Welcome to York Prep
At York Prep, we guide students to discover their unique path to academic, social, and personal success. Our holistic approach encourages students to explore what they love, develop a growth mindset, and build a strong foundation of academic skills and strategies that serve them for life.
Students are supported by a world-class team of educators, including teachers, learning specialists, counselors, coaches, and deans. With this team, students learn to navigate conflict with empathy, develop resilience, and adapt with confidence to an ever-changing environment.
Located in the heart of the Upper West Side, York Prep offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, with exceptional arts, robust athletics programs, and a faculty deeply committed to student growth. Here, students are empowered to look within to understand who they are, and to seek out opportunities to be thoughtful leaders, collaborative peers, and lifelong learners.
York Prep at a glance
728 ft.
To Central Park
350
Students
100%
College Matriculation
25
Learning Specialists
What is happening around York Prep?
Find out about our upcoming key events, holidays and occasions.
The grid calendar can be found on the Parent Portal.
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Visit York Prep! Upcoming information sessions:
🔵 Oct 27: Upper & middle school
⚪️ Nov 13: Middle school
🔵 Nov 19: Upper & middle school
⚪️ Dec 10: Upper & middle school
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York Prep’s 26-27 application is open on Ravenna. Link in bio!🐾
🔵 Jan 8: Applications due
⚪️ Feb 11: Middle school decisions released
🔵 Feb 20: High school decisions released
Today, York Prep hosted its first Be Well Day, a community celebration by more than 100 Cognita schools around the world. This year’s theme is connection. Here are the highlights:
🔵Students saw a presentation by guest speaker, Jodie Patterson, an award-winning published author, lecturer, and advocate for belonging, followed by student circles.
⚪️All throughout the day, classroom programming integrated topics of mindfulness. Ms. Borden’s science class read an article about the science of coloring and its effect on mood, stress, and mindfulness.
🔵STEAM students took students’ blood pressure at school to test the physiology of stress
York Prep Field Day Highlights!
🔵 Student v. Faculty Kickball Game
⚪️ Middle School Spikeball with MS Dean Mr. Simpson
🔵 Upper School Spikeball tournament
Thank you to all staff, faculty, administrators, and Central Park staff for keeping this tradition alive.
