THE DWIGHT DIFFERENCE
The Dwight Difference
What sets Dwight apart from other private schools in New York City?
A World-class Dwight Education Is Grounded in:
Innovation
- Dwight has long been on the forefront of education, piloting programs for the IB and introducing exciting new teaching and learning experiences within both brick-and-mortar and online classrooms. Dwight Global Online School is ranked the #2 online high school by Newsweek and niche.com.
- Spark Tank, Dwight’s after-school incubator, empowers K-12 students to bring their own ideas to market. Students develop entrepreneurial, innovation, and leadership skills, and launch businesses and non-profits designed to solve real-world problems and make a difference.
- In Dwight's makerspaces, students tinker, build, craft, and invent, reflecting their own passions and what they’re learning through our design and engineering curriculum.
Our state-of-the-art rooftop pavilions include an open observatory, allowing students to explore, create, and let their imaginations soar.
Personalized Learning
- No two students are alike — and no two student journeys at Dwight are the same.
- Dwight customizes an educational path for every student based on their personal interests, talents, and passions, which we call “igniting the spark of genius in every child.”
- Students have a multitude of opportunities to explore their personal passions at every stage through our inquiry-based IB curriculum, as well as beyond the classroom through robust extracurricular opportunities with mentors and coaches.
Community
- Dwight is a close-knit, diverse community in which every student is empowered to make a difference.
- Mentorship programs create bonds between older and younger students both inside and outside the classroom.
- Our ground-breaking community partnership in East Harlem created the Dwight School Athletic Center.
Global Vision
- Dwight in New York is the flagship campus of The Dwight Schools, a global network of leading IB World Schools in London, Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai, Hanoi (opening 2024), and our campus in the cloud — Dwight Global Online School.
- Dwight students participate in a wide range of enriching cross-campus exchange programs, curricular and creative collaborations, online programs, athletic competitions, and global leadership conferences.
- Dwight is the first school in the Americas to offer the comprehensive IB curriculum for students ages 3-19.
- The IB educates students to be critical thinkers who are globally minded and committed to making our world a better place.
- The IB Diploma Program is recognized worldwide as the “gold standard” in pre-university preparation.
Founded in 1872, Dwight School is an internationally renowned independent school dedicated to educating the next generation of innovative global leaders — one student at a time.
Located in New York City, Dwight School is the only institution in the city to offer the full International Baccalaureate continuum — from preschool 3s through grade 12. This academically rigorous, personalized curriculum is the ideal framework for Dwight's mission of igniting the spark of genius in every child.
Recognized by the IB Organization as a frontier school and leader in global education, Dwight is distinguished by its many pioneering firsts.