School Tours

Have you ever seen a playground on the roof of a school? Wondered how students move through a vertical campus? Join us for a peek into the New York City independent school world! Special thanks to these schools for opening their doors to us. Space is limited, please sign up through the Conference Registration website. Tour options include:

Collegiate School 

Join us for a tour of Collegiate School, an independent school on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Founded in 1628, Collegiate opened a new vertical campus in 2018 designed specifically to deliver a robust research-based educational program to boys in Grades K-12.

Limited to 20 registrants

De La Salle Academy

Join our 8th grade student ambassadors for a tour of De La Salle Academy, the only private, independent school in New York City for academically talented, economically disadvantaged boys and girls in grades six through eight. We are a diverse community of over 160 students commuting from neighborhoods all over the Metropolitan area.

Limited to 20 registrants

Spence School

We look forward to welcoming you to The Spence School. Our campus is on the Upper East Side in Manhattan and includes buildings on 91st Street and 93rd Street, off Madison Avenue, and also the facility we call “412” on 90th, between 1st and York. 412, which opened in January 2021, includes a gym that accommodates over 500 spectators, squash courts, a student café, a large multi-purpose room, and the Brizendine Ecology Center. The Ecology Center includes a teaching kitchen, a classroom, a greenhouse and a garden. Our time together will give us a chance to see all of these spaces and learn more about the programmatic needs that were addressed by the purchase and design of 412. We will also talk about the Residency Program that students in grades K-12 experience annually at our Eco Center. We can also talk more broadly about Spence’s academic and extracurricular program, hopefully while enjoying the sunshine in our rooftop garden.

Limited to 20 registrants