NY-The Storm King School
King Sturm, NY
Private co-school, boarding day, college prep, no religion
314 Mountain Road|Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
www.sks.org
The school is located on a hill beside the Hudson River overlooking the scenic Hudson River. This school serves students in grades 8-12 as a top boarding school. The school not only has a superior geographical location, but also an outstanding team of teachers and high-quality further education. These are underpinned by a comprehensive curriculum, a highly flexible curriculum width, and a sports and visual arts program that encourages competition and teamwork, and the school's student body is 45% international and highly accepting and tolerant of international students. International students come from 19 countries, including Angola, Argentina, Germany, Japan, Russia and China, where students can be exposed to more cultures and ideas.
The core reason why the school has become a popular school is that the school has an outstanding education team, teachers not only teach students to learn but also make the school their home, about 65% of the teachers live on campus, eat and play sports with students, and build relationships with students that go beyond normal classroom teaching.
School Highlights:
【Location】The school's location in New York offers many opportunities for students to meet some of the world's top experts or Wall Street executives.
In addition to the normal curriculum, the school also offers many unique courses, including fashion design, computer science, literature and art, and environmental science.
【Extracurricular Activities】Extracurricular activities are abundant, including board games, shipbuilding clubs, cooking, movies, psychology, yoga, and more.
【Featured Programs】The school offers one-on-one university counseling programs, as well as a series of hands-on learning courses that are very hands-on.
Yale, Chicago, Cornell, MIT, Harvard, etc.
Basic Information
Founded: 1867
Student-to-faculty ratio: 1:8
Nature of school: boarding school
Four-year College Acceptance Rate: 100%
Nature of religion: Non-religious
Sports teams: 18
Campus size: 55 acres
ESL: Yes
Grades 8-12
AP courses: 10
Number of students: 185
Number of courses: 100
Percentage of international students: 45%
The average SAT score: 1250
Senior Teacher Ratio: 67%
School facilities
The school currently has a 55-acre campus with mountains, forests, hiking trails, scenic grounds, and thousands of trees. The campus buildings are both historic and modern, giving the campus a quintessentially New York charm.
Around the school
Located in New York, 55 miles from downtown New York, students can experience many new opportunities, such as attending Louis Vuitton's new product launch and viewing the 82nd floor of the World Trade Center.
Curriculum
In addition to the normal curriculum, the school also offers many unique courses, such as fashion design, computer science, literature and art, and environmental science.
Mathematics:
Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Intermediate Applied Algebra, Honors Prequel, Calculus, Finite Math, AP Calculus, Advanced Calculus, AP Statistics, Advanced Special Topics
English:
Secondary English, Art, Culture and Global History, Introduction to Literature, United States Studies, United States Literary Studies, United States Literary Studies Honours, Genre Studies...... Society and Self in Literature, Creative Writing, Honors in United Kingdom Literature, AP English Literature and Writing, Madness in Literature, Hero's Journey Science Fiction/Fantasy
History and Social Sciences:
Secondary History, Global Studies, United States Studies, Honors United States Studies, International Relations, Economics, Government, Comparative Government, Psychology or Advanced Psychology, AP Art History, Advanced Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Personal Finance, and Business
Science:
Middle School Science, Freshman Physics, Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology, Environmental Science, Physics, Conceptual Physics, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Biology, Introduction to Computer Science, AP Computer Science A, Advanced Chemistry, AP Computer Science Principles
World Languages:
Spain 1, Spain 2, Spain 3, Spain 4, ASL Level 1, ASL Level 2, Advanced ASL
Featured items
College Counseling Program: The school's college counselors communicate one-on-one with each student and family, and the results of this personalized college counseling are impressive, with each student being accepted into the university, and 90% of seniors being accepted to the top three colleges of choice.
Learning Programs: The school's curriculum respects the principle of interactivity, and students become thinkers, doers, problem solvers, and adaptors who are prepared to adapt to the rapid changes in the world. The school prepares a number of specialty courses such as Q-terms, global travel, and a wide range of service-learning opportunities on and off campus.
Art projects
The school's arts program has excellent facilities, including the 230-seat Walter Reed Jr. Theatre and the Alison Vladimir Center for the Arts. The school's proximity to New York City allows students to experience world-famous performers, Broadway shows and even Mercedes-Benz fashion shows. The school's music program offers private music lessons.
The school has renowned art programs including studio art, pottery, photography, filmmaking, fashion design, music, dance, drama, and more.
Athletic programs
The school currently has 18 sports teams, and there is something for both high-level players and novices.
Fall: Girls' Soccer, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country, Wellness, Hiking
Winter: Boys' basketball, girls' basketball, eSports, fences, bowling, rock climbing, wrestling, health
Spring: Women's Tennis, Men's Tennis, Women's Hockey, Men's Hockey, Baseball, Softball, Mountain Biking, Ultimate Frisbee
Club activities
Animation Club, Art Club, Latino Black Student Union, Board Game Club, Shipbuilding Club, Cooking Club, Creative Arts & Literary Publishing Club, Crochet Club, Dance/Cheerleading Club, Dance Club, Drama Club, Doctor Who Club, Film Association, Girls Fitness Club, Golf Club, Improvisation Club, Math/Computer Science Club, Model United Nations, Music Club, Psychology Think Tank, Rock Club, Sports Radio Club, Student Recreation Committee, Theatre Tech Club, Video Production Club, Yoga Club
Graduation Direction
Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Harvard University, New York University, Stony Brook University, Tufts University, University of California, Davis, University of California, San Diego, University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Toronto, University of Virginia, Wake Forest University, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale University
School fees
$74,100