Maimonides Hebrew Day School

Brown School, founded in 1893, is a nondenominational, independent school in Schenectady, N.Y. It serves students throughout the Capital District in nursery through eighth grade. Apart from academics, the school also offers instruction in vocal and instrumental music, art, physical education, computer skills and foreign language study. Brown School is chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and meets all the requirements of the State Education Department. It is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Independent Schools. The Brown School board of trustees, consisting of parents, friends, administrators and a representative group of teachers, is responsible for school policy.

The Children's Annex is a private, nonprofit program for children with special needs, and is located in Kingston, N.Y. It is approved by the New York State Office of Education of Children with Disabling Conditions and the New York State Health Department. It offers academic instruction in language arts and mathematics to children between the ages of 2 and 15. Its school-age program is a social and academic learning program for students between the ages of 5 and 12. It offers an intensive learning program for students between the ages of 3 and 15 that provides communication development, including augmentative systems like sign language and assistive devices and the enhancement of verbal abilities. It offers community-based services, such as special education, speech and language therapies and counseling. The Children's Annex also offers 12-month school program and tuition and transportation services and has been operational since 1976.