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At George School
we're brighter together.
Our academic experience is a collective effort to cultivate each student’s highest ambitions. The George School Academic Program re-imagines the school day. It empowers teachers to be bold, creative, and collaborative. It empowers students to choose their own challenges: the IB diploma, IB courses, APs, adventurous opportunities for global study, artistic expression, service learning, and more.
Distinctly George School
500
Students
20
States Represented
96%
ib diploma completion rate
30
Miles from Philadelphia & 80 miles from nyc
240
acres of expansive lawns and hillside
51
countries represented
132
Years as a quaker all-gender high school
Mind the
Light
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. This belief is reflected in the school’s motto, "Mind the Light."
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I feel like the 7-term schedule really opens up flexibility to explore your interests. I can take three math classes; other people can take three art or three science classes if they want to. It’s open to possibilities.”
Luke Z., Class of 2024
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At George School, I've learned there's many different routes you can take to be successful. It's a place where you can make your own adventure, but it's also a place where you can reinvent yourself and find out who you want to be as a person.”
Zach H., Class of 2024
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I am a boarder and I absolutely love it. I love making friendships with the older and younger students, giving them advice, receiving and giving support, and always seeing them around.”
Mira A., Class of 2026
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I don't think there is a typical George School student. We are all unique, but we do share some common traits: curiosity — a desire to explore the world; compassion — feeling deeply for others; and a commitment to fully support our communities."
Kyle A., Class of 2026
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I chose George School because of the opportunities I've been given both as an athlete and a student. As a George School student you can excel in all areas of your life simultaneously with the support of the adults in the community.”
Caroline R., Class of 2025
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Students may choose George School for the academic program, but everything surrounding that — the leadership skills they build in clubs and on teams, the life skills they gain from living and socializing with friends from around the world, and their creative pursuits — adds the ‘something special’ to their George School experience.”
Mb Duckett Ireland, Assistant Head of School for Student Life
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The expertise of our College Counseling team makes coming to George School not a job to me, but a calling. We want families to know that our team is fueled by the desire to learn what we can do to best help support their student. I am excited to guide students and their families through this exciting process as students think about new beginnings in their journey beyond George School."
Beth Ann Burkmar, Director of College Counseling
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I am a boarder and I enjoy every second of it. As a boarder, you get to have a lot of freedom with what you do. The experience has taught me independence, discipline, how to maintain my surroundings, and how to take care of myself.”
Arka A., Class of 2026
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Before taking science classes with George School’s hands-on approach, I had never been interested in STEM before. With my newfound love of science and George School’s approach to classes, I have been inspired to figure out the 'whys' in the world around me.”
Halaylah L., Grade 12
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If I learn something that is exciting to me, I bring it into the classroom. If I learn something in the classroom, it comes into my work.”
Jō Adachi, Arts Faculty
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George School makes everybody feel like they have a voice and everybody’s able to have an opinion that feels valued.”
Margaret M., Class of 2026
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During tech week for musical theater, I returned to my dorm exhausted from rehearsal. To my surprise everyone from the dorm in the lobby waiting for me and the other musical actors, and when entered through the door everyone started clapping. I am grateful to be part of this ‘family’ in Orton.”
Jerry C., Class of 2025
Jerry C- Godspell-Spring2024
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I have absolutely zero regrets about being a boarder in Orton. The many memories I've made are some I know will latch on to my memory until I get old. Be it day or night, there was almost never a time in my two years so far as a boarder where Orton wasn’t fun.”
Majd A., Class of 2026
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As I step into the world beyond this campus, I will try to live a life where I am always minding the light. Where I remember that every person I meet carries a story. That every silence holds a truth. That every moment, no matter how fleeting, can be made meaningful if we pay attention. Thank you, George School, for teaching me how to notice. Thank you for guiding and witnessing our growth. And thank you, above all, for teaching me how to love."
Cecilia L., Class of 2025
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Happening Now
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Working at a boarding school is more than a job — it’s a lifestyle choice. And it’s not one that dorm parent Ioanna Bailey ever thought would be for her. “We are both passionate people,” her husband Mike Bailey explained. “My background is in competitive athletics; Ioanna is a nurturer. We show our care and love in different ways.”
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Bob Fest welcomed back Abby Byrtus ’20 to his IB Environmental Systems & Societies classroom before leaving for Holiday break. Abby shared her inspiring journey with current students, detailing her work in Malawi as a research assistant for the NGO Carnivore Research Malawi (CRM).
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Apart from love, the notion of home — what it means, how it shapes us — is probably the most evocative.
Triplets Mira, Laith and Majd Abu Tahoun ’26 have, at times, called Tunisia, Jordan and Saudi Arabia home. For the past three years and counting, George School has been their home away from home.
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“If you’re not letting your life speak, what are you doing with your life? You need to find your meaning in life. For me, it’s in doing things that bring me joy and bringing positivity into the world.”
His George School clubs schedule reads like a comprehensive list of keyword searches on the School’s “Get Involved” web page. But no worries: Jack Storie ’26 enjoys every item on that schedule.
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Were it not for statistics, Valerie Greaud doesn’t know if she would have found her way to George School. A statistician at heart with a penchant for working with students, a career pivot and class observation at George School in 2003 happened to coincide at a time when the math department was looking to establish a statistics program. Bill Enos, the math department head at the time, hired her… and she’s glad he did.
Brighter Together
As a George School graduate, you'll enter the world sharp-minded, purpose-driven, big-hearted, and globally conscious. And you'll be a life-long member of a global community working to make the world a little brighter, together.