Considering a Move to the Hamptons?
You're not just choosing a school. You're choosing a lifestyle.
Learning & Living on the East End
Families who make the move to the Hamptons will tell you the same thing: they only wish they'd done it sooner.
There's something about raising a family here that feels different. The pace. The space. Morning drop-off with the Atlantic on the horizon. Afternoons that don't feel rushed. A community where people know each other's names.
And at the center of it all is Ross.
Ross Lower School sits in the heart of Bridgehampton, surrounded by the natural beauty that makes this place unlike anywhere else in the world. The Peconic Bay, Atlantic coastline, and working farms of the East End aren't just field trip destinations; they're the backdrop to an ordinary day.
Beyond campus, the Hamptons offers a cultural life most cities would envy. Students grow up alongside the Parrish Art Museum, LongHouse Reserve, Bay Street Theater, and Amber Waves Farm, institutions that don't just enrich the community but weave themselves into the Ross curriculum in ways that make learning feel like living.
And when the city calls, it's just two hours away. Close enough for a weekend. Far enough to forget.
This is what you're moving toward. Come see it for yourself.
A Curriculum That Connects
Most schools teach subjects. Ross teaches a story.
Through our signature Spiral Curriculum, students explore the sweep of human history, returning to its greatest themes year after year with sharper eyes and deeper understanding. Science, mathematics, world languages, literature, and the arts aren't separate subjects. They're different lenses on the same extraordinary story.
The result is a child who doesn't just accumulate knowledge, but knows how to think. How to question. How to understand the world as a place that makes sense, and that they have a role in shaping.
Room to Breathe
Eight acres. In the Hamptons. All theirs.
Here at Ross, students don't spend their days confined to a desk waiting for the bell to ring. They move. They go outside. They come back in with dirt on their shoes and fresh ideas in their head. Movement and outdoor time aren't rewards for finishing work; they're built into the rhythm of each and every day.
This is what it looks like when a school takes the whole child seriously.
A Whole World After the Bell
At Ross, the school day doesn't narrow as it goes. It opens wider.
Specialist teachers in performing arts, visual arts, music, Spanish, Mandarin, robotics, wellness, and technology bring learning to life, and the work goes places. Ross students perform at SCMEA concerts, earn NYSSMA recognition, and exhibit their artwork at the Parrish Art Museum alongside work that adults drive hours to see.
After school, students dive into theater, basketball, robotics, chess, lacrosse, and so much more. This is where a shy student discovers they're a natural performer. Where someone who struggled in math learns they're brilliant at chess.
This is where your child discovers just how much they're capable of.
What We Stand For
At Ross, eight words shape everything: Compassion. Cooperation. Courage. Gratitude. Mindfulness. Integrity. Respect. Responsibility.
These aren't framed on a wall or recited on command. They are deep values permeating every aspect of school life. They're in the way children are encouraged to try something hard, fail at it gracefully, and try again. They're in the way a teacher responds when a student gets something wrong. In the way a five-year-old learns to disagree with a classmate—and work it out.
The goal isn't just a child who can recite the right answers. It's a child who does the right thing when nobody is watching.
Your Next Step
Ross School is accepting applications for Fall 2026 on a rolling basis, so when you're ready, we're ready.
Come walk the campus. Meet the teachers. See what a regular Wednesday morning actually looks like. The right fit is something you feel, not just read about.
Some decisions you just have to show up for.
The East End is waiting.