most often share a room, there are shared common areas for relaxation and recreation, and the buildings are staffed by full-time employees.
An alternative to or traditional dorms is found in three Staff Houses we own close to school. These homes serve as the full-time, traditional residences of our employees families, but each house has been configured to accommodate students.
Our Homestay Program gives international students the opportunity to live with local American families instead of in a dormitory. Students with low English proficiency attend an after school English class until satisfactory progress is made in speaking English.
Houghton Academy is fully-accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSCSA) as well as The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
College-prep boarding and day school offering grades 6-12 including:
- Full-residential Boarding Program
- Homestay Program
- Staff Housing Program
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- College Course Opportunities
- College Placement
- Extra-curricular Activities
- SAT Preparation Course
- ESL Courses
4. Oakwood Friends School, New York
Courses / Programs
Founded in 1796, Oakwood Friends School is New York State's oldest co-educational boarding and day school. We are an independent college preparatory school serving grades 6-12 located in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County in New York's historic Hudson River Valley. Our Day Program runs for all students from grades 6-12, while our Boarding Program serves students in grades 9-12.
Our residential community on campus numbers over 100 students and faculty. Boarding students are housed in three dormitories across the campus. The dorms are also home to faculty families who serve as dormitory parents, supported by other teachers. Students live in double rooms, with easy access to lounges, a kitchen, and laundry facilities.
Oakwood Friends School focuses on the individual learner and on cultivating a diversified community of students and staff in an atmosphere of mutual respect and enrichment. As a Quaker school, Oakwood gives every student an important voice in the life of our school community. We want students to get to know themselves, build a strong personal identity, develop healthy friendships, and gain leadership skills.
Co-educational Day & Boarding School Programs:
- Boarding Program for Grades 9-12
- Day Program for Grades 6-12
- Middle School
- Upper School
Academic subjects include:
- Mathematics
- Science
- Computer Literacy
- Literature
- Modern Languages
- History
- Music
- Drama
- Visual Arts
5. The Masters School, New York
Courses / Programs
The Masters School is a co-ed day and boarding school that provides a first class preparatory curriculum for 5th-12th grade students, with boarding beginning from the 9th grade. Situated on 96 magnificent acres overlooking the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry NY, The Masters School offers a safe learning environment and one of the few boarding school experiences in close proximity to New York City. A thoughtfully designed residential life program ensures that all the experiences students would have at home are part of campus life.
Students and teachers make full use of great campus facilities as well as once of the most exciting classrooms in the world - NYC. As a boarding and day school, this is a place of high standards, great achievement, and hard work. Our curriculum is challenging, our athletic teams are competitive, our arts program is exceptional.
An engagement with the School's community service program has been a guiding principle since the School's founding in 1877. We are accredited by the the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Co-Educational Programs for students in Grades 5-12:
- Day Program (grades 5-12)
- Full-residential Boarding Program (grades 9-12)
- Middle School
- Upper School
- Arts Program
- Athletics / Extra-curricular Activities
6. The Storm King School
Courses / Programs
The Storm King School is a co-educational college preparatory school located near the crest of Storm King Mountain on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 50 miles north of New York City. Storm King enrolls both boarders and day students in grades 9-12.
Our varied college-preparatory curriculum seeks to stimulate students to stretch themselves by building on their strengths while realistically acknowledging and addressing their weaknesses. Personal growth is encouraged as well through the arts, athletics, activities (including an outdoor-environmental program) and community living. With a 7-1 student-faculty ratio, the accent is on providing an educational environment, which is both supportive and challenging.
The Storm King School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. SKS is a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, and the College Board, among other professional organizations.
Accredited Co-educational College Preparatory Curriculum:
- Boarding program for students in Grades 9-12
- Day program for students in Grades 9-12
Core subjects include:
- English
- History (including US History)
- Mathematics
- Science
- Foreign language/ESL
- Performing Arts (theater, music, dance)
- Health
- Community Service
7. North Country School
Courses / Programs
Located in Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, North Country School is a junior co-educational boarding and day school offering a traditional curriculum for children in grades 4-9. Our students come from diverse backgrounds and cultures, and they are instructed by dedicated, multi-talented adults who teach, live with, and care for them. North Country is primarily boarding, but does enroll day students and five-day boarders.
Qualified children are admitted without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, or national origin. North Country School seeks to enroll students who are capable of being engaged in the classroom, the outdoors, the arts, and the social community.
The school provides a challenging academic curriculum for children of average or above average intelligence. With its emphasis on progressive education, the school is also successful with gifted students and children with different learning styles.
Our unique programming, extensive offerings in studio and performing arts, daily work jobs, family-style residential houses, and outdoor activities provides a variety of venues through which every child can find success.
Boarding and Day Programs for boys and girls in grades 4-9:
- Full boarding (including weekends) and 5-day boarding
- Day Programs for boys and girls grades 4-9
- Junior School
- Secondary School Placement Program
- Arts Program
- Learning Lab for academic support
- English as a Second Language for international students
8. Ross School, Long Island
Courses / Programs
Located in East Hampton and Bridgehampton, on Long Island, New York, Ross School is a private, accredited, day and boarding school offering a Grades 7 - 12 boarding option in addition to a K-12 day program. For students entering grades 7–12 who live outside eastern Long Island and want to attend Ross School, boarding options are available in family-style housing with faculty house parents.
International students are integrated into the School while improving their English proficiency through placement in skills-appropriate ESOL classes. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels in the ESOL program are designed to meet the needs of a variety of students and allow for greater flexibility.
The boarding program is a wonderful opportunity for students to prepare for the increased independence and responsibility of college academics and to share their own unique background and experiences with others.
Our mission is to change the way education meets the future; to foster interdisciplinary, integrated thinking and innovative leadership; to engage fully in the global community; and to facilitate lifelong learning. Ross School is fully accredited by the Middle States Association (MSA).
- K-12 Co-educational Day School programme
- Boarding option for students in Grades 7-12
- ESOL English language integration classes
Core curriculum subjects include:
- Cultural History
- English
- Physics and Biology
- Mathematics
- Foreign Language
- Arts
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Health & Wellness
- Environmental Science
- Interscholastic athletics
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9. The Stony Brook School, Long Island
Courses / Programs
The Stony Brook School, located in Stony Brook (50 miles East of NYC), on the beautiful north shore of Long Island, New York, is a college preparatory, co-educational boarding and day school for grades 7-12.
SBS is home to approximately 180 boarders every year. Our desire is for our students to learn and grow as they live together in a safe and comfortable community. There are currently 7 single-gender residential halls that house our boarding students and approximately 14 to 15 faculty families.
Students are trained to be leaders with integrity and virtue. The Stony Brook School offers an academic program that is challenging, comprehensive, and that recognizes the interconnected-ness of academic disciplines. Students are encouraged to ask questions, to think independently, and to write well.
While students are taught to work independently, they also learn to work in concert with others and with a range of educational and research technologies. Our curriculum is governed principally by the requirements of college preparation and includes formal study of the Bible.
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