Too often in our busy and stressful world, we look at high school as a way station on the road to college and life. Here at St. George’s, we believe that the journey matters, that your teenage years should be a time of joy and discovery.
Situated on a beautiful bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the view from our campus is endless. So too are the opportunities available to you. Our students take on new challenges every day. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to design your class? Travel the globe? Learn to sail? Write songs? Surf at dawn? All of these opportunities, and more, are available at St. George’s. Every year our students propose independent studies, take on internships in cities worldwide, sail to new ports, and choose projects and service with personal relevance.
This journey is not yours to undertake alone. St. George’s is a place where people — adults and students — greet each other by name, say hello, hold the door, smile. More than anything, we are a community, a place that gathers people from all backgrounds and experiences to learn, grow, achieve, explore, and laugh together. And laugh, we do! Whether it be our annual Pie Race, Friday Night Lights, or just the silly club games in assembly, laughter and joy are ever-present in our daily lives.
Our students have chosen a particular and unique high school experience, one where the experience is judged not just by the outcomes but by the myriad opportunities available to them along the way. If, like us, you believe the journey matters, see for yourself what high school can be.
Today we continue to teach our students the value of learning and achievement, service to others, and respect for the individual. We believe that these goals can best be accomplished by exposing students to a wide range of ideas and choices in the context of a rigorous curriculum and a supportive residential community. Therefore, we welcome students and teachers of various talents and backgrounds. We encourage their dedication to a multiplicity of pursuits — intellectual, spiritual, and physical — that will enable them to succeed and contribute to a complex, changing world.
At St. George’s, we work together to build an environment that welcomes, values, and respects every member of our community regardless of age, ability, culture, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background. Our domestic students hail from 31 states – from Alabama to Wyoming – including the District of Columbia. Fifteen percent of our students identify themselves as students of color. Sixteen percent of our students come to St. George is from international families, representing 23 countries spread across the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The diversity of perspectives students bring to campus makes classroom discussions, both stimulating and educational. Students share their identities, culture, and traditions in the dorms through the arts and in student clubs outside of class.
St. George’s teachers are more than teachers. They also have dedicated advisors, dorm parents, and coaches. Moreover, they are students themselves – taking advantage of professional development opportunities and the Merck-Horton Center for Teaching and Learning to grow as educators. That growth benefits them and enriches the student experience.
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