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Pingry is a co-ed independent day school in Short Hills and Basking Ridge, New Jersey, of over 1,100 students, all guided by our historic Honor Code. Twenty-five current faculty members have taught at Pingry for 25 years or more, a unique distinction we call "Magistri Laudandi." Pingry is full of neat spaces! For example, our Basking Ridge Campus features Student and faculty collaboration spaces, state-of-the-art science labs, an arts center including a 240-seat theater, a 45,000 square foot multi-sport athletics center, pool, and an on-campus nature trail and campsite. See for yourself, or take our virtual tour! The mission of The Pingry School is to foster in students a lifelong commitment to intellectual exploration, individual growth, and social responsibility by inspiring and supporting them to strive for academic and personal excellence within an ethical framework that places the highest value on honor and respect for others. Our School mission is exemplified on campus daily—from teachers who motivate their students to achieve more than they thought was possible to the thoughtful discussions of classmates asking how they can support one of their peers. Our mission is also essential to realizing our vision: preparing students to be global citizens and leaders in the 21st century. In preparing our students to succeed in the future, we focus on four key pillars: Honor and Character Intellectual Engagement Diversity and Inclusion Stewardship and Sustainability Pingry believes that students should understand and live by standards of honorable behavior, which are essentially a matter of attitude and spirit rather than a system of rules and regulations. Decent, self-respecting behavior must be based on personal integrity and genuine concern for others and on the ethical principles, which are based on civilized society. At Pingry, students explore a diversity of ideas through meaningful inquiry and respectful debate, never forgetting that they are members of a global community. Our curriculum and activities promote a deep commitment to exploration, inquiry, and problem-solving both inside the classroom. Our vision is to prepare our students to be global citizens and leaders of the 21st century, equipped to tackle complex issues and to promote positive change in their communities. We hope our students will act upon what they learn at Pingry and take action to impact the world positively. The Pingry School is committed to sustaining a welcoming and supportive environment for children and families in its community and those interested in joining the Pingry family. Honoring our legacy and defining our future, the Pingry community values and celebrates a broad definition of diversity, including ethnicity, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. Recognizing that the only constant in tomorrow's world will be changed, effective leadership will demand intellectual flexibility and agility, creativity, teamwork, comfort with complexity and ambiguity, experience with diversity, and, above all, character and honor. As we prepare our students to claim their place as leaders in the 21st century, their intellectual engagement must occur in a multicultural environment. Daily experiences with differing perspectives of our larger society, while leaning firmly into that which can be a source of discomfort, will prepare our graduates to thrive as culturally competent individuals in a multicultural world. We are building an understanding of students that the world does not and will not revolve around them. We are trying to expose them, both in the classroom and through experiences outside of the classroom, to other ways of viewing the world. This kind of experiential education's emotional impact is significant, and it is why this type of learning can be life-changing for students, making them receptive to so much else. Middle & Upper Schools Address: 131 Martinsville Road, Basking Ridge Postal Code: 07920 Phone: +1 908 6475555 View full school