Staten Island Academy

September 05, 1884 - present

The Staten Island Academy was founded in 1884 when a group of educators and Anton Methfessel merged the Methfessel Institution and the original Staten Island Academy and Latin School. The Academy quickly gained national recognition for its progressive curriculum which allowed for prominent dignitaries, like members of the Vanderbilt family, Booker T. Washington, and George William Curtis (namesake to Curtis High School), to associate with them. In 1891, the school purchased land in St. George, Staten Island to accommodate the growing student population. Over the next 50 years, the Academy grew larger and eventually merged with progressive elementary institutions. Due to the expansion, the academy moved to their current Todt Hill location in 1964, where it remains today. The Staten Island Academy remains dedicated to their progressive curriculum and to the ideals of intellectual excellence, compassion, and creativity, while providing their students the tools to meet the unique challenges of the modern world.

Staten Island Academy
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Details

Category
School
Instructional Level
Elementary/Grammar School, High School, Middle/Junior High School, Pre-Kindergarten
Audience
Children, Teenagers
Founder(s)
Anton Methfessel
Tags
privateschool

Location

  • 715 Todt Hill Rd, Staten Island, NY 10304, USA
    1964 - present
  • 34 Academy Pl, Staten Island, NY 10301, USA
    1884 - 1964

References

  1. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1917. Search Results - NYPL Digital Collections. (n.d.). https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?filters%5Btitle_uuid_s%5D%5B%5D=Atlas+162.+Vol.+1%2C+1917.%7C%7C31b3cbf0-c602-012f-f035-58d385a7bc34&keywords=&layout=false
  2. Staten Island Academy (SIA). A History of Renown. (n.d.). https://www.statenislandacademy.org/about/academy-history
  3. Leng, C. W. (Charles William)., Davis, W. T. (William Thompson). (1930-1933). Staten Island and its people: a history, 1609-1929. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co..
  4. Staten Island Historical Society. Online Collections | Staten Island Historical Society. (n.d.). https://statenisland.pastperfectonline.com/
  5. 2 Private Schools Merge: Staten Island Academy and Livingston Union Approved. (1932, Jun 09). New York Herald Tribune (1926-1962) http://ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/2-private-schools-merge/docview/1114521471/se-2
  6. School on Todt Hill Planned By Staten Island Academy. (1932, Jun 11). New York Times (1923-) http://ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/school-on-todt-hill-planned-staten-island-academy/docview/99607624/se-2