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The Brownstone School

PrivateUpper West Side
128 West 80th Street, New York, NY 10024
212-874-1341
www.brownstoneschool.org

Overview

Educational philosophy

Progressive / Play Based

Programs offered

2s · 3s · Pre-K

Annual tuition

$29K – $40K / yr

School continues

Through Pre-K

Total students

~80

Financial aid

Aid: $

Sibling & legacy

Given some weight

Upcoming:
Oct 1Tours & info sessions Oct–Feb; revisit/open house Feb 9.3s

The Brownstone School is a nonprofit, play-based independent preschool on the Upper West Side, welcoming children ages 2 through 5 since 1963. Housed in a landmarked West 80th Street building with a state-of-the-art backyard playground, it offers an emergent, developmentally-focused curriculum with weekly music, yoga and TADA! theater. An ISAAGNY member, it enrolls about 75 children, offers need-based aid to roughly 12% of families, and sends graduates to a broad range of NYC independent and Gifted & Talented public schools for Kindergarten.

Programs & Schedule

2s2 yrs – 3 yrs
Schedule optionTuition / yr
3 days per week, 8:30am-12:00pm$28,602
5 days per week, 8:30am-12:00pm$31,728
3s3 yrs – 4 yrs
Schedule optionTuition / yr
5 days, 8:45am-12:15pm$31,728
Threes 5-day half-day base + 1 Extended Day afternoon/week, 12:15-2:30pm, Mon-Thu$33,903
Threes 5-day half-day base + 2 Extended Day afternoons/week, 12:15-2:30pm, Mon-Thu$36,078
Threes 5-day half-day base + 3 Extended Day afternoons/week, 12:15-2:30pm, Mon-Thu$38,252
Threes 5-day half-day base + 4 Extended Day afternoons/week, 12:15-2:30pm, Mon-Thu$40,427

Extended Day to 2:30pm available

Pre-KAge 4–5

Schedule

Mon–Thu 8:30am–2:30pm · Fri 8:30am–12:15pm

Extended hours

No

Tuition

$40,427 / yr

Admissions

Applications open ($75 fee).Sep 1
Tours & info sessions Oct–Feb; revisit/open house Feb 9.Oct 1
Application deadline (may close earlier if oversubscribed).Feb 1
Financial aid (new families; returning Nov 30).Feb 2
Notification (ISAAGNY).Feb 25
Reply by noon.Mar 4
Sibling & legacy priority:Given some weightBased on community knowledge — confirm with school

Leadership

Felicia Gordon

Admissions contact

Nicole Seltzer

nicole@brownstoneschool.org

Ex-missions

Ex-missions support ✓

Ex-missions refers to the process of applying from preschool to Kindergarten or an ongoing school. Schools with dedicated ex-missions support actively guide families through ERB testing, school visits, and applications.

Where graduates go

Private kindergarten & elementary

39 schools
Bank Street School for ChildrenBASIS Independent ManhattanBirch Wathen Lenox SchoolColumbia Grammar and Preparatory SchoolConvent of the Sacred HeartEthical Culture Fieldston SchoolFieldston Lower SchoolFriends SeminaryManhattan Children's CenterMarymount School of New YorkRiverdale Country SchoolRodeph Sholom SchoolRye Country Day SchoolSt. Bernard's SchoolSt. David's SchoolSt. Hilda's & St. Hugh's SchoolSt. Ignatius Loyola SchoolThe Allen-Stevenson SchoolThe Brearley SchoolThe Browning SchoolThe Buckley SchoolThe Calhoun SchoolThe Cathedral SchoolThe Chapin SchoolThe Collegiate SchoolThe Dalton SchoolThe Dwight SchoolThe Gateway SchoolThe Hewitt SchoolThe Horace Mann SchoolThe Nightingale-Bamford SchoolThe School at Columbia UniversityThe Spence SchoolThe Speyer Legacy SchoolThe Studio SchoolThe Town SchoolTrevor Day SchoolTrinity SchoolUNIS (United Nations International School)

Public kindergarten & elementary

8 schools
Hunter College Elementary SchoolPS 166 / PS 166 Gifted and TalentedPS 199PS 452PS 87 / PS 87 Dual LanguagePS 9The Anderson ProgramThe Special Music School

See the full list of schools graduates go on to — with counts and sources.

Culture & Community

Educational approach
Progressive / Play Based

Play-based, emergent curriculum grounded in developmental early-childhood education. Teachers observe children's interests and build responsive lessons spanning science, math, literacy, social studies, social-emotional development, self-help skills, and physical development; children develop through guided and self-directed play.

GenderCo-ed
Cultural programs
MusicArt
Outdoor spaceOwn outdoor space ✓
Enrichment
Music specialistMusical theater (TADA!)YogaArtExtended-day enrichment (cooking · science · art)
After-school programs
Extended Day for 3s (12:15-2:30pm, Mon-Thu) with cooking, science and math, art and sensory exploration following a rest period.

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