Located in a private house on Beechmont Drive, this Montessori school accepts children ages two to six. The school is small and enrollment is kept to under 50 students. The school does not have a website, but for more information, contact Pushpa R. Jagoda at [email protected].
The Thornton Donovan School, located on tree-lined Overlook Circle, provides progressive education for academically gifted boys and girls in grades K-12. A private institution founded in 1901, Thornton Donovan provides small class sizes in which instruction is customized to each student's unique learning abilities. Additionally, the curricula include an international focus so that students achieve an in-depth knowledge of world cultures and geography.
Visit the Thornton Donovan School website for further information and downloadable application forms.
Mount Tom Day School is housed in a 19-room mansion formerly owned by the illustrator J.C. Leyendecker. Founded in 1955, the school provides nursery, preschool and early childhood programs. The school's grounds include a playground and an outdoor theater. Mount Tom Day School is permanently chartered by the New York State Department of Education.
Monroe College is a career-focused private college with campuses in New Rochelle and the Bronx, as well as and on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Monroe College offers "flex learning" for busy professionals and parents, through which they can take night or weekend classes that fit their schedules.
Monroe College offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees and graduate degrees. Associate degrees are offered in: accounting, baking and pastry, business administration, criminal justice, culinary arts, hospitality management, information technology, medical administration, medical assisting and pharmacy tech. Bachelor's degree programs include: accounting, business management, criminal justice, general business, health services administration, hospitality management, information technology, public accounting and public health. Graduate degrees are offered in business administration and criminal justice.
Monroe also offers online associate degrees in business administration, criminal justice and medical administration, as well as online bachelor's degrees in business management, criminal justice, health services administration and information technology. Other degrees can be completed through a combination of online and classroom courses, which Monroe calls "blended learning."
Monroe offers financial aid and work-study programs and assists students in finding part-time jobs. The New Rochelle campus offers on-campus living in 16 dorm buildings, which collectively house 750 students. On-campus housing provides 24-hour security for students.
Monroe College is a member of the National Junior College Athletics Association and its athletics teams are the Mustangs. On-campus student groups include the National Association of Black Accountants, Monroe Cheerleaders, Monroe Dancers and Students in Free Enterprise.
The Ursuline School is a Catholic preparatory school for young women in grades six through 12. Founded in 1897, the Ursuline School provides education focused on the individual academic potential of each student. The Ursuline academic program includes English, social studies, religious studies, foreign language, mathematics, science, arts, computer applications and health. Additionally, the school provides extracurricular clubs, programs and activities, including athletic teams such as tennis, swimming, field hockey, volleyball and softball.
Salesian High School is a boys' private Catholic high school based on the educational tradition of St. John Bosco: reason, religion and kindness. With small class sizes ensuring individualized attention and a solid foundation of Christian principles, students are given not only an academic education, but cultivate lasting relationships and develop the tools they need to be repsonsible and productive members of society.
New Rochelle's Trinity Elementary School serves grades K-5 in the New Rochelle City School District. It was the first public school in New Rochelle. Some of the top after-school activities for kids at Trinity include band, basketball and the school newspaper.
