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The Ellis School, Pittsburgh's only age 3 to grade 12 independent schools dedicated to girls' education. The mission of The Ellis School is to prepare, empower, and inspire every girl through excellent education in an all-girls environment. Our vision is to be a leading school for girls, provide an excellent education for every student, and innovate, so each girl thrives in school and excels in life. Our values: The all-girls educational environment maximizes girls' intellectual, physical, emotional, and social growth. Girls are empowered to take risks, work collaboratively, ask questions, and pursue their dreams. We seek intellectual, emotional, and physica…
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At Derryfield, relationships are key. Not just with your peers, but with your teachers and coaches. The close relationships between students and mentors allow students to pursue their passions beyond the typical classroom scope and enable teachers to tailor their lesson plans to the individual students in their class. These experiences give Derryfield alumni the confidence to get the most out of their education as they head off to college and the world beyond. Derryfield is proud to be a small school in New Hampshire, but our program is designed to go so much further. Whether you are having lunch with a peer from China, involved in a cross-country class debate, or servi…
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The Darrow School is dedicated to serving students with diverse backgrounds and abilities, building on each student's talents and interests to inspire enduring confidence for college and life success. This mission is accomplished through our active curriculum, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, individually focused, and combines innovative classroom instruction with project-based learning and environmental consciousness. Darrow is the only school in the United States located on the site of a historic Shaker village. The Mount Lebanon Shaker Society was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. It is a setting of unparalleled beauty and historical significan…
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Columbus Academy is one of the premier Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 coeducational country day schools. Our curriculum embraces the arts and technology to develop the entire individual intellectually, socially, ethically, artistically, and physically. Families from throughout Central Ohio make up our school community. We believe that diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice are essential to the excellence of our community, culture, and curriculum. Academy students at every grade level are artists, scholars, musicians, and athletes. Our 231-acre campus and distinct buildings for Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools include three libraries, a central visual and performing …
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The Colorado Springs School is a college preparatory, day, and international school serving students from preschool through high school. CSS programs blend tradition and innovation throughout the educational program to provide students the premium education experience in Southern Colorado. Through superior academics and mentoring, The Colorado Springs School prepares students to think independently and meet the needs of a dynamic world with leadership, ingenuity, problem-solving skills, and personal integrity. When you choose The Colorado Springs School for your child, you can be confident they will be uniquely prepared to succeed in college and life. Your student will …
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Tucked into a glen in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, our informal and welcoming campus provides an educational home for a lively and talented community of students and teachers. Conversations that start in the classroom spill over into the courtyard, leading from one insight or question to the next. Our students discover and develop their intellectual and creative voices in an environment where high standards are the norm, and the inquiry spirit is palpable. College Prep students come to the school from over fifty different middle schools to learn with and from each other. Guided by inspiring teachers and mentors, they create a vibrant community rooted in sha…
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The Chicago Academy for the Arts is a nationally recognized independent high school for the performing and visual arts. The Academy offers students the opportunity to engage in a unique co-curricular program: rigorous, college-preparatory academic classes and professional-level arts training in the context of distinctive school culture. The Academy's school day consists of six 45-minute academic periods followed by a three-plus hour immersion in a student's chosen arts department: Dance, Media Arts (filmmaking, animation, creative writing), Music, Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Visual Arts. At The Chicago Academy for the Arts, young artists master the skills necessary for …
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Chapin's rich educational tradition dates back to 1901 when Maria Bowen Chapin founded the school. Our mission is to prepare a diverse and talented young women community to thrive and lead in a global society by dedication to academic excellence, personal integrity, and community responsibility. Our students are artists, athletes, computer programmers, engineers, musicians, and physicists, often at the same time. From Kindergarten to Class 12, they all share a home at 100 East End Avenue, which encourages collaboration and life-long friendships and vibrates with their warmth and energy. The Chapin School prepares a diverse and talented young woman community to thrive an…
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The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive, coeducational, day and boarding school for grades 9 through 12 and postgraduate. Established in 1886, we are dedicated to fostering individual strengths and multiple intelligences through a wide range of challenging courses and various teaching styles. Our unique Module System fosters deep learning and innovative teaching in all disciplines. Classes are an hour-and-a-half-long, and students concentrate intensely on three subjects at a time. Our curriculum is diverse and interdisciplinary, combining demanding academics with extensive visual and performing arts offerings. Students are encouraged to explore new educationa…
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The Cambridge School of Dallas is a private Christ-centered, classical, college preparatory school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Among its professional memberships are the College Board, Association of Classical Christian Schools, and the Educational Records Bureau. The School is not affiliated with a church or denomination. Cambridge students take an average of 6.25 AP courses, with a 72% pass rate on AP exams in 19 different subjects. Universities across the country recognize that Cambridge students are well prepared for the college classroom. Our students receive credit for numerous college courses in our high school curriculu…
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The Calverton School, founded in 1967, is an independent college preparatory school serving students from early childhood through Grade 12. Calverton prides itself on providing a challenging college-preparatory program in an environment that promotes honesty, tolerance, respect, and responsibility. Small class sizes and excellent student-to-teacher ratios ensure that each student is challenged in every school endeavor aspect. Our small school size provides each student with the opportunity to contribute to the broader community. It helps create an inclusive school that celebrates diversity and helps each student reach their potential. The school provides students with div…
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Calhoun inspires a passion for learning through a progressive approach to education that values intellectual pursuit, creativity, diversity, and community involvement. At Calhoun, teaching and learning begin with the individual student's strengths, needs, questions, and diverse life experiences. Our teachers know their students well. Small class sizes provide faculty with the time and space to craft a personalized approach to each student's subject material, drawing on each student's strengths to nurture her or his growth. By creating a space in which children feel comfortable, we empower students to cultivate their unique voices, whether they are journaling, designi…
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It is a pleasure to introduce you to the dynamic, inclusive, and joyful learning community of The Bush School. The Bush School provides a progressive, inquiry-based, student-centered program focused on participatory learning. This engaging learning environment is designed to produce caring and informed students, artists, athletes, thinkers, and citizens who aspire to live rewarding and purposeful lives. The Bush community adults regard safety, compassion, honesty, and scholarship as paramount and imbue these virtues in their work with students. This has been true since the school's founding in Helen Taylor Bush's basement in 1924. We continue to honor her legacy by grad…
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From our proud history to our promising future, Bullis builds community while enabling each student to find a unique path and passion. Read more here to learn of the School's foundation and evolution and keep up with what is going on today. Bullis School provides a student-centered balanced experience in academics, arts, athletics, and community service. Bullis uniquely prepares all students to become caring citizens and creative, critical thinkers who will thrive in tomorrow's world. The independent School of choice for families who seek an extraordinary educational experience develops global leaders who enthusiastically embrace the challenge, exhibit strong characte…
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The Buckley School, founded in 1933, is the oldest K-12 independent co-educational day school in Los Angeles. Dr. Buckley developed the 4-Fold Plan of Education with equal emphasis on Academics, Arts, Athletics, and Moral Education. These four pillars remain the foundation of our school and are continually updated to reflect current research in teaching, brain science, diversity, and a globalized world. There is a deliberate approach behind the K-12 model that addresses every child's development stage. At Buckley, we take this responsibility very seriously. By doing so, everyone reaps the benefits of feeling indeed known, building strong and long-lasting relationship…
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The Bryn Mawr School is an independent, nonsectarian all-girls school for grades K-12, with a coed preschool. Founded in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the oldest college-preparatory schools for girls in the country. The school's five founders were determined to offer girls the opportunity to receive the same quality of education as boys. It was a radical idea for its time. Guided by the school's first headmistress, the renowned classicist Edith Hamilton, Bryn Mawr became known as a center for academic rigor and inquiry and maintains this reputation today. Our goal is to help women succeed by empowering them. We are dedicated to providing girls and young women with the oppor…
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The Browning School was founded as a college preparatory school for boys in 1888 by John A. Browning. A traditional curriculum helps support boys intellectually, physically, and emotionally from Kindergarten through high school. Located in the heart of New York City, The Browning School uses the city's vast resources. The Browning School is a member of Interschool, a consortium of eight private NYC schools: Brearley, Browning, Chapin, Collegiate, Dalton, Nightingale-Bamford, Spence, and Trinity. Interschool offers academic sharing opportunities, extracurricular participation in the arts, and social activities for boys and girls. Also, Browning often undertakes special p…
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Whether you are a scholar, an artist, an athlete—or better yet—a combination of these and other talents, there is a place for you at Branson. We are proud of our tight-knit and purposeful community, where students can be themselves, try new things, and be mentored by a faculty who treasure their relationships with students. Branson has been nurturing and educating young people for close to a century. Although we are never content with our efforts and continuously seek to improve, we are confident that we provide the atmosphere, training, and habits of heart and mind that our students need to become excellent citizens of the world they will inherit. You will find an ho…
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The Boys' Latin School of Maryland is the state's oldest independent, non-sectarian all-boys School. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade provide a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum that focuses on building 21st-century skills and empowers each boy to achieve his true excellence. The Boys' Latin School of Maryland instills the core values of courage, integrity, and compassion in each boy as embodied in our motto, Esse Quam Videri (to be, rather than to seem). By understanding how boys learn best, our talented faculty fosters enduring personal relationships and empowers each student to strive for academic and personal excellence. Boys' Latin offers a rich a…
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Established in 1933 as a military school for boys in grades 7-12, Bolles dropped its military affiliation in 1962 and became coeducational in 1971. A self-perpetuating Board of Trustees governs the independent School. The School's balanced college preparatory program combines academics, offerings in the fine and performing arts, athletics, leadership and service opportunities, activities, and a nationally-known college counseling and guidance program. The boarding program, in which boys and girls reside on different campuses, complements the coeducational learning environment. After-school activities abound on each campus, providing numerous opportunities and areas of int…
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Located in the Minneapolis metropolitan area, Blake is a PK-12 independent day school with a national academic reputation. Our students are not just book-smart. They are also imaginative, analytical, and empathetic. They excel as artists, athletes, and performers. They think, solve problems and create. Students graduate from Blake prepared to make our world better – and more attractive. In its second century, The Blake School offers a rigorous education grounded in shared values – respect, love of learning, integrity, courage, and a commitment to pluralism. Students become lifelong learners who make lasting contributions to the world. Our three campuses unite approxi…
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Bishop's is a school of 800 students in grades six through twelve. Our community is committed to discussion-based, student-centered instruction. This pedagogical approach relies on close reading, critical thinking, analytical writing, experimentation, and an openness to honest and challenging discussions. It also relies on a fundamentally human-to-human interaction: Student and teacher exploring ideas and concepts together in order to reach a more in-depth, better understanding. Every day, our faculty interacts with students individually and in small groups. Students are encouraged to create and engage in dialogue with others and to explore new ideas and solutions for b…
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Borne from a foundation of dedicated leadership, ethical achievement and earned respect, the BWL motto, "Integrity, Loyalty, Civility," represents the heart and soul of The Birch Wathen Lenox School. The ideals of integrity, loyalty and civility complement The BWL Banner Guard, which prior to major School ceremonies, parades our founding School names and dates on respective banners, reminding the BWL community of its eternal commitment to core ethics. The BWL School vibrantly approaches academics, athletics and social issues with the utmost sensitivity at all times. The same diversity that enriches the School socially and culturally also offers young people a clear p…
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Founded in 1960 as North Palm Beach Private School by Nancy and Marshall Benjamin, The Benjamin School of today is one of the nation's premier independent day schools. From Early Childhood through Upper School (grades PK3 - 12), we offer students a wide range of possibilities across broad horizons. With over 1,100 students enrolled on two campuses in North Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, The Benjamin School offers a comprehensive experience academically, athletically, and artistically. Through a wide range of courses, class trips, and co-curricular clubs and sports, students learn to work independently and collaboratively. Children begin their educational jou…
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The Ben Franklin Academy is an independent, progressive, college-prep high school. We teach a rigorous college preparatory curriculum tailored to each student's learning style, needs, and special interests. At BFA, we are committed to individualized instruction and mastery learning. Our students often have not been well served by traditional schools. We offer another way. Here you will find a caring community of learners. Students develop deep relationships with their teachers and advisors, work in settings designed to encourage their best efforts, and become responsible, self-directed young men and women who are ready to excel at college beyond. We provide our studen…
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