North Star Academy College

Prep for Prep, located in New York City, provides educational preparatory programs and support services for youngsters from minority group. It helps in identifying talented students from minority group backgrounds and prepares them for placement in independent schools. It also provides leadership development opportunities, and helps in developing community awareness. The Prep Community includes more than 3,000 students and alumni, and addresses the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of boys and girls. It operates various day, boarding and independent schools. The community provides financial assistance to students from low-income groups for continuing their education. It also serves the needs of the independent schools and operates various programs, such as the Talent Search. Its Talent Search program helps in the selection process of students from New York City public elementary and junior high schools to its day and boarding schools. Additionally, it organizes summer sessions and after school programs for placement to independent schools. It also offers counseling services to students, and organizes various extracurricular activities, such as excursions, recreational events, and cultural and sports events.

Founded in 1894, Kent Place School is an independent girls college that offers classes from prekindergarten through grades 12. It governs primary, middle, and upper schools that include science labs, art studios, and a computer lab. Its upper school curriculum offers English, math, science, history, social science, world languages, visual and performing arts, agriculture, vocational education, physical education, and elective options. It has an arts center that features a 260-seat theater, an art gallery, a dance studio, and practice rooms. The schools athletic facilities include a field house, gymnasium and weight room, playing fields, and tennis courts. It offers a wide range of athletic programs, such as basketball, cross country, field hockey, squash, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball. The school is located in Summit, N.J.