The Athletic Association of Independent Schools of New York (better known as the AAIS) is a girls varsity athletic conference composed of some of the leading private independent schools, both co-educational and girls only, in New York City. The league covers a number of intermural sports programmes including: Badminton; Basketball; Cross Country; Indoor Athletics; Lacrosse; Soccer; Softball; Squash; Swimming; Tennis; Track and Field; and Volleyball. Many AAIS schools are members or associates of the prestigious New York Interschool consortium.
MEMBERS
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Spread across a number of sites in the well-to-do Park Slope area of Brooklyn, Berkeley Carroll is a K-12 co-educational institution with a particular reputation for STEM subjects including maths and engineering. The school's estimable alumni list includes a number of accomplished actors, authors and journalists amongst a glittering coterie of mathematicians and scientists. The school competes in a variety of varsity sports as a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association.
181 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11217, United StatesIndependent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1886
Co-educational | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
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A renowned Knickerbocker institution, The Brearley School has been educating the daughters of Manhattan society since it was founded in 1884 from it's imposing Upper East Side campus. Brearley regularly places as the top all-girls private school in the United States and excels at ensuring pupils place at Ivy League colleges and top-tier Liberal Arts Colleges. Indeed, the school delivers a liberal arts based educational programme with a long-established classics element in keeping with the Latin school tradition.
Independent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1884
Girls | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
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The Chapin School
100 East End Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10028, United States
Independent Private (fee-paying)
Initially established in 1901 as a feeder school preparing girls for entry into The Brearley School, Chapin is a full K-12 all girls school in New York City with an international reputation for excellence. The school has long-been associated with the upper echelons of New York society and is considered one of the leading college preparatory schools in the United States with pupils regularly offered places at the top universities and colleges in the USA and abroad.
Independent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1901
Girls | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
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The leading Catholic girls school in New York City, if not the United States, Sacred Heart has firmly established itself as the school of choice for the Catholic society in the North East. A member of the global Sacred Heart network, the school shares close relations with other elite schools such as Woldingham School in England and Mount Anville School in Ireland.
1 East 91st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York 1012, United StatesIndependent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1881
Girls | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Roman Catholic (Sacred Heart)
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Friends Seminary
Established at the behest of a wealthy Quaker merchant, Friends Seminary seeks to provide children with a rounded education. The school was founded in the Quaker tradition but pupils come from a diverse range of backgrounds.
222 East 16th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10003, United States
Independent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1786
Co-educational | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Religious Society of Friends
Established at the behest of a wealthy Quaker merchant, Friends Seminary seeks to provide children with a rounded education. The school was founded in the Quaker tradition but pupils come from a diverse range of backgrounds.
222 East 16th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10003, United StatesIndependent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1786
Co-educational | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Religious Society of Friends
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The Hewitt School
Named for the founder, The Hewitt School initially existed to educate the young boys and girls of New York's wealthiest families as a kindergarten and early years institution. However, the school's success and reputation quickly grew and the school rapidly became an all-girls school from grades K-12.
45 East 75th Street, Manhattan, New York, New York 10021, United StatesIndependent Private (fee-paying)Est. 1920
Girls | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
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Marymount School of New York
Situated on Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side, Marymount was established in 1926 to provide a college-preparatory education for young Catholic women. The school is part of the Sacred Heart network.
Situated on Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side, Marymount was established in 1926 to provide a college-preparatory education for young Catholic women. The school is part of the Sacred Heart network.
Independent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1926
Girls | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Roman Catholic (Sacred Heart)
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Established in 1920 by Frances Nightingale and Maya Bamford, the school was originally known as Miss Nightingale's School. As one of the country's leading college-preparatory schools, Nightingale-Bamford has achieved great admiration for its focus on developing young women for entry into the greatest universities and colleges in North America and has an illustrious roster of alumni.
20 East 92nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10128, United StatesIndependent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1920
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
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The Packer Collegiate Institute
Situated in the affluent Brooklyn Heights neighbourhood, Packer was established as an all-girls college-preparatory school in 1845 but has since moved to being fully co-educational. The school included a two-year junior college for pupils until the 1970s but now sees many of its graduates offered places at leading universities and colleges across the United States.
Independent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1845
Co-educational | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
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Saint Ann’s School
Named for Saint Ann's Church, an Episcopal church in which the school was established, Saint Ann's is a well-regarded co-educational college-preparatory school with a fine arts focus. The school has grown substantially since its foundation and has produced a glittering roster of celebrated alumni, with many pupils studying at Ivy League and similar universities.
129 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York City, New York 11201, United States
Independent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1965
Co-educational | Ages 2-18 (grades PreK-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
Named for Saint Ann's Church, an Episcopal church in which the school was established, Saint Ann's is a well-regarded co-educational college-preparatory school with a fine arts focus. The school has grown substantially since its foundation and has produced a glittering roster of celebrated alumni, with many pupils studying at Ivy League and similar universities.
129 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn Heights, New York City, New York 11201, United StatesIndependent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1965
Co-educational | Ages 2-18 (grades PreK-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
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A grand dame amongst New York City's illustrious day schools, Spence has been educating young women since 1892 and has an enviable record in preparing pupils for placement in some of the nation's top universities, including Harvard, Yale and Princeton. The Spence School was established with a view to providing a classical education to girls but with, above all, a focus on developing good character.
Independent Private (fee-paying)
Est. 1892
Girls | Ages 2-18 (grades K-12)
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle and College-Preparatory School
Day School | Non-denominational
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