Take a Virtual Tour of Dwight School

Name: Preschool Open House
Start: 2019-11-20T09:00
End: 2019-11-20T10:30
Location: Dwight School

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Our NYC Campuses

Dwight's two Early Childhood Division Campuses, located at 66th Street and Riverside Boulevard and at 94th Street and Columbus Avenue, house our Preschool 2s through Kindergarten students. Our Main and North Campuses, located at 89th Street and Central Park West, house our students in grades 1-12. We have several gyms in our main buildings, as well as an Athletic Center on the Upper East Side, which features a pool, basketball court with bleachers, and tennis courts on the roof.

Contact us to learn more or register for an admissions event.

Preschool: preschooladmissions@dwight.edu
Grades K-8: k8admissions@dwight.edu
Grades 9-12: upperschooladmissions@dwight.edu

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Riverside Campus,
Preschool and Kindergarten

Main and North Campuses, Grades 1-12

Our Learning Spaces

Performing Arts Center

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Athletics Center Gymnasium

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Music & Recording Studio

Learn more about music

Science Lab

Learn more about our curriculum

Lower School Classroom

Learn more about the Lower School

Upper School Quest

Learn more about our Quest Program for Learning Support

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Overlooking beautiful Central Park, our School houses a stunning collection of museum-quality artwork that hangs side-by-side with student art, creating an atmosphere that sparks creativity and self-expression. Classrooms are equipped with movable desks that are configured to foster seminar-style discussion and collaboration, as well as interactive smart boards.

Dwight athletics continue to thrive in our state-of-the-art, 40,000-square-foot Athletic Center, which features: two rooftop tennis courts; an indoor, six-lane, 25-yard swimming pool; a dance studio; a fitness room; and full-size basketball and volleyball court.

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Getting to Dwight

Preschool & Kindergarten

Directions

Directions

Public Transportation

Take the 1, 2, or 3 train to the 66th Street stop. Turn left on West 66th Street and head west to Riverside Boulevard.

Take the B or C train to the 72nd Street stop. Head south on Central Park West to 66th Street. Turn right on West 66th Street and head west to Riverside Boulevard.

The Riverside Campus can also be accessed from the M72 bus route.

By Car

From the Upper East Side, take 66th Street east to Riverside Boulevard.

From the West Side Highway, take the 72nd Street Exit and head east to West End Avenue. Turn right on West End Avenue to West 66th Street. Turn right on West 66th Street to reach Dwight’s kindergarten. Turn onto Riverside Boulevard to reach the Preschool.

Parking on the street can be difficult around Manhattan. Please note there are parking garages on 68th, 69th, and 70th Streets, between Riverside Blvd. and Freedom Place.

Dwight Preschool and Kindergarten are located on our Riverside Campus at Riverside Boulevard at 66th Street, across from the Hudson River.

The main entrance to the Kindergarten is 433 West 66th Street. The main entrance to the preschool is 144 Riverside Boulevard.

Main Campus - Grades 1-12

Directions

Directions

Getting to Dwight

Dwight Preschool and Kindergarten are located on our Riverside Campus at Riverside Boulevard at 66th Street, across from the Hudson River. The main entrance to the kindergarten is 433 West 66th Street. The main entrance to the preschool is 144 Riverside Boulevard.

Grades 1-12 are located at our Main Campus at 89th and Central Park West. The Main Campus is at 291 Central Park West, and there is a second entrance at 18 West 89th Street.

The Dwight School Athletic Center is located at 2116 First Avenue.

Public Transportation

Take the 1, 2, or 3 train to the 86th Street stop. Head north on Broadway to West 89th Street. Turn right on West 89^th Street and head west to Central Park West.

Take the B or C train to the 86th Street stop. Head north on Central Park West to 89^th Street.

The Main Campus can also be accessed from the M86 bus route.

By Car

From the east side, take 86th Street east to Central Park West. Go north on Central Park West to West 89th Street. Turn left on West 89th Street.

From the West Side Highway, take the 96th Street Exit and head east to Columbus Avenue. Turn right on Columbus Avenue to West 89th Street. Turn left on West 89th Street to reach Dwight.

Parking on the street can be difficult around Manhattan. Please note there are several parking garages along 88^th and 89^th Streets.

Grades 1-12 are located at our Main Campus at 89th and Central Park West. The Main Campus is at 291 Central Park West, and there is a second entrance at 18 West 89th Street.

Directions

Directions

Getting to Dwight

The Dwight School Athletic Center, home of the Dwight Lions, is located at 2116 First Avenue.

Public Transportation

Take the 6 train to the 103rd Street stop. Turn right onto 104th Street and head north on 1st Avenue until 108th Street. Walk into the circular driveway on your right that leads to the Athletic Center (middle of the complex). The Athletic Center can also be accessed from the M15 bus route.

By Car
From the Upper East Side, take 1st Avenue to 108th Street. On your right, between 108th and109th Streets, there is a circular driveway that leads to the Athletic Center (middle of the complex).

It is a 12-minute drive from our Main Campus.

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