EF Academy - Thornwood, New York

Tomas Carrillo

While my experience at EF was not long I find it to be quite enjoyable. The school administration was more than helpful in assisting me in the transition to a new school and the school offered an ample amount of resources for my studies. The teachers at EF are all qualified and are passionate about their jobs, which helps students in the learning process. Overall EF does everything in its power to enable its students to learn and I would recommend it to anyone in their search for a school.

Shih-Chien Huang

I'm currently a student at New York EF Academy, and I absolutely love my experience here! The school has a very nice natural environment surrounded and the teachers are all very supportive to students. Students also get many extracurriculum experience through participating in clubs, varsity teams, and competitions outside the school, and also through volunteering at the local community such as sleepy hollow marathons and White Plains Hospital.
EF is a great school. The counselors are very nice and helpful in my academic learning, and my university advisor also prepares me very well in terms of my college application. I really appreciate my high school life at EF!!!

Yinfan Zhou

I started my high school life in EF since 2015, this is my second year here. EF is a comprehensive and wonderful school with lots of excellent teachers and students. EF respects every cultures, and leads us to know more about other culture. I met a lot of friends from different countries and extended my view here. We have a lot of options on choosing classes, every teachers in EF are absolutely great, they are not only teachers but also friends. I am so glad to be a student of EF.

Doug P

Having had two of our children attend EF (one is still a junior there) , I can honestly say that If you're looking for a multi-cultural, well rounded academic experience for your child, you will be very pleased with EF. Both of our children grew and matured tremendously while at EF and were (will be) well prepared for life at college. Our first child had multiple offers from top-tier US colleges and is now doing extremely well at NYU.

The school has a wonderful culture and sense of community. They communicate with parents very well and handled the COVID situation extremely well.

Bunyaga Semambo

It is my first year at EF Academy and so far my experience at the school has been amazing. There are so many activities to participate in. The academics are rigorous, but manageable. Everyone warm and welcoming, and they push you to do your best. The teachers are available when you need them and are always glad to help. The friendships I have made at EF will last forever. When I first arrived, everything felt so foreign, but now I feel at home when I'm there.

Samantha Freedman

I've been here for one year so far and I really enjoyed it! I've met some amazing friends and there really are people from all over the world here, which makes living at school a really interesting experience. My teachers are friendly and I've taken some classes here in particular that have been so interesting, and nothing like what I got to do at my old school! A lot of the teachers form really strong relationships with the students, which establishes a really nice environment. Although there isn't much to do in town there are some good restaurants, and we are able to go into nyc or go to nearby shopping malls on weekends, so that's fun. Being surrounded by all different types of people from all different backgrounds is the best thing about the school in my opinion, and I've definitely gotten a lot out of my experience at EF so far!

Charlotte Nguyen

I have great experience here. Teachers are all supportive and caring who keep you on track most of the time. My friends here come from different countries, which allow me to learn about different cultures and be open-minded towards different mindsets. The campus is well-facilitated and absolutely brings the feelings of comfy and convenient. The cafeteria is well-set up with variety of food choice.

Berger Pan

I am really glad that I chose this school, it is WAAAAY better than the last international high school that I went to.
First of all, this school does not put the name of "international" for no reason, we really do have a lot of students from all over the world, which is a super cool experience for everyone!!!!
Second of all, the EF STAFFS are VERY NICE and FRIENDLY here, they are all happy to help us no matter what. Sometimes, you can even chat with them like friends.
Lastly, even though the location is quite far away from the city, employees here are really trying to make our lives funner and better. On the weekends, we have many activities like "movie night", "shopping night", "NYC day/night" and more, which I feel really thankful and grateful.
Overall, it's a nice private boarding high school!