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1872
Dr. Julius Sachs, noted educator (and brother of Samuel, co-founder of Goldman Sachs), opens The Sachs Collegiate Institute on 32nd Street and Broadway.
Historical Timeline
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Long before Dwight Global's cloud campus was a figment of the imagination, two ancestor brick-and-mortar schools joined forces to ultimately become the Dwight we know today. These schools evolved over time, changed their names, broadened their student bodies, and crisscrossed the East and West Sides of Manhattan before converging in Dwight's New York City campus.
Each school, or piece in this mosaic, has its own story to tell. Together, they form our collective history. Join us on a journey down two paths to personalized learning that ran parallel for many years before overlapping. You will be introduced to the key players who shaped our past — leading educators of their day — and to the milestones achieved under their direction, culminating in the creation of Dwight Global.
You will also discover some rich details and little-known facts along the way.
Franklin
1891
The Sachs School for Girls opens and readies graduates for top women's colleges.
1892
The School for Boys moves to 38 West 59th Street; the School for Girls relocates to 116 West 59th Street.
1908-14
At some point over these six years, the name changes to The Franklin School.
1912
Franklin relocates for the last time to 18-20 West 89th Street.
1951
Franklin becomes co-ed.
1965
The brownstones at 17 and 19 West 88th Street are converted for use by the school.
1980
Franklin adopts the International Baccalaureate Curriculum and changes its name to the Anglo-American International School.
Dwight
1880
The New York School of Languages is founded at 15 West 43rd Street as an academy of classical studies and readies graduates for prestigious universities.
1888
The school changes its name to The Dwight School in honor of Timothy Dwight V, twelfth President of Yale, who partnered with the school to shift its focus to math and the sciences.
1895
Dwight becomes part of The New York Preparatory School, founded in 1889 ― the largest prep school in the US.
1916
Dwight relocates to 72 Park Avenue
1953
Dwight moves to 402 East 67th Street.
1967
Dwight becomes co-ed.
1972
Dwight is the first independent school in the US to establish a permanent campus abroad ― today's Dwight School London.
1974
Dwight merges with The Bentley School, founded in 1914.
2013
The Dwight School Athletic Center opens at 2116 First Avenue, thanks to an innovative East Harlem community partnership. Dwight's Summer Camp opens the same year. Dwight in New York and London are selected from over 3,700 schools worldwide to pilot online education for the IB; Dwight NY later creates Dwight Global Online School.
2015
Dwight launches Spark Tank, an incubator to teach K-12 students entrepreneurial, innovation, and leadership skills beyond the classroom.
2018
Dwight becomes the first school in the US to be accredited by the World Federation of Sport. Dwight also opens the first American-based pre-K-12 school in Dubai.
Dwight & Anglo-American Join Forces
1880
The New York School of Languages is founded at 15 West 43rd Street as an academy of classical studies and readies graduates for prestigious universities.
1888
The school changes its name to The Dwight School in honor of Timothy Dwight V, twelfth President of Yale, who partnered with the school to shift its focus to math and the sciences.
1895
Dwight becomes part of The New York Preparatory School, founded in 1889 ― the largest prep school in the US.
2005
Dwight opens the Woodside Preschool on Riverside Boulevard and 66th Street.
1916
Dwight relocates to 72 Park Avenue
1953
Dwight moves to 402 East 67th Street.
2009
Dwight establishes the Dwight American-Capital Normal High School Program in Beijing.
1967
Dwight becomes co-ed.
2012
Woodside Preschool and K programs become the Dwight Early Childhood Division.
The campus extends to the brownstone at 22 West 89th Street and the Great Hall opens.
Selected by the Seoul Municipal Government from among 120 candidates to launch a model IB School, Dwight School Seoul opens.
1972
Dwight is the first independent school in the US to establish a permanent campus abroad ― today's Dwight School London.
1974
Dwight merges with The Bentley School, founded in 1914.
2013
The Dwight School Athletic Center opens at 2116 First Avenue, thanks to an innovative East Harlem community partnership. Dwight's Summer Camp opens the same year. Dwight in New York and London are selected from over 3,700 schools worldwide to pilot online education for the IB; Dwight NY later creates Dwight Global Online School.
2015
Dwight launches Spark Tank, an incubator to teach K-12 students entrepreneurial, innovation, and leadership skills beyond the classroom.
2018
Dwight becomes the first school in the US to be accredited by the World Federation of Sport. Dwight also opens the first American-based pre-K-12 school in Dubai.
2014
Dwight becomes the first school in the Americas to offer the comprehensive IB curriculum from preschool-grade 12. Dwight also opens the Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School, the first non-profit, independent, Chinese-foreign collaborative high school.