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In addition to being a member of the New York Interschool Association, Brearley is considered a sister school of the all-boys Collegiate School and the nearby all-girls Chapin School, with which it shares an after-school program and some classes.
In 2017, Brearley began construction on its “sister” schoolhouse, at 590 East 83rd Street, which opened for the 2019–2020 school year. Class Mascots Each class in the Middle and Upper School has its own mascot.
In 1884, when it was commonly thought that intellectual activity “took the bloom from ladies,” Samuel A. Brearley Jr. opened a school in a brownstone in midtown Manhattan to provide young women with an education comparable to that available to their brothers.
The Brearley School challenges girls of adventurous intellect and diverse backgrounds to think critically and creatively and prepares them for the world.
In addition to being a member of the New York Interschool Association, Brearley is considered a sister school of the all-boys Collegiate School and the nearby all-girls Chapin School, with which it shares an after-school program and some classes.
Brearley, an independent school for girls, was founded in 1884 to provide its students with a college-preparatory education equal in rigor to that of boys, and, in the words of our mission statement today, to prepare them for active responsible citizenship in a democratic society.
The Brearley School is an all-girls private school in New York City, located on the Upper East Side neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan. The school is divided into lower (kindergarten – grade 4), middle (grades 5–8) and upper (grades 9–12) schools, with approximately 50 to 60 students per grade.
