St. Bernard’s offers able young boys of diverse backgrounds an exceptionally thorough, rigorous, and enjoyable introduction to learning and community life. We wish to inspire boys to value hard work and fair play, to develop confidence, consideration for others, and a sense of citizenship, and to have fun while doing these things.
Boys
A good heart is as valuable as a well-stocked, well-trained head.
Signature Programs
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Leadership Opportunities
St. Bernard’s boys are given many opportunities to lead. As early as Middle School, boys may be voted captains of their intramural teams or representatives to Student Council, which meets with the headmaster every other week. -
Community Service
Service learning projects range from delivering food with City Meals on Wheels to painting public schools with Publicolor and raising money for the Audubon Society through the annual third grade bird-a-thon. -
Assembly
Every Friday morning, just after 8:30, all students and members of the faculty and staff meet for assembly in the small gymnasium on the first floor. We hear announcements, usually from the boys. -
Public Speaking
Every boy from first grade upward will set foot on the stage at least once a year and perform for his fellow students. Boys have many opportunities to speak at St. Bernard’s: class play assemblies, presentations in class, recitations, and athletics reports for assembly. -
Shakespeare Play
The eighth grade has performed a play by William Shakespeare since 1910. The Shakespeare play is one of the most cherished of St. Bernard’s traditions. It is a group effort, with each boy contributing to its success. -
Class Trips
A St. Bernard’s education also offers boys in all grades many opportunities to learn about the world beyond 98th Street. Our teachers plan trips to places here in New York and much farther afield. -
Guest Speakers
Speakers can enrich learning, and boys in all grades have the opportunity to hear speakers on a wide range of topics in the classroom or assembly. Each year an author speaks to the boys thanks to the Kronengold Authors Fund, founded by a group of Old Boys in 2016. -
Class Plays
Class plays are big part of school life at St. Bernard’s. Beginning in first grade, each class performs a class play before parents and before the entire school at a Friday morning assembly.
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Community
The glory of this school will always be the people inside it.
Recent News
List of 8 news stories.
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Video Highlights from I Mackay Class Play - April 20, 2018
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Grandparents Visiting Day 2018
St. Bernard’s welcomed grandparents to school this week for Grandparents Visiting Day. Over 370 grandparents joined their grandsons for a morning of classes. -
Class of 2009 Party
On Tuesday, April 17, we welcomed back to the school parents and Old Boys from the class of 2009. Former faculty members, including Ms. Kronengold, Mrs. FitzGerald, Ms. Walton, and Mr. Neff returned to St. Bernard’s to catch up with their former students. -
Foreign Policy Expert Speaks with Upper School Boys
Michael O’Hanlon, senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, visited St. Bernard’s on April 11, 2018. He spoke with Upper School boys about his areas of expertise, including United States defense strategy, the use of military force, and American national security policy. -
Multicultural Fair 2018: JAPAN, Tradition Meets Modern
On Friday, April 6, St. B’s boys celebrated Japan with the annual multicultural fair. Boys received their customized multicultural fair passports and took a trip to Japan, embracing this year’s themes of matsuri (festival) and old meets new Japan. -
Grade IX Trip to Spain and France
Towards the end of the winter term, the ninth grade — accompanied by Madame de Haugoubart and Mr. Bowcock — set off on a busy trip to Spain and southern France. Half of the class is studying French and the other half Spanish, so this trip gave them an opportunity to practice their languages and to see some superb cultural sights. -
St. Bernard’s Science Fair
On March 14, 2018, the small gym was fully transformed into annual science fair. Boys in grades IV through VIII presented their scientific research to fellow students, family members, teachers, and friends. -
Goals for Good
Cheers could be heard throughout St. Bernard’s on Saturday, March 10, while over eighty boys in kindergarten through sixth grade participated in the annual Goals for Good soccer tournament.
Athletes
The game’s the game for all.
Alumni
Sing we a song of our first Alma Mater...
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Peter Magowan
Recognized as one of Major League Baseball's most progressive leaders, Peter Magowan ’55 retired in September 2008 after serving sixteen seasons as the San Francisco Giants’ managing general partner. -
AJ Houston
AJ Houston ’03 works in Global Equity Trading for the Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets. In his role, he services the liquidity/trading needs of US-based mutual fund and hedge fund clients for Canadian Equity product. -
Luke Guida
I spent ten years at St. Bernard’s, roughly two thirds of my life. Although it was often challenging, St. B’s helped me mature into a thoughtful, open-minded person with a love of learning, music, and the value of good friendships. -
Noah Leavitt
Noah Leavitt ’00 serves as the Assistant Rabbi at Congregation Orach Chaim in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in history and completed an M.A. in Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University. -
Ijah Mondesire-Crump, M.D.
Ijah Mondesire-Crump, M.D. ’98 is a Bronx native. After attending kindergarten at a public school in the South Bronx, he was chosen to participate in Early Steps, a program that promotes diversity in NYC independent schools. -
Antonio Weiss
Antonio Weiss ’80 is a senior fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. Previously, he served as Counselor to the Secretary at the United States Department of the Treasury, where he worked on issues related to financial markets, regulatory reform, financial stability, and consumer and housing finance. -
Zack O’Malley Greenburg
Zack O’Malley Greenburg ’99 is the senior editor of media and entertainment at Forbes, where he started as a reporter shortly after graduating from Yale in 2007. He is the author of three books... -
Michael Aduboffour
After St. Bernard's I began attending Groton School in the Fall of 2013. I played football from 9th through 11th grade, starting on Varsity my junior year, and I've spent all my time here as a sprinter for Groton's Track & Field team, of which I am now a captain. -
Robert Miyahara
I have been working at the intersection of finance, technology, the United States, and Japan since graduating from Princeton. -
Bill Dean
Bill Dean ’51, a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School, is a lawyer, writer, and civic participant. As a lawyer, he served for twenty-five years as executive director of Volunteers of Legal Service, an organization providing pro bono civil legal services to benefit low-income residents of New York City. -
Michael Ivkov
Michael Ivkov ’12 is enrolled in Harvard College and recently completed his freshman year. Along with economics, he studies German and Ancient Greek language and literatures. Prior to enrolling, he championed the Harvard debate tournament as a junior at the Trinity School.
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