CITYterm Brochure 16-17 School Year

Live the Questions AN EXPERIENCE-BASED SEMESTER PROGRAM ABOUT NEW YORK CITY FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL

You will explore New York City as your classroom, laboratory and playground.

You will think critically, embrace new experiences, and work collaboratively.

You will learn about yourself.

CITYterm is… … a community of 30 juniors and seniors and 11 faculty members. Students come from across the country and around the world, from Minneapolis to Miami, San Francisco to Seoul. … located on the 96-acre campus of The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Students live in one dormitory with access to the dining hall, library, athletic fields, art studio, music practice rooms, and gym. … an experience-based academic program focused on the complexity of New York City. Students study New York City life through a combination of seminars, city expeditions and meetings with a myriad of New Yorkers. … composed of a curriculum that includes three honorslevel classes from the Urban Core (History, Literature, and Urban Environments) and two courses from our broad range of additional course offerings, including math, science and foreign language classes.

Is CITYterm for you?

Do you want to immerse yourself in reading, writing, thinking and questioning?

Do you enjoy exploring your ideas and new ways of thinking with teachers and friends?

Do you welcome the challenges and responsibilities of urban living?

Are you ready to engage with others in the CITYterm community and interact with the widest variety of people in New York City?

A semester at CITYterm is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. In four months you will learn, explore, and know New York City in more depth than you ever thought you could. But CITYterm is about more than the city.

CITYterm is about taking ownership of your own learning by participating in small class discussions, collaborating with engaged students from across the country, and working closely with caring, innovative teachers. At CITYterm you will practice leadership skills, as well as critical thinking and writing skills that are invaluable in college and beyond. Along the way you will build lifelong connections with fellow students and teachers alike. After a semester at CITYterm there are limitless opportunities to shape who you are as a person, learner and thinker.

I’ve learned more here than I ever could’ve expected; not just about the city, but about myself and the way I learn. CITYterm has given me confidence and knowledge that I know I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.

NORA DALY, Spring 2013 I Waynflete School 2014 I Sarah Lawrence College 2018

CITYterm is truly an experience that you cannot pass up.

MATTHEW GASIOREK, Fall 2012 I Greensboro Day School 2014 North Carolina State University 2018

You don’t come to CITYterm to change; that’s inevitable.

You come to CITYterm to grow.

ADAM HARB, Fall 2012 San Francisco University High School 2014 Yale University 2018

CITYterm did for me what it has done and continues to do for so many others: it asked me to become confident enough to approach the world in a childlike manner again.

OLUWAYEMISI OLORUNWUNMI, Fall 2012 Milton Academy 2014 Columbia University 2018

CURRICULUM

Urban Core The Urban Core curriculum is an interdisciplinary, honors level, study of the history, literature and urban environments of New York City.

The Urban Core curriculum examines the different techniques that historians, artists, writers and scientists use to capture their particular understanding of New York City. Urban Core courses meet three days each week in the classroom and three days in the city. The curriculum’s project-driven focus fully engages students in the content and the learning process. Each semester, students meet with a diverse group of New Yorkers — authors, photographers, urban planners, Broadway producers, and former mayors — as part of the Urban Core’s three credit, experience-based curriculum.

The specific courses — History of New York City (Honors), Literature of New York City (Honors), and Urban Environments (Honors) — are comparable to Advanced Placement courses in their academic rigor.

They are woven together in an interdisciplinary design that facilitates and challenges students’ connective thinking and analytical abilities.

You will take the lead in your exploration of the curriculum and the city.

The Urban Core classes allow you the freedom to take ownership of your own learning and study the pieces of New York about which you are most passionate. Because New York and our students are constantly changing, no two semesters ever look the same.

You get a different perspective on learning [in the Urban Core]. Every text you read, every place and problem you encounter is both a window and a mirror. You learn about yourself after each assignment.

SUSY LIU, Spring 2016 I Winsor School 2017

URBAN CORE (3 CREDITS) History of New York City (Honors)

Literature of New York City (Honors)

Urban Environments (Honors)

MATHEMATICS (1 CREDIT)

Probability & Statistics, Algebra II/ Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, or AP Calculus (AB & BC)

SCIENCE (1 CREDIT) Chemistry or Physics

LANGUAGE (1 CREDIT)

French or Spanish (Intermediate, Advanced, and AP Language)

U.S. HISTORY (1 CREDIT)

Standard or Advanced Placement* * U.S. History is taught based on enrollment needs, which vary from semester to semester

CITYterm has met with the following authors and experts to discuss their work: • Christina Chiu, Troublemaker and Other Saints • Junot Diaz, Drown • David Dinkins, Former Mayor of New York City • Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad • Moira Egan, Cleave • David Fincher, director, The Social Network • Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City • Mira Jacob, The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dreaming • Ed Koch, Former Mayor of New York City • Jeffrey McDaniel, Chapel of Inadvertent Joy • Joseph O’Neill, Netherland • Jan Ramirez, Chief Curator, National 9/11 Museum and Memorial

STUDENTS MAY SELECT TWO OF THESE COURSES

Additional Classes

STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THESE THREE COURSES

Urban Core

AUTHORSHIP SERIES

• Douglas Rushkoff, Program or Be Programmed • Danzy Senna, Caucasia and Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

• Vijay Seshadri, The Long Meadow • Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story • Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Ms. Hempel Chronicles • Lee Stringer, Grand Central Winter • Alex Timbers, Broadway Director, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rocky, Here Lies Love • Amy Waldman, The Submission • Harvey Wang, photographer • Christina Ziegler-McPherson, Curator, Museum of the City of New York …and many more!

CITYterm students take all three Urban Core courses and select two courses from the three remaining academic areas to round out their course schedule for a total of five credits. Urban Core meets six days a week; three days in the classroom and three days in the city. Math, Science, Language, and U.S. History* courses meet three days a week, and are designed to keep students on track with their sending schools.

CURRICULUM

Urban Core

Spotlight: Brooklyn Bridge Week Spend a week engaged in an interdisciplinary exploration of an iconic structure. Create a product — a poem, a calculus equation, a short film, or something entirely different — that expresses your understanding of the Brooklyn Bridge using the medium of your choice.

• Explore the cultural, historical and political implications of the Brooklyn Bridge through eight diverse seminars • Discover the intricacies of the bridge during multiple CITYtrips • Design your understanding of the Brooklyn Bridge for CITYterm’s Exhibition Presentations • View the work of others during the Exhibition to deepen your understanding When walking along the Brooklyn Bridge, I thought it would be hard to capture everything I saw and felt in one cohesive project. But when I got started, it was just like a chain, each link connected one by one until it all became clear to me.

YASHODHARA SURI, Fall 2011 I Palmer Trinity School 2013 Florida International University 2017

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Urban Core

Spotlight: Grand Central Winter Unit Venture into Manhattan after midnight to examine your assumptions about life on the streets of New York.

• Read Grand Central Winter, a memoir about homelessness in New York City • Engage author Lee Stringer in a dialogue about his life and work • Participate in a Midnight Run to provide food, clothing and companionship to the homeless residents of New York City • Author a written reflection that makes meaning of your experiences

A year ago, someone could have asked me what I thought it meant to be homeless and I would have answered: to not have a home. After reading Grand Central Winter, I saw homelessness through new eyes, but after the Midnight Run, my new vision became tangible. I learned first-hand that the homeless are not just blank faces hoping for some change, but that they have stories and dreams, families and friends.

LEO SCHUCHERT, Fall 2010 I Freeport High School 2011 I Wagner College 2015

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Urban Core

Spotlight: Sustainable Waterfront Study Analyze a waterfront neighborhood and design a public space that addresses that community’s current needs. Consider your solution in the context of long-term social, economic and environmental sustainability.

• Study the factors that affect waterfront development in New York City. See your classes in action during visits to the Coney Island Boardwalk and Brooklyn Bridge Park • Choose a New York waterfront and become an expert on the site, the neighborhood and the environmental concerns • Synthesize your ideas and your experiences by drafting a new plan for a sustainable public space • Present your plan to a team of New York City architects and hear their feedback

We presented the idea to create an eco-friendly space on the site of the Gowanus Canal that included greenhouse space for people to have individual farm plots. This appealed to the residents of Brooklyn and their desires for fresh but affordable food.

CAROLINE HARIRI, Spring 2012 I Branson School 2013 I Trinity College 2017

CURRICULUM

Additional Classes In addition to the Urban Core, you will take two classes from our broad range of additional course offerings.

The faculty works with the teachers from your sending schools to ensure that you are studying the same content as your peers enrolled at home.

With small class sizes, you will find that you easily engage with the CITYterm faculty, who will work with you to achieve your own goals.

If you are taking courses outside of CITYterm’s course offerings, the CITYterm Academic Dean can arrange a tutor for an independent study. Recent independent studies have included Mandarin, Hebrew, German and Latin.

* Courses

currently offered at CITYterm: MATH

Probability & Statistics, Algebra II/Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus (AB & BC) SCIENCE

Chemistry and Physics LANGUAGES

Math at CITYterm is a unique experience.

The small class sizes and the discussionbased setting make for an ideal learning experience. Because you live with your classmates, collaboration is natural and a great way to continue learning outside of the classroom.

ABIGAIL McLEAN, Spring 2013 I RJ Reynolds High School 2014 Wake Forest University 2018

French and Spanish (Intermediate, Advanced and AP Language) U.S. HISTORY*

Standard or Advanced Placement * U.S. History is taught based on enrollment needs, which varies from semester to semester.

CITYTERM LIFE

Community A semester at CITYterm affords students the opportunity to build a community of learners. Participants come from across the country, each bringing a unique combination of experiences, interests and skills. Working in collaboration, students and faculty form a community that values individual differences and supports collective growth. With inclusivity and immersion in the group experience as a foundation, CITYterm students build lifelong relationships with one another and the faculty.

Being part of the CITYterm community—by flipping pancakes together on Breakfast Crew, by navigating the New York City subway system, or by working together to design the ideal public park—is a rewarding experience. CITYterm’s strong community has a positive effect on each student’s social, emotional and intellectual experience.

CITYterm brought me something new every day — a question, a learning tactic, a building, a challenge — and a group of some of the most interesting and engaging people I have ever met to experience it with.

ANDREA ZHU, Spring 2012 I The Winsor School 2013 Columbia University 2017

CITYTERM LIFE

New York City At CITYterm, routines are made to be broken; each day is a new chance to create your own adventure.

New York City is at the center of our learning at CITYterm. As a student, you will spend at least three, often four, days a week in New York City. CITYterm students venture into one of the world’s greatest cities to investigate and explore. Rather than field trips, we go on expeditions, called CITYtrips. What’s the difference?

Expeditions don’t have one right answer and they are not teacherled; rather they are opportunities to question and to come to a new understanding. Imagine seeing what you are studying— iconic architecture, immigration issues, urban park design, The Great Gatsby — first hand. Our use of the city brings learning to life by highlighting real world situations and arming you with the skills to tackle messy questions.

In addition to using the city as our classroom, you will have time to discover New York City with new friends from around the country.

During free time, you and your new friends will plan your own adventures. Recent student-planned trips have included: rooftop film festivals in Brooklyn, ice skating in Central Park, gelato in the hip East Village, vintage clothes shopping, karaoke, pizza under the Brooklyn Bridge, picnics in Prospect Park, and more!

At CITYterm the line between school and not-school will be blurred.

Suddenly you will find yourself chatting about a recent reading on the subway, discussing your Saturday night adventure in class, and seeing New York City through totally new eyes.

CITYterm made me the best version of myself. The classes, especially when you are in the city, force you to step outside your comfort zone and take big risks. My confidence has grown here and I now think that I can accomplish anything.

LAUREN CUNFER, Spring 2014 I Germantown Friends School 2015 I New York University 2019

CITYTERM LIFE

Campus CITYterm resides on the 96-acre campus of The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, only 40 minutes by train from Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. CITYterm’s community of 30 students and 7 residential faculty members live together in one dormitory that includes a kitchen and dining area, a large common room, and two seminar-style classrooms equipped with Harkness tables and computers. As a division of The Masters School, CITYterm enjoys access to the dining hall, library and computer lab, a full gym, weight room, tennis courts and athletic fields, and music practice rooms.

A student’s day at CITYterm might begin with math, language, and science courses at CITYterm and The Masters School, followed by an afternoon studying housing on the Lower East Side or meeting with a published writer like Lee Stringer or Christina Chiu. In the evening students might stay in New York for a Broadway show or head home to eat in the dining hall, play pick-up basketball in the gym, and prepare for classes the next day. Our flexible schedule enables our students to take advantage of New York’s limitless possibilities.

One of the benefits of attending CITYterm is that students have the chance to demonstrate responsibility and good judgment in a structured, supervised setting. At CITYterm we encourage students to venture into New York City with their peers. Over the past two decades, we have created tried and true structures and expectations around student safety. As a faculty, we teach students to communicate their whereabouts and plan their adventures with integrity and safety in mind. We have a high bar for student safety and we expect students to uphold community expectations around city travel and communication. A complete list of city safety procedures, CITYterm policies and community expectations are outlined in CITYterm’s Guide to Life.

Some of the best moments of CITYterm were in our dorm room when we had hour-long conversations about the things we talked about in class. CITYterm showed me that my academic and social lives don’t have to be separated, and that so much more learning happens outside the classroom.

ELLA STOREY, Spring 2012 I Marin Academy 2013 Bucknell University 2017

Protecting Students’ Health and Safety CITYterm’s home base, The Masters School, is an established boarding school that supports CITYterm with on-call residential faculty, an athletic trainer, a full-time nurse, and physician referrals. In addition, CITYterm adheres to the following safety procedures in New York City: •

Students travel in groups with teachers until they can navigate safely. Then, students travel in groups of three or more. They are rarely allowed to travel alone while in New York and only with parent permission.

• Faculty members always know the whereabouts of students.

Students create detailed, written itineraries before each trip to New York City that are reviewed and approved by the faculty.

• There is always a CITYterm faculty member on duty in the dorm and in New York City when the students are in the City.

CITYTERM LIFE

Faculty The CITYterm team is an eclectic mix of collaborative educators from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. Our faculty members joined CITYterm because they are fascinated by experience-based learning, living in community and New York City. CITYterm affords each of us the opportunity to teach in a creative, transformative environment and to learn alongside our students.

Isabelle Bedard is CITYterm’s French teacher. A French native, Isabelle worked as a French teacher at The Brearley School in the Middle School and Upper School, teaching grades 5, 6, 7 and 10. She also taught grades 9 through 12 in the Upper School at Horace Mann School. Isabelle received her B.A. in teaching French as a foreign language and her M.A. in American Literature from Institut d’Anglais Charles V, Université de Paris VII, France. Outside the classroom, Isabelle enjoys spending time with her son and being a part of the New York City art scene.

Erica Chapman is CITYterm’s Co-Director.

She has a long, unique relationship with CITYterm. She is a CITYterm alumna (Fall 1999), a former faculty member and the cofacilitator, along with David Dunbar, in creating Teaching for Experience, a workshop that introduces teachers to the principles of experience-based learning. Erica holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, where she studied history, literature, psychology and writing with an interdisciplinary lens, and an M.S. in nonprofit leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Erica has held leadership positions at Achievement First Charter Schools, New Leaders for New Schools and at the New York City Department of Education.

In each role, Erica’s aim has been to improve student learning experiences by advancing and supporting the effectiveness of teachers.

Erica lives on campus, along with her husband, Steve, and their son, Theo.

David Dunbar is CITYterm’s Co-Founder and Academic Dean. He is also the Coordinator of Teaching and Learning Initiatives for The Masters School. David earned his B.A. from Amherst College, his M.A.R from Yale University Divinity School and is a former

Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Japan Fulbright Fellow. He has taught at Deerfield Academy, Milton Academy, and Albuquerque Academy. In 1996, he co-founded CITYterm. David is the editor, with Kenneth T. Jackson of Columbia University, of Empire City: New York Through the Centuries. Each summer David and Erica run the Teaching for Experience workshop for educators from all over the country who are interested in engaging in experience-based learning techniques. In addition, David consults with private and public schools.

Jennifer Hughes is CITYterm’s Spanish Teacher. A native of Chile, she has enjoyed teaching Spanish, French, and Italian at public and independent schools for 18 years. This will be Jennifer’s fourth year teaching at CITYterm. Jennifer’s passion for languages began at a young age, studying English in grade school, French in middle school, and Italian in college in Italy. She also studied in France and Switzerland. Her three children are bilingual. She enjoys assisting foreign students, riding her bicycle, and walking her sweet dog, Princess.

Jason Hult is the Co-Director of CITYterm and a member of the Urban Core teaching team. This will be Jason’s ninth year as a member of the faculty and residential team.

He attended Concord Academy and is a CITYterm alumnus (Fall 2000). Jason earned a B.A. in history at Davidson College and spent semesters abroad at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cape Town. After graduation, he joined Teach For America and was placed at the Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem.

Jason spent two years teaching elementary school while also earning an M.S. in Education from Bank Street College of Education. Jason also has an M.S. in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management from the New School for Public Engagement.

Erik Johnke is the Math and Language Coordinator at CITYterm. In addition, he teaches Math and is part of the Urban Core faculty. Erik has been a member of the CITYterm faculty for the past 12 years. He received a B.A. from Haverford College and completed an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Goddard College. He served as both the Math and Theater Department Chairs at The Solebury School, and taught at The Pennington School and at Friends School in New Jersey. Additionally, Erik has written about a dozen plays and musicals. His musical “God’s Country” was performed at the New York Musical Theater Festival in July 2013.

Mitchell Krieger is a Math Teacher at CITYterm. He is also a member of the residential team.

Mitch grew up in a suburb of Detroit, MI, where he graduated from Oakland Early College in 2011, and more recently he graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. His main interests include the role of technology in education, progressive and experimental pedagogy, residential education and de-stigmatizing math. In his free time, Mitch enjoys rock climbing and exploring all that life has to offer. He spends his summers working at camps in a variety of roles. Mitch is thrilled to be a part of the CITYterm team and is excited to explore New York with students.

Ravi Katkar is the Associate Director of Admission for CITYterm. He came to Masters from the unique and challenging industry of outdoor retail, where he managed stores for The North Face and Fjällräven in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Before that, Ravi earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI. While there, he also studied cognitive science, jazz history, film studies, and English literature. In addition to his retail management experience, Ravi spent time as a teachers’ aide at Dodge Nature Center, a middle school language arts tutor at Breakthrough Twin Cities, and recently served as an alumni ambassador for Lawrence University. As an alumnus of The Taft School, he is thrilled to return to the independent school community. Ravi lives on campus with his life partner Rachel Katkar, who teaches Middle School Life Science at Masters, and their two cats.

Alyse Ruiz is CITYterm’s Dean of Residential Life.

She is a member of the residential team and a CITYterm alumna (Fall 2003). She graduated from Brown University in 2009, earning a B.A. in Urban Studies. During the five years following graduation, Alyse taught English at the high school level in Miami, Florida. After earning an M.S. from Nova Southeastern University in Educational Leadership, Alyse served as the English Department Chair. In that role, she oversaw the building and strengthening of the English curriculum within her school as well as within the school’s larger charter school network.

In her free time, Alyse serves as President of the Brown University Latino Alumni Council and enjoys traveling and running.

Eva Seligman is an Urban Core teacher at CITYterm.

She is also a member of the residential team. Eva earned a B.A. with a double major in Religion and Gender Studies at Oberlin College.

After graduation, she taught high school in Romania for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer.

Eva has a master’s degree in the Art of Teaching from Bard College and spent three years teaching writing and history at the Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School in Brooklyn. She is deeply excited to share her profound love of New York City history and culture. When she is not teaching, Eva can usually be found with her nose in a book, on a yoga mat, or trying to spark an impromptu dance party.

Leigh Yakubowski is CITYterm’s Program Coordinator. In the classroom, Leigh brings her positive energy, sociological imagination, and fearless rugby background together. She has taught middle school English with The Fresh Air Fund and Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation, as well as at The Cloud Forest School in Costa Rica. A graduate of Vassar College, she was awarded for her leadership of the Vassar English Language Learner Outreach Program. Leigh is happy to continue devoting her work to the support of authentic and meaningful educational communities at CITYterm.

In her spare time, Leigh enjoys cat cuddling, the ocean, and outdoor adventures.

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Beyond CITYterm While at CITYterm, you will learn to read beneath the surface of college tours and manicured campuses during our visits to Columbia and Barnard. With the faculty, you will structure a story linking who you are, what you want to study and who you want to be. You will make more informed college decisions because you know yourself better. Your teachers will know you better, too.

Like most CITYterm alumni, you will likely ask a CITYterm faculty member to write a college recommendation. You will never be at a loss for college essay ideas—that moment on the Brooklyn Bridge will always give you goose bumps.

CITYTERM AND COLLEGE JUNIORS

Juniors at CITYterm take the PSATs (fall) and sit for AP exams (spring) at The Masters School. We introduce juniors to the college process by visiting some of the colleges and universities located in the New York metropolitan area. We also connect students with CITYterm alumni who are currently studying in New York City.

SENIORS

Seniors collaborate with the CITYterm faculty and the college counseling offices at their sending schools to select colleges and complete applications based on the sending school’s application timeline. Students may take SAT, ACT, and AP exams on national testing dates. Support is also available from The Masters School Office of College Counseling.

In the last five years, the 30 colleges most attended by CITYterm alumni are: American University

Sarah Lawrence College

Bard College

Smith College

Barnard College

Tufts University

Boston University

Tulane University

Bowdoin College

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Brown University Bucknell University Carleton College Columbia University Duke University George Washington University Middlebury College New York University

University of Michigan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California (USC) Vanderbilt University Wake Forest University

Northwestern University

Washington University in St. Louis

Oberlin College

Wesleyan University

Occidental College

Yale University

CITYterm was amazing in different ways for each of our kids. For our daughter, it helped mold her into who she already was becoming; for our son, I believe it opened his eyes to a world full of possibilities. I can honestly say that CITYterm is absolutely life changing in its capability to transform the way kids think.�

STACIE HALPERN, CITYterm Parent Fall 2012 and Spring 2015

I can think of no better preparation for college, both academically and personally, than a semester at CITYterm. A CITYterm graduate appeals to universities, and subsequently succeeds during their college tenure, because of their proven ability to expand their worldview through an experiential learning process that encourages personal development unparalleled in any other setting. A student who succeeds at CITYterm will undoubtedly be the type of person who arrives on a college campus ready to explore, question, and experience.

ZOE CARTER, Assistant Director of Admissions, Boston University

Students who have gone through the CITYterm program develop an extraordinary sense of maturity, motivation, and self-awareness. Their time at CITYterm enables them to talk about themselves and what they want in a learning environment in their college applications and in college classrooms in a way that separates them from other students. They have learned how to learn.

THYRA BRIGGS Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid, Harvey Mudd College

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Apply Today Is CITYterm for You? CITYterm appeals to a wide variety of students: from athletes and artists, thinkers and thespians, to anyone who is eager to learn and grow in dialogue with the world’s most exciting and complex city. Even though there is no typical CITYterm student, all of our students are intellectually curious, passionate about living and learning in community with others, and interested in engaging with the stories and lived experiences of others from a wide variety of backgrounds. CITYterm is committed to diversity in its broadest definition; students from all hometowns, high schools, and experiences are encouraged to apply.

Applying to CITYterm The application for admission to CITYterm is available online at www.cityterm. org under the Admission tab. Applications for both the Fall and Spring semesters are due on February 15. CITYterm will notify applicants of admissions decisions by April 1.

Tuition The tuition for a CITYterm semester is one-half the annual boarding tuition at The Masters School, plus a transportation fee to help offset the costs of travel to, from, and within New York City. The cost of attending CITYterm in 2016-2017 is $31,330. We also require students to open a $650 school account to cover book purchases, optional trips and cash withdrawals.

Students who take good advantage of the many free activities available in New York City typically find that the money in their bookstore account lasts them the entire semester.

Financial Aid We recognize the cost of attending an excellent program like CITYterm may be difficult for many families to afford. CITYterm and our partner schools are committed to providing the opportunity to attend this program regardless of economic background. We provide need-based financial aid for approximately 1/3 of our students and many of our partner schools match this aid with funds of their own. If you are ready for a semester at CITYterm, we are ready to explore financial aid options with you.

For further information about CITYterm, please contact our office or visit us online: CITYterm at The Masters School 49 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 10522 914.479.6502 (Office) 914.693.6905 (Fax) www.cityterm.org info@cityterm.org Follow us on social media: Facebook: CITYterm at The Masters School Twitter: @cityterm Instagram: @city_term

CITYterm is exponentially more than the brochure advertises. I would encourage anyone even remotely interested in the experience to apply; you won’t regret it.

SARA EISMONT, Spring 2013 I Shady Side Academy 2014 I Smith College 2018

Spend a semester in New York City: Learn how to live the questions.

At CITYterm, you use the city as a lens through which to learn about yourself.

Every night you go to sleep with the satisfied feeling that you’ve done something incredible.

CHLOE SAHYOUN, Spring 2014 Concord Academy 2015 University of Edinburgh, 2019