Collegiate is the oldest independent school in the United States. It was founded in 1628 by the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church as a school for children of Dutch colonists. Originally housed on the southern tip of Manhattan (then known as New Amsterdam), the school has been located next to the West End Collegiate Church in the heart of the Upper West Side since 1892. Although the school maintains its historic ties with the church and shares some of its facilities, Collegiate is non-denominational and welcomes boys of all backgrounds.

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