The campus is faced on Amsterdam Avenue by a wide elevated plaza which features a self-weathering steel memorial sculpture by William Tarr. The same steel, called Mayari R, was used by architect Frost Associates in the curtain wall of the building, the interior of which has an arrangement of perimeter corridors with floor-to-ceiling windows, leaving many classrooms on the inner side windowless. The school is across West 65th Street from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. The building was formerly the location of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, which opened in 1975 and was closed in 2005 by the New York City Department of Education due to a history of low academic performance and a low enrollment rate, as well as a history of violence, including the shooting of two tenth grade students inside the school on January 15, 2002, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. The closing of the school was included by Chancellor Joel Klein and Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the education reform policy. The high school graduated its final class on June 27, 2005.
Lowest grade taught: 9th Grade - Highest grade taught: 12th Grade
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School is the oldest non-sectarian private school in the United States, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in New York City, New York. It was founded in 1764 by Columbia University in order to properly prepare incoming freshmen in the fields of English, Greek, and Latin grammar. By 1865, the school had grown substantially and was no longer connected to the university.The school was originally known as The Grammar School of King's College . The school changed its name concurrently with the university during the American Revolution to Columbia Grammar School, and added the word preparatory in 1978. While grammar and preparatory have differing connotations, the entire school is known by its full name.The school has existed in several locations over the centuries. In 1906, the school moved to its current location on 93rd Street, off Central Park West. It originally consisted of one building, and expanded by adding five brownstones through the merger of the adjacent Leonard School for Girls in 1950. A building across the street was built in 1984, followed by two more in 1997 and 2001. Furthermore, an administration building was recently added to the school. In the past 20 years, the average size of the graduating class has more than doubled from approximately 45 to approximately 110.
Trinity School is an independent, preparatory, co-educational day school for grades K-12 located in New York City, USA, and a member of both the New York Interschool and the Ivy Preparatory School League. Founded in 1709 in the old Trinity Church at Broadway and Wall Street, the school is the fifth oldest in the United States and the oldest continually operational school in New York City.In April 2010, Forbes Magazine named Trinity the best college preparatory school in the United States.HistoryTrinity School was founded by William Huddleston, working under the aegis of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, in 1709 as a charity school for Trinity Church. Originally open to both boys and girls, classes were held in Trinity Church in lower Manhattan, but in 1749, Trinity moved into its own building across the street. The building burned down two months later and had to be rebuilt. Columbia University, then King's College, was founded in that building's first floor. Trinity traditionally educated its students for Columbia given their close ties.
Robert Louis Stevenson School is an independent, progressive, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Manhattan. Located in a landmark building just off Central Park West, Stevenson serves students from NY, NJ, and CT.
The Special Music School, or SMS, is a unique New York public school for musically gifted children. The school is run as a public/private partnership between the New York City Department of Education and Kaufman Music Center, a not-for-profit, multi-arts organization. The Department of Education funds the academic portion of the students' education, while the music program is funded by private donations through Kaufman Music Center.Intended for children with high musical potential, the Special Music School provides a rich musical and demanding academic education for grades K-11 through an integrated curriculum with a primary focus on music. Children have two private lessons per week in piano, cello, violin, flute, French horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, or clarinet, as well as classes in music theory, chorus, and movement. Three quarters of the students' time is spent on academic subjects. The school has partnerships with the National Dance Institute, the Center for Educational Innovation, New Visions for Public Schools, Studio in a School, Teachers College, Columbia University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Special Music School also has a high school at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Complex on New York City’s Upper West Side, with a music curriculum that emphasizes the development of the student as a musician for the 21st century. With the establishment of the high school extension, Special Music School High School will be the city’s only K-12 school that teaches music as a core subject. Eighth graders from all five boroughs of New York City will be eligible to apply. They have music theory, music history, and music technology.
Lowest grade taught: All Ungraded - Highest grade taught: All Ungraded
Alumni & Friends (A&F) strives to continue and enhance world-class arts education opportunities for all students at LaGuardia High School by providing awards, scholarships and funds to the school and its students so that regardless of family income, they can successfully pursue their talents. In the 2011-2012 school year alone, A&F’s $5 million endowment provided more than $500,000 to the school and its students in awards, studio support and equipment. Generous donors have made this possible and it is the goal of A&F to grow this endowment further to provide even more assistance, particularly as the school faces further budget cuts and its needs are greater than ever. A&F serves as a resource for alumni to inform them of activities and events in the school, to help them keep in touch with each other and to invite them to reunions.
Lowest grade taught: 9th Grade - Highest grade taught: 12th Grade
Lowest grade taught: All Ungraded - Highest grade taught: All Ungraded
Lowest grade taught: Kindergarten - Highest grade taught: 12th grade
Lowest grade taught: Kindergarten - Highest grade taught: 12th grade
Welcome To New York Jazz Academy. NYJA is the fastest-growing music school in New York City. Its innovative and comprehensive jazz curriculum has helped hundreds of students, including adults and kids. NYJA began in Manhattan with a simple and determined mission of providing ensemble performance and rehearsal opportunities to talented young musicians. Over the years, the school has seen unprecedented growth while developing into a new and successful model of jazz education and professional development for musicians of all ages and levels. Now NYJA helps train and develop a student body of all ages and levels, including seasoned performing artists using NYJA programs as a form of professional development, adult hobbyists of varied ability, supremely talented teens, and beginners of all ages. With locations thriving in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island, New York Jazz Academy has become a beacon of inspiration and insight for musicians ready to take their jazz playing to the next level. NYJA offers jazz band rehearsals, jam sessions, improv workshops, individualized lessons, and much more. Boasting a faculty roster of many of the finest musicians and educators in NYC, NYJA gives students a chance to learn all styles of jazz on virtually any instrument, including piano, guitar, drums, voice, saxophone, trumpet, and more. An active contributor to the cultural vitality of the city, NYJA also offers school outreach programs and assemblies, special performances, partnerships with major jazz clubs, custom workshops for out-of-town students, online classes, and educational consulting and publishing.
Lowest grade taught: 9th grade - Highest grade taught: 12th grade
Manhattan Day School, often called MDS, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish yeshiva elementary school located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It was founded in 1943. The school has an early childhood department in addition to serving students grades K-8. It also offers a summer camp for children ages 3 – 7, and a science camp for first, second, and third grade students. The school has afterschool and enrichment programs, including softball, karate, ballet, dance, art, E2K, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. The MDS basketball and hockey teams are the Mavericks
Lowest grade taught: 9th Grade - Highest grade taught: 12th Grade
In addition to discounted daily open classes, students in the program also receive the following benefits: Discounted rate on master classes, workshops and intensives Recommendations and personal reference letters Student ID cards Discounted rates on studio rentals Discount or free tickets to concerts and shows Discounts on merchandise sold at the Steps boutique
While Steps on Broadway is the studio of choice for many of today's brightest stars, The School at Steps cultivates young dancers, ages 18 mos. – 18 yrs., from their first step in a dance studio through their pre-professional training. Students discover their individual artistic voices in a creative environment with the guidance of an internationally recognized faculty. The personal attention the school provides encourages students to mature as dancers, grow as individuals, and enrich their passion for the art form. School at Steps graduates go on to dance with professional companies, study at top college dance programs, and perform on Broadway. The School at Steps offers an Academic Year (September - June) and Summer Program (July & August) designed for students interested in exploring various dance styles as well as for those students already focused on a particular discipline. A variety of classes and levels are offered throughout the year in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, theater dance, pilates and hip hop. In addition to classes, students at the school are given performance opportunities as well as educational workshops on dance and career related topics. Beginning with the Young Dancers program and continuing through the most advanced Pre-Professional classes, The School at Steps provides children an opportunity to explore the world of dance, experiment and learn technique, and enrich their appreciation for the various forms of the art. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest! @SchoolatSteps
Public School 9, The Sarah Anderson School is a public elementary K–5 neighborhood catchment school that offers two programs: Renaissance and Gifted. Founded in 1830, P.S. 9 is located on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City.School nameThe Sarah Anderson School is named after Sarah Anderson, a beloved school paraprofessional and parent for whom the Board of Education renamed PS 9 at a May 1981 memorial dedication. Never married, she was the mother of three: Clarence "Pete" Anderson, Ronald Dean Anderson, and Thomas Anderson. Sarah Anderson is buried at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Griffin, GA. Her nickname, for those close to her, was "Peggy." Her daughter-in-law, Earnestine Anderson, also worked with Sarah as a paraprofessional at PS 9. Earnestine resides in Griffin.In 1993, under Principal Joan Gutkin, PhD, PS 9 received magnet school funding for music and art and henceforth adopted the name, "Renaissance School of Music and Art." Upon the departure of Dr. Gutkin, and with the ebb and flow of funding for the arts, PS 9 uses both names, interchangeably.HistoryOriginal locationThe school that became P.S. 9 was originally organized by the vestry of Saint Michael's Church (Episcopal) in the early 19th century. The vestry continued to operate the school in the Bloomingdale area until a law was enacted November 19, 1824 which barred church schools from receiving public school funding. On May 22, 1826, the Public School Society of New York acquired it; and, in July 1827, the Society paid $250 for a 100x100 foot tract at 82nd Street between 10th (Amsterdam) and 11th (West End) Avenues. On July 19, 1830, the Society completed the construction of a one-story clapboard school at 466 West End Avenue for $1,500, accommodating about 50 children. The Society transferred jurisdiction of the school to the Board of Education in July 1853.
The Anderson School PS 334 is a New York City school for gifted children in grades kindergarten through 8 from the city's five boroughs. It was founded years ago (September 1987) as The Anderson Program under the stewardship of PS 9. The New York City Department of Education (DOE) spun off Anderson in July 2005 as a stand-alone school — PS 334.EnrollmentAnderson's enrollment, as of February 10, 2010, was 559 students. Since inception, Anderson has had two sections (classrooms) per grade. For the 2009–10 school year, the DOE admitted three sections for kindergarten and opened an additional section for 1st grade.AdmissionsThe five citywide schools, of which Anderson is one, admit children from New York City's five boroughs (citywide), without preference for their district of residence.All gifted education programs in NYC, Kindergarten through 3As of the 2012–2013 school year, the application process for all gifted and talented (G&T) programs in the City uses the following two assessments Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, 2nd Edition (NNAT-2) The non-verbal component of the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, 8th Edition (OLSAT-8)The nonverbal component of the assessment is weighted approximately 2/3 and the verbal is weighted approximately 1/3.(This was changed in 2015 and now both parts weigh the same 1/2)
Among private alternative schools in New York City, The Smith School is exceptional. Total enrollment 50 and class sizes average five students. The Smith School specializes in unleashing each student's potential by providing a learning environment that is safe, friendly, structured, and supportive. The Smith School is ideal for students who struggle in larger public classrooms or other private schools. Whatever the issue, The Smith School is committed to the success of each student. Located on the Upper West Side, near Central Park and several museums, students are treated to an experience rich in art, music, and cultural events.
Lowest grade taught: 7th grade - Highest grade taught: 12th grade