St. Bernard's School, elementary school on Manhattan's Upper East Side
St. Bernard's School is a private elementary school for boys on Manhattan's Upper East Side, housed in a brick building with tall windows and spacious classrooms. The school serves boys from kindergarten through ninth grade, operating as an independent institution without religious or district affiliation.
The school was founded in 1904 by two Cambridge graduates who had met through soccer and wanted to create a place where boys could grow up in a city setting. The building on 98th Street went up in 1915 and was designed by the firm Delano and Aldrich.
The school takes its name from a street in Brussels, Belgium, linked to its founders. Its mascot is a St. Bernard dog, though the school pronounces the name in a way that differs from how most people say the dog breed.
The school sits on 98th Street on the Upper East Side, a neighborhood that is easy to reach on foot or by public transit. Since it is an active school, the building is best seen from the outside on a weekday when activity is visible.
The school's shield shows an eagle, a lion, a book, and a cross, each representing a different connection: to the United States, to Great Britain, to learning, and to Christianity. These four symbols appear together on student uniforms, making them visible every day in the school's hallways.
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