Nightingale-Bamford School

I am an NBS alumna, and my daughter goes there now. The academics and faculty are excellent, there is a friendly and warm atmosphere in the halls, and the current headmaster is inspiring. I was happy and received a great education while I was there, and now my daughter is happy and thriving in the same stimulating and supportive environment. Many of the teachers who were teaching there when I was a student are still there, which to me is meaningful. There is a wonderful sense of community here, commitment by the leadership and faculty to inclusion, and commitment to the success of all the students. To my knowledge and in my personal experience, I've only ever witnessed the school and girls behaving in an inclusive, welcome way to students of all backgrounds. I agree with a previous post, however, that diversity numbers in the student body -- particularly in the Lower School, from what I have observed -- could improve, which I don't think is an issue unique to NBS but will be found among all of the elite private schools. Based on the way the school talks about D&I issues, I am truly hoping that their efforts will lead to a greater increase in diversity admissions.

I give Nightingale-Bamford an A+, because they put great effort into their curriculum, global education, diversity, and inclusivity.

As a parent, I thought the school was outstanding academically. The administration is top notch and the teachers are outstanding. This issue I had with this school was its complete lack of diversity. Busing in a few scholarships from the outer boroughs does not constitute diversity! Nightingale is 95% privileged upper class rich white girls who live in a bubble and have no clue about the real world. The atmosphere is stuffy and typical of what you would expect to find in an environment of rich snobs. The school does what they can to try and give these girls a dose of reality but the real problem is they just don't admit enough smart but not rich kids. I get that endowments and donations are important to the schools success but come on Nightingale let a little light into those blue doors and let those rich girls get a true taste of what the rest of world is all about. Diversify your student body as not everybody's daddy is a rich banker or hot shot lawyer.

As the parent of a girl who has attended Nightingale since kindergarten, I can't really compare it to any other place. Be that as it may, I simply can't imagine many other K-12 institutions in this country that care as much about a girl's whole education, that has equal or superior resources, or that has an administration and faculty as talented and genuinely caring as this place. It has weaknesses, as all schools do; Nightingale's biggest weakness - by far - is athletics, as in the shocking lack of professional coaching. But my daughter has loved the school, through good times and not so good times. And it has made a huge difference in her life to this point and, we expect, in her life ahead.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE NIGHTINGALE!!! The girls are SUPER nice, we're like sisters, and there is so much intergrade bonding almost everyone knows each other. They also have an outstanding staff who helps you really learn the concept and no what you're being taught, they can be tough, but it all helps in the long run. Like one of our teachers say " "The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a flame to be ignited"