Take a Virtual Tour of Our Two Buildings!
Click on the links below to visit our two buildings. You will discover the classrooms for each grade, the common spaces, and the different facilities.
Maternelle Building (Pre-Nursery to Kindergarten)
Elementary & Middle School Building (1st to 8th Grade)
The École’s Neighborhood
The École’s two buildings are located within a few blocks of New York City’s historic Flatiron building. The District that carries its name is a vibrant neighborhood, a mix of quiet residential streets and lively commercial avenues, featuring exceptional architectural examples that reach from pre-war classics to today’s most cutting-edge designs. Along with beautifully kept parks and public spaces, the environment around The École has attracted a cosmopolitan community that perfectly reflects the ethos of our school and provides fantastic opportunities for our students—and their families—to experience the best of urban life.
Land Acknowledgment
The École sits on the traditional land of the Lenape people. We recognize and acknowledge the historical significance of these lands for Lenape nations past, present, and future.
As a school and as a community of learners, it is critical for us to understand our place in this history. Knowing and respecting those who walked the Earth and were stewards of this land before us helps us realize that the Earth does not belong to us and that we, too, must care for this land.
Maternelle Building
Our five-story Maternelle building on Fifth Avenue, overlooking Broadway to the west and Madison Square Park to the east, houses seven light-filled classrooms for our younger students. Common multi-purpose rooms shared by each grade, plus a full-floor space that serves as a gym, auditorium, and cafeteria, and an outdoor playground and garden on the roof provide ample opportunity to both stretch and learn.
Elementary & Middle School Building
Our five-story Elementary & Middle School Building, located on a quiet, tree-lined residential block around the corner from Gramercy Park, houses fourteen classrooms for our older students, with dedicated spaces for each grade and subject. A large multi-purpose room that serves as a gym - Le Préau -, a library, a theater space, a maker space, a science lab, a music room, an art room, the Educational Support Team, STRIVE Department, Counseling Department, and admin offices, and several meeting rooms, fill the remaining spaces, resulting in an always lively and supportive academic environment.
Madison Square Park
This nearly seven-acre park, designed in the formal European tradition, and recently revitalized as a public green space, is rich in history as much as horticulture. In fact, the torch-bearing arm of the Statue of Liberty was displayed in the park between 1876 and 1882 as part of the effort to raise funds for its full construction. Today, our students use the park as both a playground and an outdoor art gallery.
Rooftop & Open Street
Children in our Maternelle Building often use the rooftop playground of the building for recess, while at the Elementary & Middle School Building, we close East 22nd Street daily so the students can play on the Open Street, safe from traffic.
Augustus St. Gaudens Playground
When weather permits, our students spend their after-lunch recesses at the field and playground located just a few minutes walk from The École’s Elementary & Middle School Building.
Baruch College
The École partners with Baruch College so our students can benefit from state-of-the-art sports facilities and equipment, all year long, as part of their physical education classes.