As a Catholic, independent, coeducational, college preparatory, urban, secondary day school, rooted in the Jesuit tradition, Loyola School challenges its young men and women to become intellectually fulfilled, open to growth, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice. Loyola School is committed to challenging its students religiously, intellectually, aesthetically, physically, and socially. Opportunities for personal study, reflection, and leadership allow students to expand their knowledge, develop their skills, mature as individuals and community members, and realize the goodness inherent in themselves and all God's creation. In keeping with the Ignatian spirit of cura personalis (care for the whole person), Loyola School strives to develop the diverse and unique talents of each member of the Loyola community, and encourages the use of these talents to serve others for the greater glory of God.

Since 1854, Poly Prep has prepared students to be their best selves. We graduate smart, resilient, and empathetic young men and women who engage in the world around them, seeking to learn, do, and lead. A rigorous academic curriculum, rooted in interdisciplinary study, is enhanced by vibrant arts programs, sports programs that range from recreational to highly competitive, and top-notch extracurricular activities, like our champion debate team. From Nursery to 12th grade, Poly students call two lush, verdant Brooklyn campuses “home” in the city’s most dynamic and diverse borough. Poly’s mission is to prepare and inspire the next diverse generation of leaders and global citizens to act with intelligence, imagination and—above all—character.

Portledge is an independent, pre-nursery through twelfth grade coeducational, college-preparatory day school. The School’s coordinated sequential program provides an academically excellent education that prepares students for responsible and productive lives. Dedicated teachers, small class size, and a warm and personal atmosphere combine to advance high moral standards and individual accomplishments. Our teachers understand that for middle schoolers this is a time of self-exploration and self-definition. They teach and coach the whole child and understand their critical role in helping young adolescents develop confidence and become more independent. Middle schoolers are constantly changing, and our teachers themselves are energized by this.

Ranney School is dedicated to engaging its students in an exemplary, well-rounded education, one that promotes the development of every child’s intellectual, personal, creative and moral promise. By serving a diverse community that values a rigorous, wide-ranging program of study, Ranney students are inspired to reach their full potential. Guided by dedicated and compassionate professionals, the Ranney experience is distinguished by the bond between student and teacher. In an environment with contemporary learning resources, students learn the value of contributing to their local and global communities through leadership and service. The school’s motto – Knowledge, Vision, Honor – is as much an aspiration as it is a social imperative, one that informs the thinking and actions of our students. Awakening student’s intellectual potential and encouraging them to communicate with confidence in their own unique voice remains fundamental to the Ranney experience. The ultimate success of our students is the result of a simple yet powerful mission-promise … every child will be know and valued.

Red Bank Catholic High School serves 790 students in grades 9-12 and is a member of the AdvancED. The student:teacher of Red Bank Catholic High School is 8:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Rutgers Preparatory School, founded in 1766, is a pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade co-educational independent day school. The School environment is enriched by students who come from a variety of geographic, economic and ethnic backgrounds. Our motto "Severa res est verum gaudium" (Hard work is true joy) expresses our desire that students will develop a positive attitude toward learning and that they will be rewarded with a strong sense of achievement. The School values intellectual curiosity and personal integrity, seeking to stimulate their development at every level. We emphasize a strong academic program, creative problem solving, cooperation and group interaction, appreciation of culture and beauty, and healthy emotional and physical growth. We believe that our students grow and learn best in an environment of trust, cooperation and open communication. The educational experience of each individual student is most successful when students, parents, faculty and administration together support the School's aims and values.

Saddle River Day School is a vibrant Kindergarten-Grade 12, co-ed, college-preparatory community filled with bright, motivated young people, instructed by a talented and dedicated faculty. As our mission statement reads, "We inspire each child to achieve personal excellence and to become caring and ethical contributors to society." We also believe that "Everyone Counts," meaning the talents and contributions all members of our community are prized and fostered.

Seton Hall Prep is a private boys high school (grades 9-12) of the Archdiocese of Newark. Founded in 1856, Seton Hall is the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey. The Prep provides an academically demanding environment to approximately 900 young men from a diverse spectrum of over 120 towns in the northern part of New Jersey. SHP takes as its mission the development of the whole man—spiritual, intellectual, social and physical. The Prep community proceeds from a belief that growth as a whole person is not limited to secular knowledge but involves the spiritual fulfillment that has been a central concern in its educational tradition. In as much as such growth and maturity are rooted in personal and social responsibility, a code of conduct and expectations is in place to guide the student community in their daily activities. Consequent to its Catholic identity, SHP seeks to foster an ecumenical and diverse community, faithful to a Judeo-Christian heritage.

Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart serves girls grades K through 12 and offers a co-educational preschool program. Stuart Country Day School is an independent college-preparatory school for girls governed by a lay and religious Board of Trustees. Stuart is a member of the National and International Network of Sacred Heart Schools. Stuart is dedicated to providing young women with a rigorous academic program and a supportive atmosphere in which to best develop their moral and intellectual lives.

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School prepares students to lead and succeed in a world of global interconnection. We provide an educational atmosphere characterzied by academic challenge,support for individual excellence, diversity and a familiar sense of community.

The Episcopal Academy educates qualified, motivated students to grow intellectually, physically, and spiritually, and to share their talents generously. We are a coeducational community of learners and teachers working to achieve excellence through a strong academic program, comprehensive athletics, and vibrant arts. Our school's Episcopalian heritage with its respect for all faiths forms the basis of our life together.

The Columbus Academy is an independent coeducational Pre-K through 12 college-preparatory day school committed to academic excellence. Often noted as the area's most rigorous academic program, Columbus Academy is proud of its exceptional facilities and the students, faculty and staff who possess the dedication, talent, and enthusiasm that make Columbus Academy such a special place.

The Seven Hills School is an independent, non-sectarian, co-ed day school that prepares students in grades Pre-K through 12 for 21st century opportunities. Located on two campuses, Seven Hills brings together nearly 1,000 students from more than 60 zip codes. Learning at Seven Hills involves lively, intellectually vibrant classroom interactions between teachers and students. Teachers focus on the individual needs of each and every child. In addition to our small class sizes, a full spectrum of opportunities is offered in athletics, the arts, community service and clubs and activities. Students graduate as future-ready learners with the skills and habits of mind needed to excel in college and beyond, to live honorably, to lead effectively and to learn continuously.

THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL inspires bright, motivated young people to be their best and provides them with the skills and experiences needed to be valued, dynamic, confident, and purposeful members of any community. Our community holds five Core Values: Aim High, Balance, Character, Community, Families and Individuality.

Founded in 1961, Fairfax Christian School is a non-denominational, private school offering a college preparatory curriculum for students from four-year-old Kindergarten through High School. Fairfax Christian School was a pioneer school in the Christian school movement, and has been a model for over 200 Christian schools throughout the country. We offer a challenging back-to-basics curriculum in a traditional, Christian atmosphere. Students receive personal attention from an experienced faculty and administration. Discipline and order are maintained and are seen as essential to progress in education.

Strong academic programs designed for 21st century learners defines the Archbishop Curley High School experience. Located in a safe neighborhood, this all-boys school has served the metropolitan area since 1961. Rigorous academics with a focus on personal, individualized attention allows students to develop the skills necessary for a successful future. College preparatory academics are enhanced through the 1:1 iPad program and an honors curriculum. Students can develop skills critical to success in college and in the professional world through an introduction to law program and participation in The Business Academy. Elite academics are complemented by comprehensive athletic, extracurricular, and co-curricular programs that allow students to explore new areas of interest. The vibrant campus has unrivaled facilities including a new turf athletic field and an updated theater facility that includes rehearsal rooms, art studios and a performance stage. Archbishop Curley provides all of the opportunities that students desire within a personal, individualized community where each student is valued and known by name.

The Bryn Mawr School is an independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory school for girls from preschool through grade twelve. Within a nurturing environment, Bryn Mawr's rigorous academic curriculum inspires a passion for intellectual curiosity and emphasizes the delights and demands of learning. In the classical humanistic tradition, Bryn Mawr promotes the full development of mind, body, and spirit. A Bryn Mawr education is grounded in the expectation that young women will be resilient in the face of complexity, ambiguity, and change; will become responsible and confident participants in the world; and, will lead considered and consequential lives.

Friends School of Baltimore is a private coeducational Quaker school founded in 1784 and serving students in Pre-K through 12th grade. "You can always tell a Friends kid." That's what college admissions officers, business leaders, and families, like yours, tell us. It's in the confidence, maturity, and sense of purpose they bring to every learning situation-whether in the classroom, on the playing field, on stage, or out in the community, where they work to bring about positive change. Visit our vibrant campus and see for yourself how Friends develops not just great minds, but great people.

Landon School, an independent, non-sectarian boys day school, prepares talented boys for productive lives as accomplished, responsible and caring men whose actions are guided by the principles of perseverance, teamwork, honor and fair play. In addition to a rigorous academic curriculum that features 17 Advanced Placement (AP) and 15 honors courses in the Upper School, students choose from 22 arts and 23 co-curricular athletics programs so that they can nurture all of their passions. Landon embraces the teacher-coach mentor philosophy so that faculty members are also coaches, advisors and leaders who connect with students in multiple ways throughout the day -- in the classroom, on the athletics field, in the art studio, on the performance stage, and beyond. For example, History Department Chair Bill Reed is also the head coach of our varsity soccer and baseball teams, a father of two (including one Landon boy), and a respected teacher who has such a lasting impact on his students that one alumnus nominated him for the University of Chicago's 2014 Outstanding Educator Award. Studio Arts Department Chair Walt Bartman is head coach of our varsity swimming/diving and water polo teams, a father of two, a practicing artist and a mentor to our students as they undertake extracurricular projects -- this year, he provided guidance to a group of students as they painted portraits for at-risk Argentinian children and another group who painted pet portraits for patients at Children's National Medical Center. Assistant Middle School Head Erin Duffy connects with her students as a history teacher and as head coach of the seventh grade basketball team. Grade 6 Dean Addison Hunt gets to know students as their math teacher and as head coach of the varsity, junior varsity and Middle School cross country and track teams. Spanish teacher Sarah DeCamps, also a Middle School tennis and soccer coach, has taken groups of her students to Honduras to experience the language and culture firsthand. Lower School science teacher Beth Hughes bonds with our youngest Bears as a coach on the soccer field and as an advisor who helps students care for class pets as part of the after-school Animal Crew program. In 2015, five seniors were recognized as National Merit Commended Scholars for displaying the potential for excellence in their college studies. The 16 students in the 2014-15 Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry class had a 100% pass rate and averaged a 4.65 (out of a possible 5) on the AP exam, a full two points higher than the national average. Two of our Upper School students were USA Water Polo Academic All-Americans. A team of our Middle School boys built their own SeaPerch submersible remote operating vehicle and in 2015 qualified for SeaPerch Nationals. A tech-savvy team of Lower School students, who worked together to learn to write computer code and program robots, finished first in the state of Maryland and 16th in the nation out of 1,150 teams in the Wonder League Robotics Competition. In 2016, 13 Upper and Middle School artists earned honors in the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards; the work of five artists was juried into the Congressional Art Exhibition; and 22 Landon artists were among the finalists (and four won awards) in the regional Best of the Independent Schools Art Awards, an independently judged contest held in our very own Landow Gallery. Our musicians also shined in competition: Members of our Upper School Strings Ensemble, Jazz Band, Chamber Singers, Bearitones and Concert Band earn four first places and one second place at the 2016 Big Apple Classic music festival in New York City. On the athletics front, Bears varsity teams won five IAC championships in 2014-15, and the lacrosse team secured a No. 2 national ranking. In addition, 16 athletes from the Class of 2016 have committed to compete in college athletics. Our alumni, who frequently share their stories -- and praise Landon's teachers -- on our Bear Blog (www.landon.net/bearblog), have gone on to be Naval nuclear engineers, tech pioneers in Silicon Valley, college basketball coaches, investment bankers, award-winning writers and so much more.

A college preparatory school educating girls and young women from Kindergarten through Grade 12, coed Preschool. Roland Park Country School is a very special place, marked by a resilient spirit that has been the School's hallmark since its inception over 100 years ago. This spirit has traveled with the School from the original campus on Keswick Road to Roland Avenue to University Parkway to our present campus at Chestnutwood. Over the years, RPCS has thrived. Even during times of difficulty, RPCS's commitment to providing students with a top-notch education and the tools and knowledge necessary to pursue their passions with confidence, responsibility and an understanding of the world around them, has remained a constant.