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DIRECTIONS TO SCHOOLS

Find them by alphabetical order:

A B F G H K L M N O P S

 

From Discovery Center.  Take Fair Street to Rte 311 to Rte 22 North to Rte 55 North.  Follow Rte 55 North past the Taconic Parkway (you’ll go under the Taconic Parkway.  You will get to a point where MAIN STREET goes off to the left.  Go onto Main St. and start to look on your left -- Raymond Ave is just a block or two from this intersection -- if you miss this turn onto Main St. you can turn onto Raymond Ave from Rte 55.  Make a left turn onto Raymond Ave.  Go through two lights, then the school is on your immediate right.

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  • Beekman Elementary
    Limeridge Rd., Poughquag, NY 12570

FROM THE TACONIC... exit Beekman Rd / Hopewell Jct / Sylvan Lake.  Make a right on Beekman Rd (also called County Rd 9).  Take Beekman Rd 2.5 miles to County Rd 8 (Greenhaven Rd).  Make a right on County Rd 8.  Make your first left on Limeridge Rd.  Stay on Limeridge Rd and you will see the school on the left side.

FROM CARMEL.  Take Rte 52 to Rte 216. ( please note there is a “shortcut” when you see the sign “Stormville” turn right onto this road drive past the Stormville Post office, staying on this road until Rte 216 -- then you make a right onto Rte 216).  Follow 216 until County Rte 8 (DO NOT TURN) stay straight about 6/10 of a mile on the left is Limeridge Rd.  Turn onto Limeridge and go about a mile and the school is on your right.

From Brewster / Patterson:  Take Rte 22 North to Rte 55 West to Rte 216 West.  Make a right onto Rte 216.  Go about 2.4 miles and Limeridge Rd is on your right.  Turn right  onto Limeridge and go about a mile and the school is on your right.

From Putnam Valley / Cold Spring:  Take 301 to Taconic North and follow as shown above.  

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  • Garden Street School
    Garden St, Brewster, NY

Directions:

From the Putnam Children’s Discovery Center parking lot, make a left onto Vink Dr to the stop light, then turn left onto Route 52.  Continue on Route 52 through 3 more lights then make a left onto Route 6.  Follow Route 6 to the Brewster Firehouse ( Approx. 4 Miles)  At Firehouse, continue around the curve in the road, then make a left onto Michael Nuener Dr.  After making the turn onto Michael Nuener Dr, continue up the hill.  At the stop sign, make a right onto Garden Street.  The school is at the end of Garden Street.

From Interstate 84. 

Take Interstate 84 to exit 19 Rte 312; make a right onto Rte 312 (GOING TOWARD CARMEL) Follow Rte 312 to Rte 6.  Make a left onto Rte 6 Follow Route 6 to the Brewster Firehouse ( Approx. 1.5 - 2 Miles)  At Firehouse, continue around the curve in the road, then make a left onto Michael Nuener Dr.  After making the turn onto Michael Nuener Dr, continue up the hill.  At the stop sign, make a right onto Garden Street.  The school is at the end of Garden Street.

** You can get Interstate 84 from Interstate 684 North.  Take 84 West from 684 North.

  • Garrison School
    Rte
    9D Garrison

Take Route 301 (from the Court house in Carmel) West towards Cold Spring.  Follow 301 until 9D.  Make a left onto 9D South.  Garrison School on your left.

  • Gayhead School
    Entry Rd, Hopewell Jct., NY

Take Route 52 West to Route 376.  Make a right onto Rte 376.  Go about 1 1/4 miles to Entry Rd.   Turn right onto Entry Rd, go about 3/10 of a mile and the driveway to Gayhead school is on your right.

Form TACONIC North--get off at Route 52 and turn onto Route 52 West  (I think you need to go to the left for Route 52 West.).  Take Route 52 West to Route 376.  Make a right onto Rte 376.  Go about 1 1/4 miles to Entry Rd.   Turn right onto Entry Rd, go about 3/10 of a mile and the driveway to Gayhead school is on your right.  

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  • Haldane Elementary      
    Craigside Dr., Cold Spring, NY

Take 301 West to Route 9D.  Make a right onto Route 9D.  Your next right should be Craigside Dr.  Follow Craigside Drive to the school.  School is on Craigside Drive.   *** We are in the cafeteria, you can enter directly into the cafeteria.

  • Highland Middle School
    Mountain Ave., Highland Falls, NY

Take Interstate 84 (across the Newburgh / Beacon Bridge)  to 9W South.  Follow 9w South to Highland Falls exit. This is Rte 218 South (DO NOT TURN ON rte 218 South in CORNWALL ) The first time you see Rte 218 it will be in Cornwall-- you want to continue on Rte 9W South over the mountain and pick up Rte 218 South near West Point.  Follow Rte 218 South  take the right into Highland Falls (you are now on Mountain Ave)  Follow Mountain Ave down the hill and the school is on the left.

*** The school is near West Point  so you may want to take the Bear Mountain Bridge if that is closer to you.

FROM BEAR MOUNTAIN BRIDGE:  Take 9W North to Route 218 -- follow Rte 218 to the Business District side.  Make a left onto Mountain Ave (there is a Nail Salon on the corner -- if you see the Post Office you have missed the left turn -- turn around and make your first right!!) Once on Mountain Rd look for school on Right part way up the hill !!  

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  • Kent Primary School
    Route 52, Carmel, NY

Take the Taconic North to Route  301exit.  Make a right off the exit ramp onto Route 301.  Follow Route 301 to Farmers Mills Rd (there will be spoke in wheel as a landmark).  Make a left onto Farmers Mills Rd.  Follow Farmers Mills Rd to Route 52 (Farmers Mills Rd ends at Route 52)  Make a right onto Route 52 and then go to second school on left.

Alternate Taconic method.  Take Taconic to Peekskill Hollow Rd.  Take Peekskill Hollow Rd towards Carmel.  At the end of Peekskill Hollow Rd will be Rte 301.  Make a left onto Rte 301 and follow to Farmers Mills Rd. (there will be spoke in wheel as a landmark).  Make a right onto Farmers Mills Rd.  Follow Farmers Mills Rd to Route 52 (Farmers Mills Rd ends at Route 52)  Make a right onto Route 52  and then go to second school on left.

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  • La Grange Elementary
    Todd Hill Rd, LaGrange, NY

Take the TACONIC Parkway North to Todd Hill Rd   (this is not an "actual" exit... this is one of those "roads" that crosses  the TACONIC that you are allowed to turn on to.)    Turn right onto TODD HILL RD.  Follow Todd Hill Road a few miles until LaGrange Elementary on your right.

*** Please note that Todd Hill Rd is after the route 82 HOPEWELL JCT exit and before the Route 55 Poughkeepsie/Pawling exit.  So it is Rte 82; Arthursburg Rd (not an exit.. just a street) then Todd Hill Rd (this is where you get off)  then Rte 55 exit.

From Brewster/ Patterson take Route 22  to Route 55  to TACONIC South to Todd Hill Rd (this is not an "actual" exit... this is one of those "roads" that crosses  the TACONIC that you are allowed to turn on to.)     Make a left onto Todd Hill Rd. Follow Todd Hill Road a few miles until LaGrange Elementary on your right.   (Or take Interstate 84 to TACONIC Parkway North and follow above directions.... map it out to see which is shorter from your home.)  

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  • The MAIMONIDES ACADEMY
    is in Connecticut near the Danbury Fair Mall. 103 Miry Brook Rd  Danbury, CT  SCHOOL PHONE # 203-748-7129 Visit them on the web at www.MAWCSchool.org

Take 84 East to Exit 3 in Connecticut (the Mall exit)  Follow as if you were going to the mall.  As you are exiting and facing the mall turn left.  You should now be on the road where Toys R Us is on your right and Red Lobster and Olive Garden are on your left.  THIS IS THE ROAD YOU STAY ON--go straight through the traffic light!!  Follow on this road about a mile or so until you see the WOOSTER SCHOOL on your right.  Keep going (not too fast!!)  the very next school is a blue sign MAIMONIDES ACADEMY.... Maimonides is about 4/10 of a mile on the right after the stop sign.

ALTERNATE ROUTE: 

Take Interstate 84 to exit 1 in Connecticut; make a right off the ramp and follow that road until stop ( about 2 miles or so).  At stop the street sign on your left will say Canterbury Rd the sign on your left will say George Washington Highway.  Make a left at this stop.  Follow this road 1.2 miles until a stop.  Go straight after the stop... MAIMONIDES ACADEMY  is .3 miles on your left.   THERE IS A BLUE SCHOOL SIGN.  *** school is about 4 - 5 miles from  I 84 exit 1.

  • Mamaroneck Ave School
    Nosband Ave, White Plains, NY

Allow 45-55 minutes from Carmel
684 South to 287 West  White Plains exit Westchester Ave exit left onto Bloomingdale Rd follow Bloomingdale Rd to end where it intersects with Mamaroneck Ave. (Bloomingdale Ave appears to merge into Mamaroneck Ave so there is no actual turn).  Once on Mamaroneck Ave first right is Bryant-- go to Bryant and make a right onto Bryant and make first right onto Nosband Ave...  school is now on right. 

  • Matthew Patterson Elementary School
    South Street, Patterson, NY

Take Interstate 84 West until Rte 311 exit #18.  Make a right onto Route 311 (going towards Patterson). Follow Route 311 to South Street.  Make a right onto South Street until school at the end.  South Street "dead ends" in the school parking lot.

From the Discovery Center.  Take Route 52 going towards Fishkill.   Turn right onto Route 311  Follow Route 311 to South Street.  Make a right onto South Street until school at the end.  South Street "dead ends" in the school parking lot.  

*** You can also take Fair Street from the Discovery Center to Rte 311.  Turn right onto Route 311  Follow Route 311 to South Street.  Make a right onto South Street until school at the end.  South Street "dead ends" in the school parking lot.  

BE SURE TO FOLLOW ROUTE 311.... other Routes spring off of it from time to time !!

From Putnam Valley:  Take Peekskill Hollow Rd until Route 301 make a right onto Rte 301 and follow to Route 52.  Make a left onto Rte 52 to Rte 311.  Follow Route 311 to South Street. BE SURE TO FOLLOW ROUTE 311.... other Routes spring off of it from time to time !! Make a right onto South Street until school at the end.  South Street "dead ends" in the school parking lot.

FROM WESTCHESTER Interstate 684 -- take 684 North to Rte 22 North (going toward Pawling).  Follow Rte 22 to Rte 311.  Make a left onto Rte 311 after crossing the railroad tracks look for South Street (on your left) turn left onto South Street.  Follow to the end--Matthew Patterson school dead ends on South St.

  • Melrose School
    Federal Hill Rd, Brewster, NY

 From the PCDC parking lot, make a left onto Vink Dr to the stop light, then turn left onto Route 52.  Continue on Route 52 through 3 more lights then make a left onto Route 6.  Follow Route 6 to Route 312 (approx. 2 miles)  turn left onto Route 312 and follow it to the end which is Route 22.  Make a right onto Route 22.  Continue on Route 22 to 2nd light.  Make a left onto Milltown Rd.  Follow Milltown Rd approx. 1 mile to Federal Hill Rd-- there almost seems to be a “Y” in the road-- make that right or veer right into the “Y”.  You are now on Federal Hill Rd-- follow for about 1 mile and it should appear on your right.

FROM 684.  Take 684 North to end Rte 22 North going toward Pawling.  Turn right onto Milltown Rd.  Milltown Rd (I believe there is a traffic light)  Follow onto Milltown Rd.  Follow Milltown Rd approx. 1 mile to Federal Hill Rd-- there almost seems to be a “Y” in the road-- make that right or veer right into the “Y”.  You are now on Federal Hill Rd-- follow for about 1 mile and it should appear on your right.

**** FEDERAL HILL RD “VEERS” TO THE RIGHT  

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  • Noxon Road Elementary

FROM CARMEL-- allow 40 minutes

Take the Taconic Parkway North to Arthursburg Rd.  This is not an "actual" exit... this is one of those roads that exits from the Parkway.  THIS EXITS LEFT.... so I suggest that you get to your left lane immediately after EXIT Rte 82.  Arthursburg Road BECOMES Noxon Rd to so watch for this to happen.  Elementary is about 2 miles or so on the right on Noxon Rd... hence the name NOXON RD ELEMENTARY!!

Please allow about 45 minutes from the Carmel area.  REMEMBER there are delays associated with the Tappan Zee Bridge that may affect your commute time.  

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  • Parsons Memorial School
    200 Halstead Ave., Harrison, NY

Take 684 south to the Hutchinson River Parkway south-bound.  Get off the first exit, which should be exit #25: North Street, White Plains, Harrison.  At the light at the end of the exit off ramp, make a left onto North Street (Which turns into Harrison Ave.)  At the 6th traffic light, make a right onto Halstead Ave.  The school is on your right, after you pass your first traffic light.  Turn right into first driveway.

*** Special note... when approaching the third traffic light (as you count up to the sixth light) stay straight, but it bears a little bit to your right.

  • Pearls Elementary School
    at the Nathaniel Hawthorne School building
    350 Hawthorne Ave. at Culver St.
    Yonkers, NY 10705

From Upper Westchester:

Take Saw Mill River Parkway south to Yonkers Avenue West exit.  Proceed right on top of exit ramp.  Continue on Yonkers Avenue around curves, through several lights, until you see Yonkers City Hall on the right.  Go one block past City Hall corner to next light (large apartment buildings on the left and a small mall on the right) and make a LEFT onto Riverdale Avenue.  Go south on Riverdale through approximately four lights.  That's Culver Street and you are at the back of the school.  Make a right onto Culver.  Mid-way through block is breezeway entrance with easy access to the cafeteria.  For front main entrance, proceed to next corner (Hawthorne Avenue), make right, then a right onto Morris Crescent, a right onto Purser Place--approximately mid way through the block you will see a LONG driveway-- turn here and go to the end--this is the school’s “private” parking lot!!  Enter through the door and turn left and then a right to the cafeteria.  

  • Post Road School
    175 W Post Rd
    White Plains, NY 10606

684 South to 287 West  White Plains -- Westchester Ave exit -- follow signs for Westchester Ave stay to your left, then turn left onto Bloomingdale make a right onto Maple  and a left onto Post Rd ( Post Rd is also Rte 22) Post Road School will be on your left, but you cannot turn left onto Sterling Avenue where the parking lot is.  You can continue to the next         light, Soundview Avenue and turn left and go around the block (up the hill on SoundView, left onto Prospect at the first STOP sign, then left again at the first STOP sign onto Sterling and back down the hill) to the Post Road parking lot.  The Cafeteria is adjacent to the parking lot.

 

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  • St. Columbanus
    122 Oregon Rd., Cortlandt Manor, NY

 Take Route 6 towards the Jefferson Valley  Mall (going toward Peekskill, Mohegan Lake etc) Go through Mohegan Lake continuing on Route 6.  Past the Cortlandt Town Center on your left you will pass a Shop Rite on your right.  After passing Shoprite you will come to an intersection at a traffic light.  This is Locust Avenue.  Make a right on Locust Avenue.  Come all the way down to the bottom of Locust.  At the bottom of Locust you will be at a blinker light.  Make a left at the blinker.  You are now on Oregon Rd.  The school is a few hundred feet on your right.  St. Columbanus is only 10-15 minutes from the Jefferson Valley Mall.

 FROM THE TACONIC:  Get off at Rte 6.  Take Rte 6 WEST (going toward Peekskill, Mohegan Lake etc) Go through Mohegan Lake continuing on Route 6.  Past the Cortlandt Town Center on your left you will pass a Shop Rite on your right.  After passing Shoprite you will come to an intersection at a traffic light.  This is Locust Avenue.  Make a right on Locust Avenue.  Come all the way down to the bottom of Locust.  At the bottom of Locust you will be at a blinker light.  Make a left at the blinker.  You are now on Oregon Rd.  The school is a few hundred feet on your right.  St. Columbanus is only 10-15 minutes from the Jefferson Valley Mall.

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  • Vail Farm
    1659 Noxon Rd., LaGrangeville, NY

Take the Taconic North: get off at exit for route 82; make a right at the bottom of the ramp going North on 82.  Go 2 miles and make a right onto Noxon Rd.  Go 1 mile and you should see the new school complex. Go to the elementary school section, within this complex.
 

 

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