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Storm King School (SKS) is a highly selective, collaborative independent, coeducational boarding and day school, based in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. One of the oldest boarding schools in New York, The Storm King School was established in 1867. It is a college preparatory school for students in grades 8-12 with enrollment of 168 and 37 faculty that live on or near campus throughout the year. 85% of students are boarding and 15% are day students with 60% male and 40% female. The school enrolls students from 10 states and 24 countries. The Storm King School is accredited by NYSAIS and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. SKS is a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools, the National Association of Independent Schools, and the College Board, among other professional organizations. An 18-member Board of Trustees governs the school. ==Geography== Located in Orange County, N.Y. about an hour north of New York City, The Storm King School sits approximately 900 feet above the west bank of the Hudson River, on a spur of Storm King Mountain that offers a commanding view of the Shawangunk Mountains and distant Catskills. The campus adjoins Black Rock Forest nature preserve to the south. The school lies in the historic Hudson Valley between West Point and Newburgh, boasting sites rich with American history and legend including Washington’s headquarters during the Revolution, Temple Hill, Stony Point, the Iron Chain, the Battle of the Highland Forts, Benedict Arnold, Fulton’s first steamboat and the legends of Washington Irving.〔1968 Storm King School Report〕 Nearby Storm King Art Center is a renowned outdoor sculpture museum that exhibits work by world class sculptors and artists. Among them, is major Viennese sculptor Josef Pillhofer, whose contemporary statuary of the human form with outstretched arms was a gift to The Storm King School in 1964. 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「Storm King School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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