Program
Preparation
The Preparatory Component prepares students to excel academically and socially at the nation's leading independent schools. This rigorous 14-month course of study spans two intensive summer sessions, as well as classes during the intervening school year on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The Prep for Prep Preparatory Component prepares sixth- and seventh-graders to enter New York City independent day schools in seventh or eighth grade. The PREP 9 Preparatory Component prepares eighth-graders to enter boarding school in the Northeast in ninth grade. To familiarize students with boarding school life, they spend two weeks of both summer sessions on a boarding school campus.
The Prep for Prep Preparatory Component prepares sixth- and seventh-graders to enter New York City independent day schools in seventh or eighth grade. The PREP 9 Preparatory Component prepares eighth-graders to enter boarding school in the Northeast in ninth grade. To familiarize students with boarding school life, they spend two weeks of both summer sessions on a boarding school campus.
Elanie Paredes (XXXI/VCS '11, Columbia Prep '15, Barnard '20)
I now know that the true value of Prep is to teach students how to push through obstacles and to become innovative problem solvers. Most importantly, I am learning to lean into discomfort where there is no room for fear.
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Laboratory Science
Dissect a frog
Examine algae
View your DNA
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Math
Factor polynomials
Test the Pythagorean Theorem
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Recreation
Basketball
Soccer
Step dance
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Advisory Periods
Peer support from older Prep students
Expectations in a private school
Overcoming homesickness
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Literature & Writing
Discuss Black Boy by Richard Wright and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Construct personal essays
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Research Skills
Prepare for debates
Validate news sources
Learn to give and receive feedback
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Invictus
Build self-awareness and self-empowerment
Identify and overcome obstacles
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Conclave
Personal goal setting
Time management techniques
ADMISSIONS &
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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