Private Boarding School in New York State

The Masters School, New York:
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.

- Experienced & Caring Faculty
Each dorm has four “parents” who create a warm and homelike environment. Faculty are available day and night and become familiar with the details of students’ lives so they can address any issues as they arise.

Students, in turn, know they can always receive sound advice from a dorm parent. In addition, each boarding student has a dedicated faculty advisor who lives on campus.

- Extra-Curricular Activities
On weekends, boarders engage in a range of on-campus activities, including art studio, open gym, concerts, coffee houses, movies, dances, and dorm challenges.

Off campus, students enjoy trips to New York City, nearby ski areas, horseback riding trails, local shops, and Westchester County’s historic sites and attractions.

- Student Free Time
Students have the freedom and flexibility to pursue new interests and develop unique talents. Faculty and advisors are always on hand to provide support and to help develop good decision-making and time-management skills.

- Accreditation
We are accredited by the the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

- The Masters School offers one of the only boarding school experiences in the New York metropolitan area. Here, there is no pressure to conform to a particular mold: students are free to be who they are: teenagers.

- A thoughtfully designed residential life program ensures that all the experiences students would have at home—from nights at the movies to dances to driver’s ed—are part of campus life.

- Dorms feature all the amenities students need to live comfortably and thrive academically and socially. All rooms have phones and high-speed Internet connections, and each dorm is equipped with washer-dryers and contains a number of common areas, including kitchens and TV/VCR rooms.

- 131 Years of Academic Excellence
- Engaging and Challenging College Preparatory Curriculum
- Middle School: Grades 5-8 (single-gender classes in 6-8)
- Upper School: 9-12, Coeducational Day and Boarding
- Discussion-based Classes around Harkness Tables
- Committed Faculty and Advisors Provide Individual Attention
- New York City as an Educational Resource
- Outstanding Performing and Visual Arts
- Competitive Athletics
- State-of-the-Art Science and Technology Building
- Dedication to Community Service
- Celebrating Individuality, Diversity, and Community

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