Mercyhurst Preparatory School

SCHOOL PROFILE Located less than an hour from historic Philadelphia, The Phelps School’s small student body ensures intimate class sizes and a low teacher to student ratio of only 1:4. The school places an emphasis on physical activity, offering courses such as fitness/weight training and health and physical education, and every student completes two health and/or fitness classes. FACILITIES The campus’ academic and administrative buildings are located a short walk from the dormitories, while athletes have access to facilities such as a new athletic center, soccer and lacrosse fields, all-weather tennis courts, a running track, a basketball court, a fitness room, a wrestling ring, a weight room, volleyball courts, and a roller hockey rink. SPORTS AND ARTS The 2015 Phelps School basketball team won the PAISSA state championship. The school’s new athletic center features a 500-seat competition gymnasium. Students interested in the arts can take courses such as ceramics and studio art.

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

SCHOOL PROFILE Located near the historic city of Philadelphia, The Perkiomen School’s competitive academic curriculum features more than 30 AP options, fields of study in entrepreneurship and medical/veterinary, and a partnership with Penn State’s entrepreneurship faculty. FACILITIES Perkiomen’s versatile new Entrepreneurship Institute features a full suite of rapid prototyping equipment, a wide array of technology, the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, and various creativity and innovation labs. Additionally, the campus houses science labs, a music studio, a gym, an indoor swimming pool, and several athletic facilities. SPORTS AND ARTS Perkiomen athletes have various varsity and junior varsity sports to choose from, including year-round badminton, boxing, and strength & conditioning as well as an extremely competitive award-winning basketball program. Perkiomen artists have access to a one-on-one portfolio building with faculty members, as well as a wide array of art courses such as Americ