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Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School ("Columbia Grammar", "Columbia Prep", "CGPS", "Columbia") is the oldest non-sectarian private school in the United States, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (5 West 93rd Street), in New York City, New York. It was founded in 1764 by Columbia University in order to properly prepare incoming freshmen in the fields of English, Greek, and Latin grammar.〔Sullivan, McDonald and Dixon, Ross, "Columbia Grammar School 1764-1964, A Historical Log". 1965, p. 1〕 By 1865, the school had grown substantially and was no longer connected to the university.〔Sullivan, McDonald and Dixon, Ross, "Columbia Grammar School 1764-1964, A Historical Log". 1965, p. 31〕 The school was originally known as ''The Grammar School of King's College'' (''King's College'' was the original name of Columbia University). The school changed its name concurrently with the university during the American Revolution to ''Columbia Grammar School'', and added the word ''preparatory'' in 1978. While ''grammar'' and ''preparatory'' have differing connotations, the entire school is known by its full name. The school has existed in several locations over the centuries. In 1906, the school moved to its current location on 93rd Street, off Central Park West. It originally consisted of one building, and expanded by adding five brownstones through the merger of the adjacent ''Leonard School for Girls'' in 1950. A building across the street was built in 1984, followed by two more in 1997 and 2001. Furthermore, an administration building was recently added to the school. In the past 20 years, the average size of the graduating class has more than doubled from approximately 45 to approximately 110. The current headmaster, Dr. Richard Soghoian, has held the position since 1981.〔Goldman, Victoria, "The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools, 6th Edition", Soho Press, 2010, p. 187〕 Dr. Stanley Seidman was the grammar school director until his resignation in 2010; the current grammar school director is Simone Hristidis. Sue Kilmer is the current prep school director. The school serves grades Pre-Kindergarten to 12 and offers a rigorous, comprehensive college preparatory curriculum. As with other prestigious New York schools, tuition at Columbia Grammar School is quite expensive. In 2012, the ''New York Times'' cited a figure of $38,340 for a Grade 12 student.〔Anderson, Jenny and Ohm Rachel, ("Bracing for $40,000 at New York City Private Schools" ), New York Times, 27 January 2012〕 ==History== Columbia Grammar School was founded in 1764, just ten years after the founding of Kings College (later Columbia University).〔Sullivan, McDonald and Dixon, Ross, "Columbia Grammar School 1764-1964, A Historical Log". 1965, p. 1〕 Originally established as a boys' preparatory school for the college, it functioned for one hundred years under the direct auspices of the college. One of the most illustrious headmasters during that period was Dr. Charles Anthon, one of America's earliest and most distinguished classical scholars. During his tenure the grammar school provided over half the students to Columbia College's freshman class. In 1864, when Dr. Anthon retired as headmaster, the trustees of Columbia College terminated their relationship with the grammar school and the school became a proprietary institution,〔Sullivan, McDonald and Dixon, Ross, "Columbia Grammar School 1764-1964, A Historical Log". 1965, p. 31〕 only achieving its non-profit status in 1941.〔Sullivan, McDonald and Dixon, Ross, "Columbia Grammar School 1764-1964, A Historical Log". 1965, p. 52〕 In 1937, the Leonard School for Girls was founded, using several interconnected brownstones on West 94th Street (now part of the lower school). The school joined with the grammar school in 1956 to become a coed institution.〔http://www.cgps.org/about/history〕 As only the 13th headmaster in the school's long history, Dr. Richard Soghoian has guided the physical expansion of the school from its 1906 home at 5 West 93rd Street to the present complex, which includes two high school buildings and an additional brownstone joined to the grammar school buildings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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