George School

Welcome to George School

At George School, we believe the world can be better and society can be different. You’ll read Wuthering Heights and reflect how a mid-nineteenth-century novel can make a contemporary statement. You’ll compete in sports like lacrosse or softball. You’ll write your own Canterbury tale. You’ll use a 3D printer to explore calculus, iMovie to study physics, and The New York Times to learn economics. (You may also blast music, build bonfires, and even learn to juggle.)

It happens through our incredible courses—like Spanish Seminar, AP calculus, or IB Theory of Knowledge, one of the many challenging courses in our International Baccalaureate program. And it happens because the teachers and staff are inspired, proactive, and plugged in. They’re ready to offer support, advice, cookies, or whatever the moment calls for.

George School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools.

Mission & Values

Accomplishing our goal of educating students is not simple or ordinary (at least not how we do it). For us, it’s not enough for students to acquire great knowledge about great things and be truly prepared for college. It’s not enough for them to make strides in social development, creative talent, and athletic ability.

Yes, we push our students to do all these things. But we also press them to look deep inside, to find and clarify their authentic selves, to blossom intellectually, personally, and spiritually.

Students learn about the tension between individual and community, that fairness and justice are inherently tied to each other. They learn to express themselves without trampling others, asking for what they need rather than demanding what they want.

Then, in what seems a fitting fulfillment of our mission, George School students joyously go out into the world comfortable in their self-awareness and confident that they can make the world a better, kinder place.

Unity in Diversity

George School is committed to being a community where people with vastly different backgrounds, identities, and perspectives are united both in their respect for the unique gifts that each brings and in pursuit of a common good.

We place a high value on diversity and on the ways that our convictions, both individually and collectively, are broadened, strengthened, and enlightened when we appreciate and respect a range of perspectives.

Weekend Activities

Our weekend activities embrace the world both on and off campus. You’ll take advantage of our proximity to major cities like Philadelphia and New York, and we also value the richness of diversity that exists on campus. On a given weekend, there might be opportunities to explore mural arts in Philly, collaborate to build a raft, make empanadas, design a creation for a fashion show, or solve a mystery on a New York City visit.

The George School campus provides 240 acres to experience and explore. Students can practice yoga, use the ropes course, try their hand at archery, participate in campus scavenger hunts, enjoy Live Music Weekend, stargaze on South Lawn, and grab some snacks to watch an outdoor movie with their friends in the William Penn Auditorium. Community members make the most of weekends at George School, and there is something for everyone!

Ignite

In the thinkubator that is George School, our scholar-athlete-artist-explorers develop talents and passions and become the people they are meant to be.

Question

Asking is the answer at George School, where students learn best by tackling complex topics and challenging preconceptions and themselves.

Expand

In this tight community, students expand minds, friend groups, perspectives, and horizons.

Belong

Here each student is seen and celebrated for who they are—diverse and supportive individuals who put the unity into community.

Thrive

In addition to making lifelong friends, George School students receive an education that develops intellect and character for a life of global engagement.

Fast Facts

544 students 46% boarding and 54% a day, 40% students of color, 28% imnternational students

1:7 faculty-student ratio, with average class size of 14

95% IB Diploma comletion, one of the world's highest

128 years Quaker as a co-educational boarding and day high school

240 acres of expensive lawns and wooded hillsides