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As Pittsburgh's oldest co-educational, college preparatory, independent Pre-K through Grade 12-day school, Sewickley Academy prepares students for a lifetime of success by respecting them for who they are and helping them discover whom they will become. Our 16-acre campus is located 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, with all grades, Pre-K through Grade 12, on one campus. We are a community that listens to one another, helps each other exceed academic and personal expectations, sets a high standard of character, and contributes confidently and positively to the world around us. Sewickley Academy inspires and educates students to engage their hearts, minds, and ha…
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Founded in 1946, SBS was established to provide a place of biblical instruction and learning where students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade could grow academically, spiritually, physically, and socially. Seventy-one years later, we continue to do just that. Second Baptist School is a Christian, college-preparatory school pursuing excellence for the honor of Jesus Christ---a gospel-centered community preparing tomorrow’s leaders for global impact. Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to high achievement in academics, arts, and athletics. While our academics and extracurricular activities are healthy, it is our community of faith that is even stronger…
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Seton Hall Prep is New Jersey's oldest Catholic college preparatory school! We strive to ensure our students learn to think critically, communicate effectively, and appreciate diversity. The Prep is an extraordinary place where students are molded into men of character and faith and are given the tools to become contributing members of society. We have a rich history, beginning in 1856, and we are the oldest Catholic college preparatory school in New Jersey. Seton Hall educates young men in grades nine through twelve. The Prep is administered by priests of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. Our primary goal is to develop the whole man in the values of the Cath…
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Seattle Prep is a Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory school. We embrace the Ignatian ideals that God may be found in all things, that each person is sacred and that we are created to serve others in the community. Our mission is to form discerning, transformational leaders who are intellectually competent, spiritually alive, open to growth, loving, and committed to justice. We are fortunate to count ourselves among the 65 Catholic, Jesuit high schools, and middle schools in the United States. Endowed with the Society of Jesus's unique charism and its 475-year-old tradition, our good fortune carries with it an important responsibility. We are responsible for living thi…
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Seattle Academy was founded in 1983 by a courageous group of trustees, faculty, and parents who were inspired to start a new school designed to provide a unique academic program to prepare students for college and life. In that initial year, 72 students joined the Seattle Academy founders to lay the foundation and take the first steps towards the dynamic and impactful SAAS community that we have today. Seattle Academy (also referred to as SAAS) is a vibrant, innovative, and energetic, independent school serving 6th through 12th-grade students in an urban Capitol Hill campus setting in Seattle, WA. SAAS is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools …
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Seabury Hall is an inclusive community that prepares students for a successful college experience, fosters a passion for lifelong development of mind, body, and character, and inspires responsible citizenship. Seabury Hall is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory school affiliated with the Episcopal Church while welcoming all faiths and belief systems. What is more challenging to do online is to get a real feel for our school community that serves a vital, diverse student body. The campus is populated with a warm staff whose most genuine desire is to support the students as they engage in an outstanding college preparatory education. This education would n…
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There is no work more important than to be engaged in the education and transformation of young women. At Holy Child, we call on our students to be innovative, courageous self- advocates that embrace their passions and take risks. We are dedicated to developing "women of conscience and action," who will effect change within our community and worldwide. The School of the Holy Child's mission is to develop "women of conscience and action." An all-girls, Catholic, independent, college-preparatory School for grades 5-12, the School is guided by the educational philosophy of Cornelia Connelly, the founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, and her dedication to "joy in …
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Scattergood Friends School is a college preparatory school for grades 6 through 12 (the day for middle grades boarding and day for upper grades) located on 126 rural acres in the greater Iowa City area. Our campus features a working organic farm, restored prairie, pastures, and pond. These serve as living laboratories for inquiry and project-based learning. Scattergood's journey from conception to realization was a long one. Quaker pioneers arriving in Iowa from Ohio, known as The Hickory Grove Quarterly Meeting, longed to create a boarding school where their children could receive a "guarded education," free-from "early knowledge of, or contact with, the evils of the w…
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Welcome to Scheck Hillel Community School! From early childhood through high school, we create opportunities for our students to maximize achievement, foster identity, and explore passions through a rigorous academic curriculum of General and Judaic Studies, comprehensive co-curricular offerings, and a diverse, nurturing community. Scheck Hillel builds our Jewish future through your child's success by tailoring education to the individual child for a personalized, rigorous college preparatory experience. Students develop an identity, nurture talent, discover passion and find purpose as our rising generation of creators, innovators, and leaders. Scheck Hillel sets the st…
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Saint Mary's Hall was founded in 1879 on the principles of knowledge, self-confidence, and respect for others. Initially organized by the Episcopal Church, Saint Mary's Hall is now an independent and coeducational campus for all faiths students and families. The mission of Saint Mary's Hall is to prepare our students for success in college and fulfillment in life. Our mission is accomplished by: Hiring and supporting outstanding faculty who are experts in their discipline. Providing the management and long-term planning necessary to provide sufficient resources. Providing a rigorous, challenging, and wide-ranging curriculum and academic program. …
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In 1955, a group of visionary parents joined forces to create a new educational option in Spokane. The founders sought a place that would prepare students for life and succeed at the best colleges and universities worldwide. Sixty years later, Saint George's School continues to fulfill its initial vision. We fill a unique niche in the region as the only K-12 independent school, making a positive difference in young people's lives. The founders secured a bucolic setting for the school on the site of Louis Davenport's former summer home, appropriately named Flowerfield, after the flowing acres of terraced gardens that adorned the property. Our school is still nestled o…
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Saint Edward's School has grown and prospered as one of the best Florida independent schools since its founding in 1965 as a day school for students seeking a superior college-preparatory education. Enrolling students in preschool, elementary, middle, and high school levels, today, we serve approximately 600 students in pre-k through grade 12. Saint Edward's School is a community and culture that promotes lifelong learning by developing critical thinking, collaboration, and thorough preparation for college and the future. Founded upon the Episcopal tradition, the focus is on the whole child, led by a strong faculty who work to help all students reach their full potentia…
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Sanford School is an independent, college-preparatory school for boys and girls in PreK (age 3) through high school. Located on a striking 100-acre teaching campus in Hockessin, Delaware, we are proud to be one of the region's best private schools. Sanford was founded in 1930 as an innovative school where No Talent Lies Latent. Ask any family, and they will tell you that Sanford's faculty is dedicated to bringing this motto to life for every child, in every classroom, every day. Our students enjoy rigorous academics, opportunities in the arts and athletics, an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust, and immersion in a humane, worldly community that prepares them to succee…
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Sayre School is a vibrant community that has been educating students in the heart of Lexington since 1854. Ultimately, Sayre provides opportunities for students to excel. Among the many facts about our program and the achievements of our students, here are a few that we find particularly impressive—Advanced Placement pass rates well beyond the National and State averages, a public speaking emphasis embedded throughout the curriculum, 75% student participation on athletic teams, and 61% of current 5th graders qualifying for the Duke Tip program. How we nurture students to that place of confidence and success speaks to our willingness to meet students' individual needs…
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Santa Catalina's Spanish colonial architecture recalls the original convent and school built-in 1850 in Monterey, capital of California's newly formed state. Santa Catalina exists to develop a striving for excellence in each student, a maturing awareness of moral and spiritual values, a sense of responsible purpose, and a determination to serve the world with courage, graciousness, and compassion. We believe that our single-sex environment is optimal for learning and growth in initiative and self-confidence. We challenge each student to strive for academic excellence, assume leadership, develop a faith life, and perform at her best in every endeavor. Grounded in the C…
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At Sandia Preparatory School, we provide remarkable intellectual and personal growth opportunities within a challenging and balanced program for students in grades 6 - 12. Our innovative college-prep curriculum prepares students for success in college and beyond and inspires them to find and achieve their purpose in the world. As an independent private school, Sandia Prep is free to let passionate teachers create rich educational experiences that meet each student's individual needs and offer the academic and co-curricular programs that best serve our students. The joy of learning and living is at the center of all we do. Sandia Preparatory School provides remarkable …
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Santa Margarita Catholic High School seeks to bring the nurturing charism of Caritas Christi – the love of Christ – to our community of faith and learning. Centered in this charism, we work jointly with parents to provide an educational experience that incorporates: Religious and spiritual formation Intellectual and academic development Physical and personal growth Social awareness and moral development We seek to encourage our students a positive sense of self-worth, self-discipline, personal responsibility, successful interpersonal relationships, commitment to Gospel values, and a desire to contribute positively to both the global communi…
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For nearly 50 years, Santa Fe Prep has dedicated itself to opening a world of possibilities for our students, in the classroom and beyond. At Santa Fe Prep, we are dedicated to active discourse among teachers who love to teach and students who love to learn. You can see it on faces all across our campus: a sense of adventure, and aliveness of spirit, an awakened interest, and curiosity. These are the foundation and the fruits of the Santa Fe Prep experience. At Prep, our two highest commitments are to academic excellence and active citizenship. Our discussion-based learning encourages and stimulates an engaging exchange of knowledge and perspectives and the cultivation …
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Learning that takes place at SAR is predicated on the understanding that all children possess a divine spark, that they all have a unique contribution to make to this world, and that they will perform their best when they are joyfully engaged and active, confident learners. SAR's open architecture, both physical and philosophical, promotes open thinking, boundless energy, and a warmth that radiates. Our students feel confident about themselves, their questions, and their academic and social achievements. In turn, their confidence transforms their schooling from a passive understanding to living ownership of the work and learning they enjoy every day. We emphasize rela…
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We question, we reflect, and act on knowledge learned both in and out of the classroom in ways that foster critical thinking and empower us to make the world a better place. At Sandy Spring Friends School, we are a community of scholars, performers, artists, athletes, thinkers, and doers, each with different strengths and interests, but bound together by a determination to honor Quaker values and to see that of God within each of us. Accordingly, we are a debate-driven community that is respectful of differences. We are open and sometimes noisy, but also reflective seekers of quiet. We celebrate being a marketplace of ideas while providing a safe place to explore new conc…
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San Joaquin Memorial High School is a private Catholic high school located in Fresno, California, in the heart of San Joaquin Valley. With a current enrollment of 500+ students, we are proud to offer students both a diverse and challenging curriculum designed to provide a thorough education rooted in the Catholic faith. Our teachers and staff inspire students to achieve academic excellence and profound spiritual growth by embedding the Catholic faith's values and practices. San Joaquin Memorial High School is a Catholic, co-educational college preparatory high school owned and operated by the Diocese of Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley heart. Founded under the inspiring…
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San Marcos Academy is a fully accredited coeducational Christian school for boarding students in grades 6-12 and day students in grades K-12. Our college preparatory curriculum is designed to engage and inspire students, preparing them for college and life success. Located in the beautiful hill country, our boarding school in Texas has a diverse population of students worldwide, across the United States, and all over Texas. Since 1907, San Marcos Academy has provided a tradition of excellence in private school education. In 1908, the first graduating class of SMA, the Class of 1909, began classes on our original campus on Academy Street. We are now more than halfway thr…
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Established by a youthful board of trustees and community activists in 1973 to a deeply felt need for an innovative, coeducational, independent secondary school in the Bay Area, San Francisco University High School officially opened in September 1975. The school was created through funds contributed by individuals and foundations who shared a school vision that would be a model of equity and excellence. University High School has grown and made necessary adjustments over its 40-year history. The focus of these changes and adjustments has always been the school's small student body, currently numbering 400, in an ongoing effort to best meet their needs and create as o…
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At San Domenico, we believe that what students do with their education is as important as their academic performance. We know that being a college prep school is not enough. Every day we encourage our students not just to find their purpose, and celebrate in community, because an exceptional education, where values and academics join together, creates more than just great students—it develops great people. As a K-12 day school with an international boarding program option for students in grades 9-12, one of the unique aspects of an SD education is our diverse student body. With a far-reaching private bus system, we enroll boys and girls in grades K through 12 from regio…
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Founded in 1979, San Diego Jewish Academy began in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego. Initially offering a general and Jewish education program to kindergarten through fifth-grade students, the Academy expanded its program to middle school students in 1988, then to high school students in 1999. In 2000, with incredible leadership and passion from our community, state-of-the-art campus on 52 acres in Carmel Valley was built. As our Jewish community has grown, and become more robust and more diverse, so have we. Serving children from preschool through high school, SDJA is the largest Jewish day school in San Diego. For 38 years, SDJA has been a leader in preschoo…
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