Perkiomen School

Founded in 1811, Thornton Academy is one of New England’s oldest college preparatory schools. Its comprehensive curriculum consists of 200 courses, including seven foreign languages, 30 arts classes, and more than 60 AP, dual enrollment, and honors courses. The school’s collaborations with both the University of New England and the University of Maine School of Engineering allows students to bypass freshman year at both schools. <p align="center"><iframe allowtransparency="true" title="Wistia video player" allowFullscreen frameborder="0" scrolling="no" class="wistia_embed" name="wistia_embed" src="https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/jcug9fpmgq" width="400" height="225"></iframe></p> FACILITIES Campus facilities feature a STEM Center with brand new laboratories, an engineering lab, a foreign language building, an art center, an observatory, and a 500-person theater. Athletic facilities include sports fields, an outdoor track, basketball courts, tennis courts, and four large multi-purp

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.

Founded in 1853 Grier School is a girls’ boarding school that provides young women with a well-rounded education in a safe setting. Students at Grier explore their passions and discover new interests in academics, arts and athletics. Students are challenged in a variety of ways, but will find that support is always there. Learning how to think, listen, communicate with others and make decisions, students enjoy personal growth in the company of other young people and faculty members whose influence on the student will last a lifetime. Facilities Nine new buildings have been added to the campus since 2000 including three dormitories and facilities for the arts, music, science, dance and horseback riding. The facilities also include a gymnasium, studio spaces, soccer and tennis fields, and a heated outdoor swimming pool. Sports and Arts Grier offers many sports that encourage a healthy, active lifestyle for students to gain confidence and relaxation. These sports include: Karate/Self-De