<p>Does anyone know anything about this day school? I had been under the impression that it took kids with problems, but I heard recently that it has become more academic.</p>
<p>Unless it’s changed, Harvey is a pre-boarding school boarding school - i.e. has a significant boarding population but only goes up to 8th or 9th grade. Not sure if it specializes in “troubled” kids, but in this day and age it is pretty unusual for parents to send their kids away to school in 5th or 6th grade and you have to wonder, at least a little bit, about the parents and/or the kids.</p>
<p>It may be that it now has a large population of foreign students, whose parents have sent them away at a young age to get an American education and learn english.</p>
<p>The school has grades 6-12, and a 5-day boarding option. My impression is that it is primarily a day school, but I could be wrong. It is not included in boardingschoolreview.</p>
<p>It is primarily a day school. I live right by it, and have patients who attend.</p>
<p>Founded by Dr. Herbert and Mabel Carter, 1916
Became prep school for grades 4-8 for eastern boarding schools, 1926; primarily boarding
Boarding facilities for 60 with expansion into more day students
Current focus
Traditional college prep (co-ed grades 6-12)
Key dates:
1916- boys of any age or grade admitted
1925- Herbert S. Carter '19 began teaching at Harvey
1926- Herbert S. Carter '19 became Headmaster, with focus on grades 4-8
1947 - established Board of Trustees
1960 - larger proportion of day students added
1969 - school began transitioning to becoming primarily a day school
1970 - ninth grade added
Fall 1979 - tenth grade added; girls admitted to Upper School
Fall 1980 - eleventh grade added
Fall 1981 - twelfth grades added, five years of transitioning into full high school (Sept 83 dropped 4th grade, Sept 84 dropped 5th grade)
Spring 1982 - first graduating senior class, including girls
Fall 1984 Middle School began accepting girls
1986 - Barry Fenstermacher appointed Headmaster
2006 - 335 students</p>
<p>Sorry, I guess my information is a little dated. Both my father and a number of cousins went there, but that was in the 40’s and the late 60’s respectively.</p>
<p>I play against them in sports (or have in the past)… the Harvey kids are known to be “mean” (take that for what you will). Also, I’ve heard that it’s a school for kids who’ve had troubles (as prpdd hints to). Or at least that’s the reputation that it has around where I live… I don’t REALLY know whether that’s true or not, however.</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of it, but my new school might play against Harvey in sports. </p>
<p>I know that you’re probably asking about Harvey for your son, and I honestly can’t give an opinion because I know nothing about the school, but from what everyone’s been saying about it above, he’d probably do better in a different enviroment form Harvey’s. </p>
<p>Have you tried calling any of the city schools? Dalton and Trinity might not have space, but Calhoun, Trevor Day and Columbia Prep might, and they’re all pretty good! I know that you had said before that you didn’t really like Rye Country Day, so it wouldn’t be a good idea to apply there, but what about any of the greenwich-area schools? Brunswick? Greenwich Country Day School? Greens Farms Academy? What about Friends Seminary in downtown NYC? And the United Nations International School? That would be a really great experience for your son if they had space. UNIS follows an IB program, by the way. </p>
<p>It isn’t hard to see if these schools have room. Just call them and ask if they have room in the 10th (is it 10th?) grade for the 07-08 school year. If they say yes, you’re in business, and if they say no, then just move on to the next school on your list.</p>
<p>You don’t have to check out any of these schools, but all I’m saying is that just because he didn’t get into Horace Mann doesn’t mean he’s emotionally challenged and needs to be in a school where other kids have problems. Your son seems like a wonderful kid from what you’ve told us, and I think it would be a waste to let him go to a school that even has the repuation of having issues.</p>
<p>Thanks to all for the information. I am looking for a last-minute possibility for my son, who will be entering 9th grade next fall. I had not initially considered Harvey because of my impression that it takes kids with problems; this is not what we are looking for. I heard just this weekend that the school is becoming more academic and is no longer for kids with problems. I’m trying to find out whether this is true. The reviews on greatschools, some of them quite recent, are not positive.</p>
<p>Thank you for the list of schools, PorpoisePal. NYC would be extremely difficult for us, although I may have to look into some possibilities there. The UN school sounds great. I will also check out the Greenwich schools, although I suspect that they are full for next year.</p>
<p>greenwich country day ends with ninth grade, so I doubt that they would take in a new ninth grader.</p>
<p>You might want to look at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry. It’s probably full for day openings, but you never know! Also, you could investigate Iona Prep if you haven’t already.</p>
<p>Harvey is a decent school. It is not as rigorous as Hackley, Rye Country Day or Master. But there are not many private schools as good as these 3 schools in Westchester County either. If local public school is not a option, I think your son can get a good education in Harvey.</p>
<p>You may also call the public high schools that you like. Some of them will take paid students if the class is not full.</p>
<p>All the parents and kids I know at Harvey school are thrilled with the school. My 7th grader is motivated and eager to attend school everyday. Homework has a purpose and is clearly linked to the curriculum. The curriculum is logical and thorough. The teachers enjoy what they do. There is no comparison to our local public school which has a high rating.</p>
<p>You could also look at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan.</p>
<p>I have a friend that goes there and he haters it. Obviously this isn’t to say that the school is terrible, I myself know very little about it. I just wanted to provide a datapoint.</p>
<p>Is Wooster School in Danbury, CT too far to consider? It’s easy to get to from Route 684/84 and a nice prep school. U</p>
<p>Ugh. Sorry to post a very old thread. Jeez, who resurrected this?</p>
<p>“Music, dance, theater, digital photography, and ceramics are among the opportunities available to students at The Harvey School, located on a wooded, 100-acre campus in Katonah, NY. The co-educational college preparatory school, which enrolls students in grades 6 through 12, places a high premium on the performing arts, and its new arts center, which was opened last spring, continues to realize that vision. The state-of-the-art facility includes a 3,320-square-foot theater, which seats 250 people; a gallery space on the first floor; a large dance studio; a ceramic studio; and a digital art room for digital photography classes and workshops. Small class size (averaging 12 students) encourages academic achievement and personal growth in an environment that is both warm and supportive. Students can be challenged by 12 Advanced Placement courses, in addition to the academically rigorous art, drama, music and creative writing programs available at the school. Three Internet-accessible labs and the integration of computer technology in almost every course are also provided. The school’s competitive Interscholastic Athletic Program includes football, soccer, field hockey, ice hockey, basketball, lacrosse, rugby, baseball, softball, tennis, dance, cross-country and skiing. The school offers an optional five-day residential program for students in grades 7 through 12”</p>
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<li>Originally from Private School Review.
[The</a> Harvey School - Katonah, New York/NY - Private School Profile](<a href=“http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/20417]The”>The Harvey School (2023-24 Profile) - Katonah, NY)</li>
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<p>anyone wanna talk about Harvey School? I am looking for my daughter will will be entering 6th grade.</p>
<p>I have friends there. They like the school, especially the teachers. The sports are not at a very high level but they offer a lot except field hockey for girls. :)</p>
<p>This is my kid’s third year at Harvey and he is going on to the high school.
He loves everything about Harvey. The teachers, the curriculum, the kids, the sports.
I’m also a parent of a kid in a highly rated public school. There’s no comparison. Do you want to be a number or a person? At a public school, the whole school is oriented toward the teachers and staff. To paraphrase the public school principal, “we are centered around the teachers, not the students, because there’s just too many of them.”</p>
<p>You should visit and sit in for a day. Then decide whether to move forward or not.</p>