About Harvey
About Harvey

Our community cultivates the strengths and passions of each student through academic excellence, artistic exploration, athletic achievement, community service, and global understanding.
Admissions
Admissions

Our welcoming, inclusive community, wide array of academic opportunities, and strong student-faculty relationships ensure that our students come to school every day feeling connected and happy.
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Academics
Academics

Our small class sizes ensure that faculty are able to work closely with students in and out of the classroom as they master and internalize content.
The Arts
Arts

The arts are an essential element of education, just like reading, writing, and math, allowing students to develop a cultural literacy which fosters imagination, creativity, and the ability to solve complex problems.
Signature Programs
Signature Programs

Unique to a Harvey education, our Signature Programs challenge and motivate our students to learn new skills and discover their individual passions.
Athletics
Athletics

Our athletic program provides the opportunity for all our students to participate at their own level of skill and interest from middle school development programs to competitive varsity teams.
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Giving
Your support enables us to provide our students with endless opportunities to find themselves, be successful, and go out into the world and make it a better place.
Student Life
Student Life

We equip students with the confidence and competence to seek answers to their questions, collaborate with their peers and, excel in the classroom, on stage and/or on the field.

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Middle School Debate

Debate fosters critical thinking, enhances public speaking skills, and builds confidence while teaching middle schoolers to listen effectively and engage in civil discourse.

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Harvey’s Middle School Debate Team participates in the New York Debate League along with 18 other middle schools from New York City and Westchester County. The league hosts 4 to 6 tournaments on Saturdays from October to June during which three-person teams participate in 4 to 5 debates on different topics. The topics are announced approximately one month in advance of each tournament.

Harvey Middle School students, who won several rounds of debate during the team's first year of membership, are looking forward to continued participation in the league and furthering its success.

Graduates of Harvey Middle School have gone on to join Model UN in the Upper School.

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Middle School Matters

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