Campus Life

Visitors to Bay Ridge Prep will notice one thing immediately: the family-like feeling of the school and the beautiful neighborhood that we call home.  Whether it's the High School building with its old world charm and woodwork, or the Lower and Middle School building with its cozy classrooms and play areas, you are always in a positive and warm environment.

Students often arrive early to share breakfast and social time with their classmates.  Lower and Middle School students can purchase a nutritious food right inside school at any time throughout the day.  Fresh bagels from a local bakery, fruit and yogurt are some of the favorite snacks.  High School students often meet at a local diner or coffee shop before coming in for first period classes.

At lunch time in the Lower School, all students eat with their teachers.  We believe that teachers are an integral part of not only the academic, but also the social and emotional lives of our students, and lunch is an important bonding time.  From 6^th to 9^th grade, students begin acquiring privileges like dining out, and on any given day you may see them swarming the local pizza parlor.  Teachers take turns accompanying the kids, since both teachers and students value this time together outside the classroom.  Grades 10-12 can bring their own lunch or go out on their own to one of the many local eateries along Third Avenue.  

Bay Ridge Prep students also enjoy rich extra-curricular lives and are provided with many opportunities for enrichment.  In school and in our AfterSchool programs, there are numerous options to explore, ranging from athletics to participation in the various arts.  Students also mentor each other, create clubs, and volunteer in younger classrooms or in the surrounding community.  All of these activities contribute to our mission of educating the whole child.