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Collegiate School, a day school for boys, is the oldest independent school in the United States. Tracing its origins to 1628, the school was established by the Dutch West India Company and the Classis of Amsterdam, the parent ecclesiastical body of the Dutch Reformed Church for the colonists of New Amsterdam. Incorporated in 1940 as a non-profit organization under the Education Act of the State of New York, Collegiate School is governed by a twenty-five member, self-perpetuating Board of Trustees composed of alumni, parents, friends of the school, and representatives of the Consistory of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York. Drawing on what is known about boys' growth and learning, the school offers a rigorous K-12 program rich in opportunities for cultivating individual talents and interests in a climate of collaboration and respect.