Chapin at a Glance, 2007-2008
General Information
The Chapin School, founded in 1901 by Maria Bowen Chapin, is an independent day school dedicated to the intellectual and personal growth of young women. Students engage in a rigorous liberal arts program that prepares them for further academic study and fosters curiosity, creativity, enthusiasm and integrity. The school provides a balance between freedom and structure, independence and support, individualism and cooperation, and innovation and tradition.
Mission Statement
The Chapin School is committed to preparing young women to thrive and lead in an increasingly complex world through the pursuit of academic excellence, personal integrity, and community responsibility.
Diversity Mission Statement
Chapin is committed to diversity in its culture and its program. An equitable, inclusive community provides the best environment for learning. Chapin actively seeks families, faculty and staff who bring a range of experiences to the school. Chapin embraces and respects differences in age, ethnicity, gender, learning style, physical ability, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic class. Expecting and requiring respect for others is a hallmark of our educational process.
Enrollment
664
Endowment
$63,452,000
Special Facilities
In addition to 49 classrooms, the school building includes a two-story library with a multimedia room and a video editing room, 6 science laboratories, 4 art studios including a photography darkroom and a ceramics studio, 2 music studios, a black box theater, a dance studio, 2 computer laboratories, 4 gymnasiums and a greenhouse.
Advanced Placement Courses
Chapin offers 19 AP courses: English Language, English Literature, French Language, French Literature, Latin Literature, Latin: Vergil, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, European History, United States History, Art History, Studio Art, Calculus (level AB), Calculus (level BC), Computer Science, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics (B)
College Placement
77 percent of the Class of 2007 entered "most selective colleges." 23 percent entered "very selective colleges." 100 percent attend a four-year college. Click here to view our College Entrance Record for the past four years.
The Chapin Community
Members of the Chapin community come from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx and reflect the racial, religious, cultural and economic diversity of New York City. In the 2006-2007 school year, 26.5 percent of the student body consisted of students of color. 17 percent of students enrolled receive tuition assistance.
After-School Program
An after-school program called Clubhouse is available for Kindergarten through Class 5. Students in the Middle and Upper Schools participate in clubs and athletic teams that meet after school.
Open House for Prospective Kindergarten and Class 1 Families
An open house will be held on January 23, 2008, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., for parents of applicants for Kindergarten.
ISAAGNY Notification and Reply Dates
Class Entering
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Notification Mailing
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Parents' Reply Date
(by noon)
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K and 1
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February 15
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February 27
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2 through 8
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February 6
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February 27
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9 through 12
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February 13
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March 13
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Getting to Chapin
The school is located at 100 East End Avenue, between 84th and 85th Streets.
By subway: Take the number 4, 5 or 6 train to 86th Street and Lexington Avenue. Take the M86 bus from the southeast corner of this intersection, going east on 86th Street, and exit at York Avenue. Walk one block east to East End Avenue and two blocks south to 84th Street.
By car: Take the FDR Drive and exit at 96th Street. Stay on the service road, which will become York Avenue. Turn left at any of the cross streets, and proceed one block to East End Avenue. Turn right onto East End Avenue and continue to 84th Street.
Parking garages are located on 85th Street and 83rd Street.
Last updated 07.17.07
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