8ACRES IN THE BRONX
5Buildings
7Climbing Trees
1Greenhouse
The Lower School campus feels amazing and wonderful, as in wonder, full of it. There is this whole world of creativity.
RECENT GRADUATE
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Early Learning
Building
| YEAR OPENED | 1993 |
| KITCHEN ADDED | 2018 |
| GRADES | PK-2 |
| KEY FEATURES | Full-size gym/auditorium |
| 12 classrooms | |
| Movement room | |
| Early learning library |
The main entrance to the Early Learning Building. A kindergarten classroom. Kindergarten classrooms open onto play spaces. Gardens for flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Climbing trees outside the kindergarten classrooms. Art projects line the hallways. A second grade classroom. The movement room. The kitchen, which is used for cooking projects and organizing lunch. A student performance in the gym/auditorium.
Upper Learning
Building
| YEAR OPENED | 2016 |
| GRADES | 3-5 |
| KEY FEATURES | Nine classrooms |
| Build Space | |
| Black-box theater | |
| Kitchen/cafeteria/community space |
The Upper Learning Building, right, is next to the Senior Building. The west facade of the Upper Learning Building. The east facade of the Upper Learning Building. Classrooms open to the outdoors. Hallway learning spaces. A fifth grade classroom. The Build Space. The costume room. The cafeteria. Healthy options for lunch. The black-box theater is used for conferences and community events.
Senior
Building
| YEAR BUILT | 1871 |
| YEAR ACQUIRED | 1935 when Riverdale School for Girls opened on the grounds of the Perkins Estate |
| GRADES | K-5 |
| KEY FEATURES | Art and music classrooms |
| Protected outdoor learning space |
The Senior Building. Jump rope and chalk drawings on the blacktop. The porch is an open-air learning space. An art classroom. A music classroom. Sledding is a highlight of the Lower School experience.
Junior
Building
| YEAR BUILT | 1863 |
| YEAR ACQUIRED | 1935 when Riverdale School for Girls opened |
| YEAR RENOVATED | 2018 |
| KEY FEATURES | Learning Lab for STEM education |
| Library | |
| Admissions Office | |
| Head of Lower School office |
The Junior Building is located by the bus turnaround and playing field. The Learning Lab has a dedicated science/math center. The Learning Lab has a flexible learning space/media center.
