Visits

Individual visits to The Institute are scheduled upon invitation by the Admissions Office as part of the application process. If you would like to visit campus prior to applying, we invite you to attend an Open House.

Open House

An Open House is held twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. Open Houses are typically 2.5 hours in length, and include informational sessions about our Academy and postsecondary programs, as well as student-led tours of our campuses. Please fill out the inquiry form to the right for more information.

Getting Here

Our campus is located on Route 22 one mile north of the (only) traffic light in the town of Amenia, NY. The main entrance to The Institute is on the west side of Route 22 and is flanked by stone pillars with signs that read "Etkin Environmental Center." Conveniently, we are just 4 miles from the Wassaic Train Station, the last stop on the Metro-North (Harlem line) out of Grand Central in NYC.

Places to Stay Locally

Accommodations in New York
Hilltop House B&B, Amenia 
Dover Furnace, Dover Plains 
Old Drovers Inn, Dover Plains 
The Cottonwood Inn, Millbrook 
No. 9 Restaurant & Inn, Millerton 
Jenny’s Country Manor Lodge, Standfordville 
Inn at Pine Plains, Pine Plains
Holiday Inn Express, Poughkeepsie
Quality Inn Hyde Park, Hyde Park

Accommodations in Connecticut
Interlaken Inn, Lakeville
Wake Robin Inn, Lakeville
Iron Masters Motor Inn, Lakeville
Days Inn, Torrington 
Cornwall Inn, Cornwall Bridge
Hitching Post Country Motel, Cornwall Bridge
The White Hart Inn, Salisbury
The Sharon Country Inn, Sharon