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Founded in 1876 by Gideon Frost for "the children of Friends and those similarly sentimented," Friends Academy is a Quaker, coeducational, independent, college preparatory school serving students from age three through the twelfth grade. No other school on Long Island offers all of this: 142 years of experience A proven, rigorous curriculum Amazing facilities and a beautiful 65-acre campus Diverse and talented student body Distinguished and experienced faculty After-school Enrichment Outstanding Arts program and championship Sports teams that compete in the Nassau County public school league.

Portledge is an independent, pre-nursery through twelfth grade coeducational, college-preparatory day school. The School’s coordinated sequential program provides an academically excellent education that prepares students for responsible and productive lives. Dedicated teachers, small class size, and a warm and personal atmosphere combine to advance high moral standards and individual accomplishments. Our teachers understand that for middle schoolers this is a time of self-exploration and self-definition. They teach and coach the whole child and understand their critical role in helping young adolescents develop confidence and become more independent. Middle schoolers are constantly changing, and our teachers themselves are energized by this.

Founded in 1784, Moses Brown is an independent, college preparatory school, enrolling 765 boys and girls, nursery through grade 12. The school's founder — an innovative thinker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur named Moses Brown — envisioned a progressive school that defined excellence. Today, his school continues to help children reach their full potential, academically, spiritually, and athletically. The MB community is committed to the following: We engage all constituents in the collaborative process of nurturing students’ growth and supporting their aspirations. We foster self-discovery, learning for its own sake, resourcefulness, and compassion. Friends Education: Promoting academic excellence, scholarship, and service to others within the framework of a vigorous curriculum, a broad offering of arts and athletics, and a life strongly rooted in the Quaker practices of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. Leadership and Character: Fostering personal achievement and fulfillment, guiding all members of the school community to become informed, compassionate, and engaged global citizens, capable of leading in an ever-changing world. Community: Building a diverse community that respects all voices, perspectives, and cultures. Honoring the intrinsic value of each person influences our decision making, connects us in essential ways, and merits our full attention. Reflection and Discovery: Creating an atmosphere that promotes reflection and joy in learning — one that inspires students to accept challenges, take pride in their accomplishments, and discover their missions in the world. Sustainability: Instilling a respect for the right sharing of the earth’s resources by demonstrating regard for the environment, both locally and globally. Wellness: Developing our students’ personal, social, and physical well-being through individual and collaborative experiences that promote a healthy community and school culture.

THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL inspires bright, motivated young people to be their best and provides them with the skills and experiences needed to be valued, dynamic, confident, and purposeful members of any community. Our community holds five Core Values: Aim High, Balance, Character, Community, Families and Individuality.

At The King`s Academy, students graduate with a sense of belonging and a sense of purpose. TKA offers a Christ-centered college preparatory curriculum for grades 6-12. At TKA, students know they matter. They thrive in our save, wholesome environment. With a low teacher-student ratio, your student will receive loving, individual attention from teachers. With excellent academic preparation, 99% of graduates attend college or university. TKA`s Spiritual Life program and service trips around the globe prepare students to make a difference to others. We offer a stellar visual & performing arts program known throughout the Bay Area and competitive athletics, fielding 57 teams yearly. We offer a loving, family environment where students are encouraged to grow in their relationships with Jesus, their family, teachers, and others. We are committed to developing God`s best for each student spiritually, academically, morally and socially through every program and activity. The most important part of the school's name is the apostrophe. The King's Academy exists to honor and glorify our King, Jesus Christ. The King's Academy has a non-discriminatory racial policy and admits students of all races to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities made available to all regularly enrolled students.

Dexter Southfield School strives to develop in each student academic and athletic skills, moral and spiritual attitudes and habits, and self-discipline so that he may make positive contributions to today's society. A range of offerings is available to students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. The curriculum is challenging, and high expectations are held for each student, yet the faculty provides a wide range of academic offerings and individualized programs. Dexter's athletic programs feature a combination of intramural and interscholastic offerings. In Kindergarten through Grade 2 physical education is a daily activity. Intramural competition is introduced in Grade 3 through Grade 6 during which students compete in many different sports with the goal of instilling a spirit of sportsmanship and teamwork. Beginning in Grade 7, athletes choose from a variety of interscholastic sports.

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley was one of the founding schools in the family of independent schools quickly establishing some of the very best college preparatory programs in the nation. Founded in fall 2014, the school serves grades 5 - 12 and opened with the second largest enrollment in U.S private school history.

Founded in 1859, MICDS is a nonprofit, independent, preparatory school offering non-sectarian education to qualified students regardless of national origin, race or religion. MICDS consists of the Ronald S. Beasley Lower School, for grades JK-4; Middle School, offering a coordinate model of single-sex education in the core curricular classes, for students in grades 5-8; and the Upper School for grades 9-12. MICDS is recognized as one of the nation's leaders in independent education. More than ever our nation needs responsible men and women who can meet the challenges of this world with confidence and embrace all its people with compassion. The next generation must include those who think critically and resolve to stand for what is good and right. Our school cherishes academic rigor, encourages and praises meaningful individual achievement, and fosters virtue. Our independent education prepares young people for higher learning and for lives of purpose and service.

Our commitment is to develop in a caring community an individual who seeks excellence and embraces the "Driving Spirit" of Flint Hill School. At the heart of the Flint Hill philosophy is the belief that the community life of the school inspires students to respect individual differences in social, intellectual, racial and religious backgrounds while enjoying the rich experience of being bound together by service to the shared life of the school. Students who establish deep and lasting friendships through caring for others, who take responsibility for maintaining the high quality of campus life, will experience a truth of lasting value: that the Flint Hill experience is not merely a stepping stone to college, but one that has lifelong meaning and deep satisfaction.

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School is a private Roman Catholic college-preparatory high school located on Long Island, New York. Founded in 1966, the school serves students in grades 9–12 and is known for combining rigorous academics with strong athletics, arts, and community service. Academically, St. John the Baptist offers Regents, Honors, Advanced Placement, and college-credit courses, along with specialized programs in engineering, scientific research, healthcare, computer science, visual arts, and performing arts. The school also offers the AP Capstone Program and Project Lead The Way engineering curriculum

Forsyth Country Day School was established in 1970 to offer families an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational alternative for children from Jr. Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12. Forsyth is distinctive for its small size, the growing diversity of faculty and students, the high quality of its teachers and facilities, a caring and nurturing environment, and the strength of its curriculum. The school’s goal for each student is always the same: to provide significant experiences that will begin a lifelong process of discovery leading to a richly rewarding and happy life. Forsyth Country Day School is a community of learners dedicated to nurturing and enhancing the development of all its members. In a challenging and engaging academic environment, the school is committed to providing the instruction, experiences, and support necessary to develop fully the intellectual, creative, social, and physical potential of each student. Forsyth Country Day School believes strongly in its motto of Pride, Freedom, and Responsibility, stressing the importance of individual responsibility and its impact on enhancing personal freedom. Our goal is to instill a lifelong commitment to learning, integrity, citizenship, compassion, and community service.

Friends School of Baltimore is a private coeducational Quaker school founded in 1784 and serving students in Pre-K through 12th grade. "You can always tell a Friends kid." That's what college admissions officers, business leaders, and families, like yours, tell us. It's in the confidence, maturity, and sense of purpose they bring to every learning situation-whether in the classroom, on the playing field, on stage, or out in the community, where they work to bring about positive change. Visit our vibrant campus and see for yourself how Friends develops not just great minds, but great people.

At Allendale Columbia, our students develop a life-long enthusiasm for learning. They are motivated to accept challenges, to take risks, and to think independently. Allendale Columbia offers a strong coeducational liberal arts program for students in nursery through twelfth grade. Our college preparatory curriculum allows teachers to challenge students to reach their potential and to gain a sense of responsibility to themselves, the school community, their families, and society in general. We foster scholastic and personal independence within a structured atmosphere in which students can experience confidence and trust. Such trust enables students and teachers to be responsive to each other and to take risks. We believe that structure should liberate, not confine. Excellence is our goal.

As the oldest independent school west of the Mississippi, Barstow takes great pride in its heritage and rich historical past. We are equally proud of our adaptive nature and innovative approach to education.

The IMPACT Program at KO provides opportunities for students to bridge academic theory with practical application. During the construction of the Community Commons (opening Fall 2025), students in the eco-design and construction IMPACT Lab wore hard hats and neon vests to learn about building design from the on-site construction team, led by a KO alumnus! Students have access to hundreds of leadership opportunities, from traditional student government roles to creating new service-learning partnerships. Public speaking, project management, and persuasive writing are a few of the many skills students take with them upon graduation. Alumni often return to campus sharing how friendships forged during their time at KO shaped their careers. Networks run deep at Wyvern Nation!

idwell Friends School is an educational community inspired by the values of the Religious Society of Friends and guided by the Quaker belief in "That of God" in each person. We seek academically talented students of diverse cultural, racial, religious and economic backgrounds. We offer these students a rich and rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum designed to stimulate creative inquiry, intellectual achievement and independent thinking in a world increasingly without borders.

Oaks Christian School offers a culture that deeply values academic achievement, where it is cool to be smart, and smart to study. A key OCS philosophy is that great teachers not only have expert subject knowledge with keen didactic skills, but they also have hearts to help develop students spiritually as they nurture the whole child to succeed--body, mind, and spirit. In addition to our rigorous curriculum and state-of-the-art facilities, caring teachers who teach with passion and expertise have become the hallmark of an OCS education.

Cincinnati Country Day School, founded in 1926, is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory school serving pre-primary (18 months) through grade 12 students. The School emphasizes educational excellence, character development, extracurricular involvement, and integrated technology. Students in grades 5 - 12 have their own laptop computer. With a rich academic curriculum and superior technology program, CCDS inspires a passion for learning and independent thinking through a steadfast commitment to academic excellence, personal integrity, and service to others.

Canterbury School, founded in 1977, is an independent day school for students aged 2 to Grade 12 serving northeast Indiana. Its campuses are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana’s second-largest city and the economic and cultural hub of a growing and diversifying 11-county region. Canterbury’s mission is to “Maximize the potential of young people by providing a challenging, enriching, and supportive learning environment in which students build the foundation for a life of purpose, passion, and meaning.”

At Crystal Springs Uplands School we believe that students learn best in an environment that promotes learning in diverse ways about a complex world; stimulates intellectual and creative development; nurtures the individual within a community of mutual trust, caring, and respect; and balances academic and extracurricular interests and accomplishments. We encourage critical thinking and intellectual risk-taking; responsibility for one's ideas and actions; personal integrity, ethical awareness, and multicultural understanding; individual leadership and cooperative interaction; and respect for one's self and for the views of other. We endeavor to equip students with a spirit of inquiry; a respect for human potential; a sense of responsibility for the environment and to the global community; and a feeling of joy in lifelong learning.