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At Peddie, you'll regularly venture outside your comfort zone. On the stage, in the classroom, or on the field. It helps when you are part of a community that supports you and cheers you on every step of the way. We are a private, co-ed boarding and day school located in central New Jersey, just outside of Princeton and only an hour from New York and Philadelphia. Here, faculty is family, the campus is home, and the world is our classroom. In our community, everyone is known and valued. We are continually seeking ways to improve ourselves and support others in their pursuits. We are fearless enough to take smart risks but flexible enough to change our minds in the face of new information or new circumstances or a better idea. We thrive on the debate, ask challenging questions, and work collaboratively to solve problems. We see teaching as an exchange of ideas and an experience between a seasoned mentor and a bright young mind. Every new program we offer, every new facility we build, every innovation we make to our curriculum is designed to support excellent teaching, in the classroom and the lab, on the playing field and the stage, in the residence hall and the wider world. We offer a high-powered academic program alongside exceptional opportunities in athletics, service, and leadership. The essential requirements for admission are excitement, curiosity, and character. A Peddie education develops independent-minded, public-spirited men and women capable of doing hard, complicated, endlessly varied work in communities worldwide. Our alumni go on to prestigious colleges and universities and pursue meaningful careers. These are people who wake up every morning and think of ways to push the world forward. We're proud to be a school that feels like a family. We make space for parents and students to explore the meaning of independence and consider the responsibilities of being a family member and a community. We collaborate with parents to cultivate healthy growth, productive habits, satisfying relationships, and promising outcomes. We empower our students to make educated, thoughtful decisions, to make mistakes and learn from them, so that they are prepared to make a lifetime of decisions that will define who they are and how they interact with the world around them. We make decisions together, and on our own, we support each other and always strive to become better people. Our campus--including our lively residential program--feels like home. And it's set in the middle of a region known around the world for innovation in every field--technology and culture, medicine and finance. There is an infinite number of ways to be inspired here. Guided by the confidence of our motto, "We Finish Our Labors to Begin Them Anew," Peddie School is committed to the intellectual, social, and moral growth of each of our students. We welcome individuals with diverse talents and backgrounds whose excitement, curiosity, and character create an educational community where passion for learning grows. With enthusiasm, humor, and patience, we challenge our students to reach beyond their expectations and to define success by the progress they make. In this boarding school environment, we prepare our students for the rigors and rewards of college and inspire each to strive for the highest quality of citizenship. View full school