Manhattan Country School vs. Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School

We are a school that uplifts identities, pursues academic excellence, and is guided by social justice.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and social justice is also reflected throughout the curriculum which supports the values of working democracies: self reliance, free inquiry and a respect for differences.

Students learn to be responsible to themselves and to their communities.

The atmosphere at MCS allows children to recognize their own potential and encourages them to work toward it.

Established in 1764 and located in New York City, CGPS is the oldest nonsectarian independent school in the United States and a leader in student-centered learning, educating children in Pre-K through 12th grade.

CGPS nurtures each student's unique passions and talents inside and outside the classroom, unifying and inspiring members of its community in a rigorous but relaxed learning environment, preparing them for the finest colleges and instilling in them the confidence, ethical values and sense of purpose to embrace challenges, to achieve their dreams and to improve the world.