Scarborough School
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Vanderlip Hall in 2014
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U.S. Route 9 Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510 United States |
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| School type | Private |
| Motto | "Life Is For Service" and "Manners Maketh Man" |
| Established | 1913 |
| Founder | Frank and Narcissa Vanderlip |
| Closed | 1978 |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 367 (peak in 1929) 150 (later years) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Yearbook | Beechwood Tree |
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Scarborough Day School
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| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Architect | William W. Bosworth |
| NRHP Reference # | 84003433 |
| Added to NRHP |
September 7, 1984 |
 Scarborough School
Location of the Scarborough School
Scarborough School
Location of the Scarborough School
Scarborough School
Location of the Scarborough School
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| Coordinates | 41°07′55″N 73°51′41″W / 41.131944°N 73.861306°WCoordinates: 41°07′55″N 73°51′41″W / 41.131944°N 73.861306°W |
September 7, 1984
The Scarborough Day School was a private school in Scarborough-on-Hudson, in Briarcliff Manor, New York. Frank and Narcissa Vanderlip established the school in 1913 at their estate, Beechwood. The school, a nonsectarian nonprofit college preparatory day school, taught students at pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade levels and had small class sizes, with total enrollment rarely exceeding 150 students. Since 1980, the buildings and property have been owned by The Clear View School, which runs a day treatment program for 83 students. The current school still uses the Scarborough School's theater, which was opened in 1917. The school campus is a contributing property to the Scarborough Historic District.
The Scarborough Day School was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The school also was a member of the Cum Laude Society and the National Association of Independent Schools. Its seal copies that of Scarborough, North Yorkshire; Scarborough-on-Hudson's namesake.
The Scarborough School was founded in 1913 by Frank and Narcissa Vanderlip for their six children and the children of friends and neighbors. Having met educator Maria Montessori during their European travels, the Vanderlips pioneered the Montessori method at the Edward Harden Mansion in nearby Sleepy Hollow by creating the first Montessori school in the United States, in 1912. Frank Vanderlip's sister Ruth was married to Harden; the families maintained close ties. After a year existing in two rooms of the Harden residence, the school moved to the River Gate House at the north end of River Road and the Beechwood estate.
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