Marymount’s Lower and Upper Schools occupy three adjoining Beaux Arts buildings built around the turn of the twentieth century: the Vanderbilt Mansion, the Pratt Mansion, and the Milbank Mansion. These buildings have landmark status as part of the Metropolitan Museum historic district. In addition, a fourth building, housing the Middle School, opened at 2 East 82nd Street in September 2002. Our Fifth Avenue facilities include four state-of-the-art science and technology laboratories: the physical sciences lab, the life sciences lab, the physics and advanced math center, and the general sciences lab; the buildings also house technology classrooms, art studios, a math center, a computer center, a reading center, a foreign language center, a gymnasium, an auditorium, a courtyard play area, a chapel, and a library complex. Most classrooms are equipped with SmartBoards. As well as a print collection, the library offers an on-line catalogue and computerized reference materials. The Middle School building also has dedicated facilities for library, art, and science for students in Classes IV-VII.
As part of a schoolwide network with internet access, each Upper School student is provided with her own email account. Lower and Middle School students access the school network and the internet through classroom accounts. Remote network access enables students to access school materials from home. Computers are used across the curriculum as everyday tools for gathering data, sharing information, and completing assignments.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, located directly opposite the School, offers resources that are central to our program. Its voluminous and priceless collections of art and artifacts provide a dynamic focus of study. Students from Nursery to Class XII regularly visit the Museum. The integrated humanities program for Class IX includes weekly visits to the Met.
Nearby Central Park, a hands-on science laboratory, provides acres of woods, ponds, and fields for exploration. It also offers athletic facilities for physical education classes, team sports, and field days.
