Type Private (All Boys) Founder John A. Browning Grades Pre-K-12 Number of students 375 Mascot The Panther | Established 1888 President, Board of Trustees James Chanos Phone +1 212-838-6280 Motto Grytte | |
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Headmasters John A. Browning (1888–1920)Arthur Jones (1920–1948)Lyman B. Tobin (1948–1952)Charles W. Cook (1952–1988)Stephen M. Clement, III (1988–2016)John M. Botti ( September 2016 - Future) Address 52 E 62nd St, New York, NY 10065, USA Similar The Spence School, Brearley School, The Chapin School, Collegiate School, Buckley School Profiles | ||
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). The Browning School is a member of the New York Interschool consortium.
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- History
- Academics
- Athletics
- Notable alumni
- Affiliated organizations
- References
Makerbot stories the browning school
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 and served in this role for 28 years. John M. Botti is the current Head of School, having been appointed in 2015. Today, the school has over 400 students, more than double its size fifty years ago. Furthermore, Browning has completed a new library, four new science laboratories, two new art studios, and additional classrooms.
Browning is a part of 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). Additionally, Browning enjoys strong relationships with Marymount and Hewitt.
Academics
Browning has a selective admissions process with only a 10% acceptance rate of students. Browning does not admit students for 11th and 12th grades and very rarely for 10th grade.
There are approximately 30-34 boys per grade at Browning. A financial aid program ensures that the boys remain heterogeneous; as with many of its peer NYC schools. 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 Head of School.
Browning's Upper School (high school) curriculum consists of English, Math, Science, History, Modern Foreign Languages (Spanish or French), Classics (Latin and Ancient Greek), Music, Visual Art, Technology, and Physical Education.
Athletics
Browning has soccer and cross country in the fall, basketball and fencing in the winter and baseball, track, tennis and golf in the spring, and squash all year. Browning is a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association and competes against schools such as Columbia Prep, Calhoun School, Trevor Day, Trinity School, and Birch Wathen Lenox.