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Delaware Valley Friends School (DVFriends) transforms education for bright students who learn differently. Serving grades 1–12, DVFriends offers a dynamic, student-centered program in a...
At the Waldorf School of Philadelphia, we provide the right learning experiences at the right time. Our joyful and time-tested early childhood and elementary...
The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur is the Philadelphia region’s premier independent, Catholic, college-preparatory school for girls and young women in grades 6–12....
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, founded in 1861, empowers young women to embrace innovation, cultural competency, and positive change.Signature concentrations in Innovation and Invention...
Holy Ghost Prep, founded by the Spiritans, is a private Catholic school dedicated to the education of college-bound young men. At Holy Ghost Prep,...
Since 1875, Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, PA has been empowering its students to risk becoming their best. Perkiomen’s college prep curriculum, which includes 25+...
Greene Towne Montessori School educates children from 18 months to 3rd grade and offers Montessori & Me infant/toddler playgroups as well as summer camp...
William Penn Charter School is a coeducational, pre-Kindergarten through grade 12, college-preparatory school in the East Falls section of Philadelphia. The oldest Quaker school...
Friends Select School is an all-gendered, college preparatory, Quaker day school serving 661 students in grades pre-K through 12. Friends Select believes that education...
Zhang Sah, established in 1997 at 530 Bainbridge Street, is a pioneering institution in the United States, blending martial arts with early childhood education....