- Private, Boarding
- MERCERSBURG, PA
Mercersburg Academy
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Private, Boarding
- 9-12
- MERCERSBURG, PA
- Rating 4.55 out of 5 252 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A+
- Diversitygrade A
- Teachersgrade A
- College Prepgrade A+
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade A+
- Sportsgrade B+
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Mercersburg Academy provides young people with the opportunity to live and learn in a vibrant and diverse community of boarding and day students from across the country and around the world. Our 300-acre campus is a place of exploration and discovery where students are embraced for who they are and empowered to define themselves and to imagine their future.
Mercersburg pairs top-tier academic offerings with extracurricular activities and a robust residential-life program to create a transformative education. Guided by talented faculty and staff, our students build strength of character that inspires authenticity and responsibility. They develop the will to achieve and the determination to succeed, and they graduate from Mercersburg prepared for college, for a career, and for leading and serving the world.
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As part of Mercersburg’s graduation requirements, every student completes one of two senior capstones—MAPS or Springboard—built around their own scholastic and personal interests. These capstones foster original thinking and allow students to proliferate their own ideas while producing compelling work in preparation for college.
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Some pros:
- Rigorous academics that allow kids to soar with Advanced ("AS") or Honors classes, & can take normal college prep-level class in another area
-Rigor does NOT translate into 4 hours of homework/night, which means kids can explore new things
- Variety of sports / "PGAs" (after school activities), e.g. ski/snowboarding (10 min from resort), great dance program, theatre, diving/swim (gorgeous pool), typical sports (wrestling, tennis, squash, volleyball, b-ball, etc), internships, community service, etc.
- study abroad programs
- Awesome outdoor ed program (rock & ice climbing, biking, etc.)
- Unbelievable campus/facilities, esp: performing arts center, chapel, gym, student center, library -- gorgeous!
- Cool traditions, like Irving/Marshall week, Declamation, Step Songs, quirky tradition to always hold the door open for the next person.
- Overall, faculty / staff are extraordinary in their personal investment in kids.
Cons -
- 80 mins from airport