Long Island School for the Gifted
Long Island School for the Gifted (LISG) is a private school (pre-kindergarten to 9th grade) for gifted children located in South Huntington, New York in Suffolk County. It was founded in 1980 by a group of parents who were dissatisfied with the quality of the education provided for their gifted children. One of those parents, Carol Yilmaz, became the school's director. [1]She later semi-retired at the end of the 2012-2013 school year.
The tuition is known to be expensive, ranging from 16,000 to 18,000 dollars a year. [2]
Until 2016-2017, Ms. Roberta Tropper has been the Head of School. As of the 2016-2017 school year, the Head of School is Patricia Geyer. [3]
A child's IQ must be 130 or over to be admitted. LISG admits students of any race, sex, and ethnicity. The school has a wide variety of classes and students work from one to three years above grade level in all subjects. The school offers regents, SAT prep and all higher-level classes. Class sizes are generally small, ranging from around 12 to 18 people. The school is split into 3 groups, "Lower School" which is pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade, "Middle School" which is 4th grade to 6th grade, and "Upper School" which is 7th grade to 9th grade. The total number of students is just over 300 as of the 2009/2010 school year. There are currently 46 staff members, teachers, and administrators. A few of the many classes you can take are: gym, Spanish, math, English, art, computers, and more!
The building has three wings, plus a square-like center, with another two rooms on the edge of the building in another wing. There are two stories to the building, although the students only use one. There are four "wings of learning," two cafeterias, an auditorium, and many offices for administrators throughout.
Hip-hop artist Steven Markowitz attended LISG.