Harrow International School New York

Harrow International School New York is an international school in Oakdale, New York, on Long Island, that is scheduled to open in 2025. It is a subsidiary of the Harrow School in the United Kingdom, and the first such one to open in the United States.[1]

History

The New York State Board of Regents gave the school a provisional charter in February 2025.[1] It is scheduled to open in September 2025. Initially it will have grades 6-10,[2] and the school administration anticipated that the initial enrollment would be 80. Each subsequent year, a grade is to be added, until it covers grades 6-12. The planned ultimate enrollment size is around 400. The school's plan is to have day, five day boarding, and seven day boarding students.[1]

The first principal is Matthew Sipple. Harrow School sent an employee to familiarize Sipple with Harrow methods.[3]

Josie Ensor of The Sunday Times stated that political issues under the Second presidency of Donald Trump may affect the operations of the school and the ability to attract non-US boarding students.[2]

Academics

The school will use the International Baccalaureate curriculum and it will be coeducational.[2]

Campus

The campus was previously owned by LaSalle Military Academy and St. John's University.[1] Amity University had purchased the campus from St. John's in 2016.[4] Amity then decided to establish a Harrow school in New York.[5] This campus has 170 acres (69 ha) of land, and includes an 1897 building named the Bourne Mansion.[2] The Bourne Mansion is scheduled to be the school's central building.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Harrington, Mark (2025-02-27). "Harrow International School NY set to open this fall at former LaSalle campus in Oakdale". Newsday. Melville, New York. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  2. ^ a b c d Ensor, Jodie (2025-04-11). "'It has wonderful Hogwarts charm': inside Harrow's New York school". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  3. ^ a b Chaffin, Joshua (2025-03-29). "How to Start a British Boarding School on Long Island Without Embarrassing Britain". The Wall Street Journal. New York City. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  4. ^ Winzelberg, David (September 28, 2016). "St. John's closes on $22.5M sale of Oakdale campus". Long Island Business News. BridgeTower Media. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
  5. ^ "AMITY TO ESTABLISH HARROW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN INDIA AND NEW YORK". Amity University. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2025-06-15.

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