Dwight School

Founded in 1872, Dwight School is an internationally renowned independent school (nursery-grade 12) committed to educating the next generation of innovative global leaders — one student at a time. Providing a personalized experience for each student through the academically vigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, Dwight is dedicated to “igniting the spark of genius” in every child. The IB - Dwight is the first school in the Americas to offer the comprehensive International Baccaleareate curriculum for students ages 3-19 - The IB is the only curriculum in which students are measured against the same high and universally respected benchmarks around the world - The IB is the "gold standard" in pre-university preparation Personalized Learning - No two students are alike — and no two student journeys at Dwight are the same - Dwight’s student-teacher ratio is among the lowest for New York City independent schools, with two teachers in every preschool-grade 5 class and an average class size of 15 in the upper grades Community - Dwight is a warm, diverse community in which each student is empowered to make a difference - Students participate in a wide range of service leadership programs - Established mentorship programs create bonds between older and younger students inside and outside the classroom Global Vision - Dwight is the first school in the Americas to offer the comprehensive International Baccalaureate curriculum for students ages 3-19 - Dwight is the flagship campus of The Dwight Schools, a global network of IB World Schools in London, Seoul, Shanghai, and on Vancouver Island - Dwight students participate in exchange programs, curricular and creative collaborations, online programs, international athletic competitions, and global leadership conference