Grand River Academy

Lake Ridge has a rich history of educating students since 1963. Classes can take place anywhere on the 93 acre campus where students are encouraged to take a hands-on approach to the learning and lead in-class discussions. They also offer international high school students support with course flexibility, and ESL instruction. FACILITIES Lake Ridge offers a wide range of resources and study facilities on campus. In the Kemper Science and Engineering building, students can use many advanced tools such as engine lathes, CNC machines and more. The campus also has a Center for Fine Arts, a technology resource center, foreign language classrooms, a TV/video broadcast editing room, a greenhouse and their very own beehive! SPORTS AND ARTS International students are welcome to join any one of the Academy’s no cut sports teams, meaning all students are welcome to play regardless of their level, even beginners are welcome! They offer a range of competitive teams from Golf to Basketball. Known f

Founded in 1867 and located on the peak of Storm King Mountain (SKS) in the Hudson River Valley, The Storm King School is less than two hours from New York City. The school’s Science Department chair is former NASA scientist Dr. Paul Feffer. SKS offers unique, intensive short-term courses based upon student and faculty interest such as The Science and Art of Makeup and How Sports Shaped American Culture. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/If-jPNA81jo" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> FACILITIES The mountaintop campus features a 230-seat professional theater, an observatory with a Newtonian telescope, fully equipped science labs, access to the 3,800-acre Black Rock Forest Consortium, a gymnasium, five tennis courts, a brand new sports field, a ceramics studio, a greenhouse, private music practice rooms, and a recording studio. The school is in the process of buildi

The MacDuffie School offers students unique academic programs such as their Leadership Program, developed by a professor from the Cornell University Graduate School of Management. MacDuffie’s science department has partnerships with UMass Amherst’s Polymer Science Lab and the Harvard University Science Department. The school also has guaranteed admission agreements with Wentworth Institute of Technology and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. FACILITIES The MacDuffie School’s new 50-acre campus features state-of-the-art technology in each building. A new artificial turf field and baseball field were added this past year. The school is also in the process of building a new Creativity Center. SPORTS AND ARTS The MacDuffie School has a longstanding reputation as a fierce intercollegiate athletic competitor. The school has recently won championships in soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton, and cross country. The girls soccer team reached a record 45-game win strea