RESEARCH – Lots of private consultants, hellish applications and exorbitant tuition fees. powerful New Yorkers are willing to do anything for their children, starting at 3 years old. In the field of view. then join top american universities.
On a chilly Monday morning in December, luxury limousines and Cadillac Escalades are double-parked on Lexington Avenue on the Upper East Side. Children leave accompanied by adults who enter an anonymous building. They walk through the stunning marble and granite lobby to join the queue behind the red chain; a special elevator takes them to the 6th floor and the golden doors open to an exhibition of elaborate artwork. We are in the 92Y Nursery school, one of the kindergartens (preschool institutions) New York’s hottest privates. Despite the hefty price tag of $40,700 (€37,833) per academic year for 4-5 hours of lessons per day, it is a victim of its own success and receives several hundred requests. One in ten chance of acceptance if you are recommended, maybe less.
In the video, these kindergarten children start their day with “Hello”.
Psychologists, movement specialists and artists in residence
Like 92Y, dozens of private preschools in New York have stood out as the most successful, opening their doors to the best…
Source: Le Figaro
