About
Why a Carmel Academy Education?

Carmel Academy in Brief

Welcome to Carmel Academy, a forward-thinking private school for children of all Jewish affiliations, offering each of its students an exceptional, challenging and creative educational experience from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. Located in the heart of Greenwich, CT, the Carmel Academy community is vibrant and diverse, attracting families from Fairfield and Westchester Counties, Riverdale and Manhattan.

Founded – 1997

Accreditation - Accredited with distinction by the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
 
Educational Divisions
Lower School: Transitional Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Middle School: 6th - 8th Grade
 
Two Distinct Programs of Study
  • Core Program: Premier private Jewish/secular educational curriculum
  • Providing Alternative Learning Strategies Program (PALS):  Program for children with learning disabilities
 
Enrollment: 224
172 in the Core Program
52 in the PALS Program
 
Faculty/Student Ratio: 1:6
 
Average Class Size: 14
 
Our Campus:
Carmel Academy's historic and idyllic 17-acre campus is equipped with leading technology and infrastructure to be a premier 21st century educational institution, while providing our students with an exceptional setting to learn and grow. Established in 1902 as the prestigious Rosemary Hall School, our campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
 
Facilities include:
15 buildings
23 classrooms
2 playing fields
2 tennis courts 
2 science labs
2 gymnasiums
1 art studio
1 multimedia center
1 music room
1 organic educational garden
1 auditorium
2 multipurpose/lunch rooms
 
Interscholastic Team Sports: Soccer, Fall Cross Country, Basketball, Tennis,  Spring Cross Country, Baseball
Carmel Academy is a member of the Fairchester Athletic Association, competing against private schools in Fairfield and Westchester Counties.

Intramural Sports: Floor Hockey, Volleyball
 
School Mascot: Hawk
 
School Colors: Blue, White & Gold 
 
Associations
Connecticut Association of Independent Schools
Prizmah: Center For Jewish Day Schools
Gruss Foundation
Grinspoon Foundation 

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  • Carmel Academy is a private school for children of all Jewish affiliations, serving children from transitional kindergarten through 8th grade.

Carmel Academy is a recipient of UJA Greenwich, the United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford, New Canaan and Darien, Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County and The UJA Federation on New York.