The Storm King School is a boarding school that aims to make successful its students both in education and personal development. A mix of the best teaching methods and education focuses on the highly individual approach in accordance with needs of each student. The Storm King School helps its pupils to dream big, work hard and achieve success following their personal path.
The Storm King School is accredited by NYSAIS and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. SKS is a member of New York State Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools and the College Board. The school has a comfortable and picturesque location on the western bank of the Hudson River close to the Storm King Mountain and in the one-hour drive from New York. In total, the school occupies near 54 acres of the territory. The total number of students in the school is 177 pupils from 28 different countries. Teacher-student ratio is 1:5.
The Storm King School offers 3 academic buildings, library (with a computer lab), professional theater (230 seats), visual arts center, gym with a cardio-fitness center, two athletic fields, four dormitories, and observatory for the comfortable studying and living. The school supports personal development by participating in championships in the next sport areas: baseball, basketball, cross-country (bikes), dueling, fitness, golf, lacrosse, mount biking, rock climbing, sailing, football, soccer, tennis, ultimate, Frisbee, volleyball, fighting. Besides, everyone can participate in art programs: performing, visual, digital, fine arts. The Storm King School offers to learn the next foreign languages: American English, Chinese, Spanish. The school has a healthy multicultural environment that provides maximal development and potential use of the students, teaches self-discipline, develops a sense of self-accomplishment.
The Storm King School offers spacious dormitories with two-bedded rooms. There is also a small number of single rooms in the school. Each dormitory is run by competent and loving workers. Girls and boys live in different dormitories. The school provides three meals a day in the school dining hall. Menu considers all possible medical and religious diets; all the products are carefully selected.
The Storm King School offers the following programs:
To be enrolled on one of the programs you need: application form, registration fee of $ 125, letters of recommendation from the English and math teachers of the current school, transcripts with all subjects and grades to confirm school achievements, interview, SSAT, TOEFL, iTEP SLATE, copy of the passport, confirmation of the finances.
Less DetailsStandard list of required documents to apply to the university:
- Photos (passport size)
- Application form
- A copy of the applicant's passport
- German / English certificate
- School leaving certificate / Bachelor’s degree diploma/ Master’s degree diploma and transcripts
- University transcript confirming previous study (optional)
- CV
- Motivation Letter
- Letters of Recommendation (optional)
- Transcripts for the last 2-3 years’ period of previous study (optional)
- Certificate Test SAT or Test AS (optional)
- GMAT certificate (optional)
Standard list of required documents to apply to the secondary school:
- Photos (passport size)
- Application form/ contract
- A copy of the applicant's passport
- Transcripts for the last 2-3 years’ period of previous study
- Letters of recommendation (2-3pcs) (optional)
- Certificate Test SAT or Test AS (optional)
- Student letter of motivation (optional)
- CV
- German / English certificate
- Birth certificate
- Copies of parents' passports
Standard list of required documents to apply for an internship program
- Photos (passport size)
- Application form/ contract
- A copy of the applicant's passport
- German / English certificate
- Bachelor's (Master's) degree diploma and transcripts (not more than 2 years after)
- CV
- Motivation letter
- Letters of recommendation (optional)
- Medical certificate (optional)
Standard list of required documents to apply for a language course program
- Application form
- A copy of the applicant's passport
- German / English certificate (if available)
Standard list of required documents for apply for the program of winter / summer camp
- Application form
- A copy of the applicant's passport
- German / English certificate (if available)