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Wealthy New York families who’ve fled to their Hamptons country homes during the coronavirus pandemic are busy making plans to keep their kids in schools out East in September instead of returning to the city. Avenues: The World School — the pricey private Chelsea school with international locations in Brazil and China, and alumni such …
Wealthy New York families who’ve fled to their Hamptons country homes during the coronavirus pandemic are busy making plans to keep their kids in schools out East in September instead of returning to the city.
Avenues: The World School — the pricey private Chelsea school with international locations in Brazil and China, and alumni such as Suri Cruise — is launching an East Hampton location in September to accommodate families. The school’s found a spot at the Hampton Country Day Camp, and Avenues’ director said, according to the East Hampton Star, “The facilities and grounds of the camp are ideal for cultivating the learning environment and community of the studio, and we look forward to launching our program in such a beautiful space.” Tuition will be $48,000.
A rep for the school told Page Six Friday that Avenues’ Hamptons plan predated the coronavirus crisis, and added that the new location will serve a maximum of 60 kids in grades 4 through 12 this fall. The rep said that enrollment at Avenues New York “also remains strong.”
Meanwhile, glossy Avenues Magazine (no relation to the school) reported this week that East Hampton’s private Ross School has seen “a spike in enrollment requests.” A resident told the mag: “Even the Amagansett school system got an influx of calls for new students.” Another source said, “Anybody who has the means is staying in their second home and paying two tuitions. The school year in the city is just too precarious.”
Parents are banking on the lockdown’s restrictions continuing to ease on Long Island faster than in the city.
Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported that school districts in Bridgehampton, Southampton and Sag Harbor saw growing numbers of city families inquiring about space. The report said that applications to the Ross School’s lower school jumped from 20 last year to 65 this year, largely from NYC. There was also a boost in Hamptons enrollment after 9/11.
