Mercyhurst Preparatory School

SCHOOL PROFILE The Phelps School, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, is a private, nonsectarian boarding and day school for boys in grades six through 12 and a postgraduate year. Founded in 1946, The Phelps School is committed to providing a highly customized educational experience that empowers each student. The school serves a diverse population of approximately 110 students annually, of which 25 percent are international students. FACILITIES The campus is conveniently laid out with classrooms, dormitories and the dining hall all just a short walk from each other. There are many facilities for sports, including soccer and lacrosse fields, four all-weather tennis courts, a track, a basketball court, a fitness room, wrestling room, weight room, volleyball courts, and a roller hockey rink. SPORTS AND ARTS The athletic program gives every student a chance to participate on a sports team –developing physical fitness as well as team and leadership skills. The arts program has unique opportunities including, culinary arts, film appreciation and web design. DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Boarding students at Phelps enjoy a relaxed and comfortable residential life in one of seven dormitories located on campus. Members of the staff and faculty serve as live-in house parents, with older students assisting as proctors. Students’ schedules are structured throughout the evening with assigned study periods monitored by teachers.

SCHOOL PROFILE Erie First Christian Academy is a private, boarding and college preparatory school accepting international students from grades 8 through 12. The beautifully designed campus is located in Pennsylvania on the northwestern shores of Lake Erie. FACILITIES The campus provides modern classrooms and buildings including newly constructed housing facility, science lab, technology/computer lab, drama and music facilities, sports fields, a large indoor gymnasium, workout areas and youth/activities center - resources that together create a place where healthy minds, bodies and spirits can thrive. SPORTS AND ARTS Students can chose to participate in interscholastic sports, intramural athletic programs and leagues such as kayaking, horseback riding and cycling. Students are also encouraged to get involved in Erie’s arts program by joining courses like drama, chorus, praise band and yearbook design. DORMITORIES AND STUDENT LIFE Students live together with faculty house parents and staff workers in a boarding facility that was completed in 2010. There are common areas, a laundry facility, and internet. International students will find more than a dormitory, they will find a home.

A school where students are encouraged to set goals and strive for excellence, while developing leadership skills and a sense of individual responsibility. Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) was established in 1928, as a college preparatory and military boarding school. The comprehensive system is built on 5 main cornerstones:\ Academic excellence, character development, personal motivation, physical development, and leadership. Unique among many American boarding schools, its qualified high school students are able to obtain college credit while studying at Valley Forge Military Academy’s campus. Offering a challenging private school curriculum, its dedicated teachers insist on small class sizes (currently averaging 13 students) to allow individualized, personal attention. Facilities Valley Forge’s 100-acre campus is 15 miles west of Philadelphia and home to more than 300 cadets. The school boasts impressive resources, include three full-size and six intermediate-size basketball courts, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a fully equipped weight room, meeting rooms, the L. Maitland Blank Hall of Fame, and more. Sports and Arts Boasting a strong athletic reputation, VFMA has gained national recognition. A number of VFMA Alumni have continued on to play at competitive college and university athletic programs. Many have gone on to play in professional leagues, including the NFL. Dormitories and Student Life Boarding cadets are normally housed two per dormitory room, and are supervised in non- classroom hours by Tactical Officers.