Browning School
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The Browning School is a United States college preparatory school for boys founded in 1888 by John A. Browning. It offers study from Pre-Primary level (Kindergarten) through Form VI (12th Grade) and is ranked as one of the top private schools in New York City. The Browning School is a member of the New York Interschool
consortium.
In 1952, upon Tobin’s retirement, the school named Charles W. Cook ’38, an alumnus and teacher, as its fourth Headmaster. Under his leadership for thirty-six years, the Browning School expanded rapidly. After a lengthy fund-raising drive, the school bought the adjoining carriage house and rebuilt it. The new building opened in 1960. The school’s expansion continued in 1967, with the building of a larger gymnasium on the roof, and in the late 1970s, with the acquisition of an interest in the building next door.
In 1988, Stephen M. Clement, III became Browning’s fifth Headmaster. Today, the school has over 370 students, more than double its size fifty years ago, but it continues its emphasis on small classes and close personal attention. Browning also has completed a new library, four new science laboratories, two new art studios, and additional classrooms. In addition, Browning has increasingly taken advantage of affiliations with The Hewitt School, The Marymount School, Nightingale-Bamford and Interschool. Browning, Hewitt, Nightingale-Bamford and Marymount benefit from an informal affiliation which encourages shared opportunities for academics, the arts, and social activities for girls and boys. Interschool, a consortium of eight schools to enhance academic, extracurricular, and administrative sharing, consists of four schools for girls (Brearley, Chapin, Nightingale-Bamford, and Spence), two schools for boys (Browning and Collegiate), and two coeducational schools (Dalton and Trinity).
The Browning School just opened a the new gym!
Each grade has approximately 30 boys, many of whom attend Browning for the full course of study, thirteen years. A financial aid program ensures that the boys remain heterogeneous; as with many of its peer NYC schools, however, most of the boys have parents who can afford the high tuition. The school is private, functioning under a New York City non-profit statute enacted in the 1940s. Browning is controlled by a Board of Trustees, and the school is administered by a Headmaster.
Browning's Upper School (high school) curriculum consists of English, Math, Science, History, Modern Foreign Languages (Spanish or French), Classics (Latin), Music, Visual Art, Drama, Technology, and Physical Education.
and competes against schools such as Columbia Prep, Trevor Day, Trinity School
, and Birch Wathen Lenox.
New York Interschool
The New York Interschool Association, Inc., is a consortium of eight independent schools in Manhattan that serves students, teachers, and administration.-Overview:...
consortium.
History
The Browning School was founded in 1888 by John A. Browning. Arthur Jones succeeded Browning as Headmaster in 1920 and moved the school from West 55th Street to its present location on East 62nd Street. Extracurricular activities expanded in his time. Jones retired in 1948 and Lyman B. Tobin, a Browning teacher for more than 30 years, became Browning’s third Headmaster.In 1952, upon Tobin’s retirement, the school named Charles W. Cook ’38, an alumnus and teacher, as its fourth Headmaster. Under his leadership for thirty-six years, the Browning School expanded rapidly. After a lengthy fund-raising drive, the school bought the adjoining carriage house and rebuilt it. The new building opened in 1960. The school’s expansion continued in 1967, with the building of a larger gymnasium on the roof, and in the late 1970s, with the acquisition of an interest in the building next door.
In 1988, Stephen M. Clement, III became Browning’s fifth Headmaster. Today, the school has over 370 students, more than double its size fifty years ago, but it continues its emphasis on small classes and close personal attention. Browning also has completed a new library, four new science laboratories, two new art studios, and additional classrooms. In addition, Browning has increasingly taken advantage of affiliations with The Hewitt School, The Marymount School, Nightingale-Bamford and Interschool. Browning, Hewitt, Nightingale-Bamford and Marymount benefit from an informal affiliation which encourages shared opportunities for academics, the arts, and social activities for girls and boys. Interschool, a consortium of eight schools to enhance academic, extracurricular, and administrative sharing, consists of four schools for girls (Brearley, Chapin, Nightingale-Bamford, and Spence), two schools for boys (Browning and Collegiate), and two coeducational schools (Dalton and Trinity).
The Browning School just opened a the new gym!
Academics
Browning has a very selective admissions process with only a 30% acceptance rate of students. Browning does not admit students for 11th and 12th grades and very rarely for 10th grade. Admissions for Pre-Primary usually close almost a year prior to the year entering due to high demand for spots at the school.Each grade has approximately 30 boys, many of whom attend Browning for the full course of study, thirteen years. A financial aid program ensures that the boys remain heterogeneous; as with many of its peer NYC schools, however, most of the boys have parents who can afford the high tuition. The school is private, functioning under a New York City non-profit statute enacted in the 1940s. Browning is controlled by a Board of Trustees, and the school is administered by a Headmaster.
Browning's Upper School (high school) curriculum consists of English, Math, Science, History, Modern Foreign Languages (Spanish or French), Classics (Latin), Music, Visual Art, Drama, Technology, and Physical Education.
Athletics
Browning has soccer and cross country in the fall, basketball in the winter and baseball, track, tennis and golf in the spring. Browning is a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic AssociationNew York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association
The New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association is a sports league for independent schools in New York state...
and competes against schools such as Columbia Prep, Trevor Day, Trinity School
Trinity School
-Australia:*Trinity College, Perth*Trinity Grammar School *Trinity Grammar School -Spain:*Trinity Language School, a private accredited Spanish language school in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz-United Kingdom:...
, and Birch Wathen Lenox.
Notable alumni
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1893 - Jamie DimonJamie DimonJames "Jamie" Dimon is a business executive. He is the current chairman, president and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, and previously served as a Class A director of the Board of Directors of the New York Federal Reserve, a three year term which started January 2007...
'74 - Whitman KnappWhitman KnappPercy Whitman Knapp was a federal judge who led a far-reaching investigation into corruption in the New York City Police Department from 1970 to 1972.-Childhood and education:...
'27 - Claiborne PellClaiborne PellClaiborne de Borda Pell was a United States Senator from Rhode Island, serving six terms from 1961 to 1997, and was best known as the sponsor of the Pell Grant, which provides financial aid funding to U.S. college students. A Democrat, he was that state's longest serving senator.-Early years:Pell...
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'44 - Thomas E. Lovejoy, III, Ph.D. '59
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'63 - Winthrop P. Rockefeller '66
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, Jr. '02 - Osborn ElliottOsborn ElliottOsborn Elliott was the editor of Newsweek magazine for sixteen years between 1961 until 1976. Elliott is credited with transforming Newsweek from a staid publication into a modern rival of Time....
'41 - Sargent ShriverSargent ShriverRobert Sargent Shriver, Jr., known as Sargent Shriver, R. Sargent Shriver, or, from childhood, Sarge, was an American statesman and activist. As the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, he was part of the Kennedy family, serving in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations...
'34 - Laurent ManuelLaurent ManuelLaurent Manuel is an American soccer player.-Youth and College:Manuel was a member of the youth academy at famed French club Olympique de Marseille, before playing four years of college soccer at Brown University....
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