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Simon's Rock at Bard College The oldest and most prestigious early college in the country. At Simon's Rock bright, motivated students begin college immediately after 10th or 11th grade.

For admission questions, email [email protected] No other college does what we do. We’re a small, selective, supportive, intensive college of the liberal arts and sciences in the middle of the Berkshires, one of the nation’s cultural and natural treasures. All of our 400 students come to us after 10th or 11th grade in high school. We give them a broad-minded, paradigm-shifting education; faculty trained in the country’s best universities; inspired and inspiring classes; first-class facilities for the sciences, the arts, and athletics; and an astonishing range of opportunities for conducting specialized research and gaining hands-on experience. We offer over 40 concentrations, many of them interdisciplinary; our academic program leads to an AA or a BA. Simon’s Rock was founded by Elizabeth Blodgett Hall in 1966. In 1979 we became part of Bard College (established in 1860), one of the country’s outstanding (and most innovative) liberal arts colleges, located 50 miles away, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. To learn more about Simon's Rock:

- Visit our Admission page at http://www.simons-rock.edu/admission
- Email a current student at [email protected]
- For admission questions, email [email protected]

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The Academic Excellence Program (AEP) is a scholarship to recognize and financially support students who demonstrate out...
10/14/2026

The Academic Excellence Program (AEP) is a scholarship to recognize and financially support students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and intellectual promise. 🧠
Learn more about the AEP Scholarship here: πŸ”— https://simons-rock.edu/admission/

Sarah Snyder, Faculty in Biology, was the 2025 Summer Research Fellow at the Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Stat...
10/12/2026

Sarah Snyder, Faculty in Biology, was the 2025 Summer Research Fellow at the Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station (located in New York State, just an hour North of Simon’s Rock). 🌿 At the Preserve, Sarah is investigating the impact of invasive plant species removal on the red-backed salamander population as part of the SPARCnet (Salamander Population & Adaptation Research Collaboration Network). 🦎 First and second year students in her Reptiles and Amphibians of the Hudson Valley class and Ecology and Evolution class are conducting research for this ongoing project. πŸ“Š

Banned Books Week is a celebration of the freedom to read. It's an intentional moment to say that even if books contain ...
10/09/2026

Banned Books Week is a celebration of the freedom to read. It's an intentional moment to say that even if books contain ideas that we don't personally agree with, they still deserve to exist, and we support access to them. It's a collective, nation-wide effort by libraries to stand up to censorship in all of its forms.

The Simon's Rock Library celebrated Banned Books Week with a game of 'Banned Book Trivia!' Winners received gift cards to local Red Hook Businesses, Yum Yum Noodle Bar and Taste Budds Cafe!

Bard Academy students embraced the autumnal weather by visiting  for apple picking and goats! 🍎 🐐
10/07/2026

Bard Academy students embraced the autumnal weather by visiting for apple picking and goats! 🍎 🐐

Our '26 - '27 Student Government Officers have been hard at work this semester! Hear what they have to say! πŸ“± πŸ”Š
10/02/2026

Our '26 - '27 Student Government Officers have been hard at work this semester! Hear what they have to say! πŸ“± πŸ”Š

10/01/2026

Join us Oct. 23rd to 25th for Alumni and Family Weekend! 🍁 Attend the Harvest Festival Lunch, go on a Guided Hike, play in the Student vs. Alumni/Faculty/Staff Soccer Game, perform in the Talent Show, and make s'mores at the Community Bonfire! ⚽️ πŸ”₯

Alumni Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alumni-discovery-day-at-simons-rock-tickets-2000203819468?aff=oddtdtcreator

Family Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/join-us-for-family-weekend-tickets-2000644098354?aff=oddtdtcreator

09/28/2026

Life After Simon's Rock: The Bard College Pathway | Hear from Simon's Rock Alum and Bard College Senior, Fiona Baack, about her Senior Project "ReaniMate: A Science Fiction Musical." πŸ§ͺ πŸ’• πŸ‘“οΈ

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