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The Dwight School is a selective, combined elementary and secondary private school on the Upper West Side in New York, N.Y. It is widely known as a playground school for Manhattan's elite and wealthy families. The most notable families to send their children to the Dwight School are hotel chain billionaires the Hilton's, publishing billionaires, the Hearsts, music mogul honcho LA Reid, as well as the Cipriani's and a host of other extremely wealthy individuals. Tuition at this exclusive private school starts at around $30,300 a year and can easily run up into the $40,000-50,000 range depending on a variety of factors. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... This article is about the colour. ... This article is about the color. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

History

The school was founded in 1880 by Julius Sachs, founder of the College Board and member of the Goldman Sachs banking family. Throughout the early decades of the school, it catered to the Upper East Side's "German Jewish aristocracy," in the words of Stephen Birmingham in his book, "Our Crowd": The Great Jewish Families of New York (see famous alumni below). In the 1890s, Timothy Dwight became involved in the affairs of the school and it became a feeder school for Yale University. The school's campus was originally located on Central Park South, adjacent to the Plaza Hotel, but later moved to a more economically viable location on East 67th Street between First and York Avenues as a result of the Great Depression. In 1993, Dwight merged with the Anglo-American International School (formerly known as the Franklin School, founded 1872) and moved its campus to Anglo-American's location on Central Park West and 89th Street. In addition to the original building on 89th street, the school expanded rapidly throughout the mid-1990s and has now has taken over the majority of 291 Central Park West along with two adjacent brownstones. Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Julius von Sachs (October 2, 1832 - May 29, 1897), German botanist, was born at Breslau. ... The College Board is a not-for-profit examination board in the United States that was formed in the nineteenth century as the College Entrance Examination Board. ... The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ... Stephen Birmingham, born May 28, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, is an author. ... Our Crowd is a book by Stephen Birmingham that documents the lives of prominent New York Jewish families of the 19th Century. ... Timothy Dwight V (1828 - 1916) was President of Yale University from 1886 through 1899. ... Feeder school is a name applied to schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions that provide a significant number of graduates who intend to continue their studies at specific schools, or even in specific fields. ... Yale redirects here. ... Central Park South is a street in Manhattan, New York City; it is a section of 59th Street. ... The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Central Park West is an avenue in New York City. ...

Immersion program

Children who are enrolled in Dwight's lower school are placed in an immersion program where they are expected to become fluent in a foreign language. Dwight has traditionally encouraged their lower school students to become proficient in French, but has recently switched to Spanish in an effort to update their curriculum. In the 1980s, Dwight became the first school in the United States to offer the three International Baccalaureate (IB) programs to students in grades K-12. ... Fluency is the property of a person or of a system that delivers information quickly and with expertise. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ... K-12 (Pronounced Kay through twelve or just Kay twelve) is the North American designation for primary and secondary education. ...

Student body

Despite Dwight's small size of about 400 students, 37 countries are represented due to the large diplomatic contingent that elect to send their children to the school. The school's expatriate student body represents at least a quarter of the students in most classes. Many parents of Dwight students are ambassadors, consul generals, or employees of the United Nations Secretariat. For the band, see Expatriate (band). ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... See also: consulate (disambiguation). ... The United Nations Secretariat is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and it is headed by the United Nations Secretary General, assisted by a staff of international civil servants worldwide. ...

Today

Dwight's mascot is the Dwight Tiger, a visible symbol around the school. Its school colors are blue and white, and an annual Blue and White competition between students is held during their spirit week assembly. The school motto is "Use your spark of genius to build a better world." For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ...

The crest of Timothy Dwight can be seen on the Dwight School flag, polo shirts, turtlenecks, neckties, and the navy blazers of students in elementary and middle school. It is also the crest of Timothy Dwight College, one of the residential colleges at Yale University. Yale redirects here. ...

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Dwight School include the following. This may include graduates, current students, those who transferred to other schools, and those who dropped out of high school altogether (Primary source: Dwight School):

• Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt [1]
• Fiorello LaGuardia, Mayor of New York City [2]
• Herbert Lehman, Governor of New York, Senator, and Investment banker (co-founder of Lehman Brothers) [3]
• Walter Lippmann Advisor to President Harry Truman, political columnist [4]
• David A. Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee
• Truman Capote, author
• Julian Casablancas of The Strokes
• Nick Valensi of The Strokes
• Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes
• Robert Moses, was the master builder of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, and other suburbs. [5]
• Hal Prince, Director [6]
• Roy Lichtenstein, artist [7]
• Keith Raywood, production designer [8]
• Jonah Goldberg, conservative commentator [9]
• Lizzie Grubman, high profile publicist [10]
• Paris Hilton, celebutante and heiress [11]
• Yehuda Weisbrod, Israeli radio personality and leader of the Zionist Freedom Alliance
• Dana Barron, Actress [12]
• Boogie Dash, Son of Damon Dash

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External links

• The Dwight School official Web site
• The Woodside Park International School