Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School

USA, Школы

Hotel description

Position: United States, New York
Address: 5 West 93rd Street, New York, NY 10025
Age: 4-18 years
Programmes: kindergarten, preparatory, secondary school
Number of students: 1,100
Students: from 23 countries
Date of reason: 1764
Type of training: Day school

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School is one of the best private schools in Manhattan in Upper West Side. The school was founded by Columbia University (Columbia University) in 1764 to train future students in English, ancient Greek and Latin. Since 1865, the school has expanded significantly in both the material and academic fields and has been completely separated from the university.

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School changed its location on several occasions and in 1906 occupied a building on 93rd Street near the central park, where classes and today. The school was initially located in one building, but the number of teaching units gradually increased to 10, the last of which was built in 2001. Over the past 10 years, the average number of graduates has increased from 45 to 110 per year.

The school has all the necessary educational infrastructure for comfort education and effective preparation for university admission. In addition to well-equipped classes and audiences, the school has two libraries, several artistic studios, sports halls, the basin, scientific laboratories, music classes, a computer centre and a cafeteria.

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School offers academic programmes for children 4-18 years from kindergarten (PreK) to 12 grades. The education of children of each age group is well-designed and organized and aimed at developing certain skills. For the youngest children (4 to 10 years), this is the development of social, communication and motor skills; for schoolchildren 11 to 15 years, the development of intellectual, moral, sports and artistic skills; for adolescents 16 to 18 years, saturated academic training for university, creativity and sports.

Most of the school graduates are subsequently admitted to the prestigious universities in North America and Europe, which in fact confirms the high quality of the school. Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School is proud of its graduates, including many journalists, professors, writers, musicians, actresses and even the Nobel Prize Laureate on the physics of Murray Gell-Mann.

Kindergarten - Preparatory Group (PreK)

Age is four years old.
Three teachers for a group of 20 children.
Playing and doing fascinating tasks, children learn to speak and listen. The focus of assignments is gradually shifting to the development of writing and reading skills.
Children study their subjects, different cultures, traditions and holidays. They're familiar with the bases of the bill and the good math.

Kindergarten

Five years old.
Two teachers and an assistant for a group of 20 children.
During the year, children learn to communicate and work with each other. They're doing a few tours in nearby companies. Students are attracted to love to reading and, in general, to learning.

First Class

6 years old.
Two teachers for a group of 20 kids.
Children learn to read, write and count.
The schoolchildren are conducting educational tours on New York ' s main features to better meet the city and its history.
Children also learn to use hours and money; they are familiar with units of measure.

Second to fourth grade

Age 7-9 years.
Two teachers for a group of 20 school kids.
Literature, English, mathematics, history, science and art.
Tours are being organized around New York.
Children learn to work independently and develop academic skills.

Fifth...

ninth grade

Age is 10 to 14 years old.
One teacher for a group of 10 to 15 school kids.
English, literature, America history, ancient history, science, mathematics, art.

Tenth to twelfth grade

Age is 15-18 years old.
One teacher for 10 to 15 people.
Preparing for college or university.
A lot of country tours.
A wide range of academic disciplines is studied in depth: English, algebra, geometry, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, psychology, art, information technology, second foreign language, drama.