The Kew-Forest School

Primary and Secondary EducationNew York, United States51-200 Employees

Established in 1918 and having recently celebrated its centennial, The Kew-Forest School is the oldest independent, co-ed, college preparatory school in the New York City borough of Queens for students in Preschool through Grade 12. 

Embodying the rich diversity of the Queens community, our families and staff collectively represent 70+ nationalities and speak 30+ languages.  Students are exposed to different perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures simply by getting to know their peers and teachers as well as through immersion in an inclusive curriculum.  At Kew-Forest, you will find that our community nurtures lifelong learners, our educators inspire young people, and our students support each other.
 
Our small size allows us to be nimble in response to individual student needs as well as to challenges faced in education today.  We  offer on- site, hybrid, and remote learning scenarios as needed.  

For more information, please contact: 
SORAYA DIAZ TAMAYO | Director of Admission & Tuition Assistance 
admission@kewforest.org | (718) 268-4667

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
As the years have passed, the School has continued to produce notable alumni, successful in their respective fields:
- CATHERINE W. SKINNER ‘48 – Senior Research Scientist (Geology & Geophysics), Yale
- PHYLLIS GRANN ‘54 – Former Senior Editor of Doubleday and CEO of Penguin Putnam
- DAN PAULSON ‘59 – Producer (Passenger 57) and actor
- LAURENCE MEYER ‘61 – Economist and former U.S. Federal Reserve System governor
- BONNIE HAMMER ‘67 – Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group
- CASEY HEEG ‘69 – Mission Architect, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- HANK AZARIA ‘81 – Actor, voice actor (The Simpsons), comedian and producer
- JAMES GRAY ‘87 – Film director (Little Odessa, The Immigrant, The Yards) and screenwriter
- ALLESANDRA GALLONI ‘ 91 – Editor-in-Chief, Reuters
- GIDEON YAGO ‘96 – Writer and former correspondent for MTV News
- DAVID ARABOV ‘08 – Former CEO and Co-Founder of Elite Daily

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