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Perkiomen School: Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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Introduction
Looking for boarding schools USA? Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania is one top boarding schools in America! At Perkiomen “students are inspired to risk being their best.” Our
mission is carried out through a residential program that instills the
importance of being a valuable member of a close-knit community, an
academic program that provides access to 36 Honors and AP courses, The
Learning Center, supportive study halls and conference periods, and an
after school program that encourages students to try something new —
from our nationally recognized baseball program, to “varsity” art, to
theater and music, and Model United Nations. At Perkiomen, our motto:
Solvitur Vivendo (Learning through experience) guides us as we inspire
students. Whether Model U.N. students competing at U. Penn., band
members performing off-campus, or students interacting with the
„Burgermeister” in Hildesheim, Germany, active learning is a hallmark of
a Perkiomen education.
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About the school
165 acres
Middle States
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Academic life
Upper School
The Upper School at Perk offers students in grades nine through
twelve a rich college preparatory curriculum. World language study
includes Spanish, Latin, German and Chinese. Students may also select
from a variety of electives such as Astronomy, Ceramics and Sculpture,
Ethics, Environmental Topics, Introduction to Acting, Multicultural
America and Philosophy.
Perk’s academic program provides ample challenge for even the best
students. One such highlight is the Senior Seminar, a small interactive
class focusing on independent research and culminating in a digital
senior thesis. Nine honors courses and 27 advanced placement courses are
offered. Perk students have a strong record of earning high scores on
the AP exams, on average 70% earn a score of 3 or higher. Last year
twelve students were honored as AP Scholars.
The Upper School curriculum prepares students for challenging college
programs. Each student carries five major courses and any required
minor courses, such as Health. A sixth major course may be elected with
the permission of the Head of the Upper School. Senior year students
must attend all classes on campus. In order to graduate and earn a
diploma, students must accumulate a minimum of 60 academic credits.
Extracurricular clubs, community service, arts and athletics round out the program.
The 27 AP courses now available include:
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese
Computer Science A
English Literature
English Language
Enviromental Science
European History
French German
U.S. Government and Politics
Latin Literature
Micro Economics
Macro Economics
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
Studio Art [drawing and 2-dimensional (studio or photography)]
U.S. History
World History
Middle School
The Upper School at Perk offers students in grades nine through
twelve a rich college preparatory curriculum. World language study
includes Spanish, Latin, German and Chinese. Students may also select
from a variety of electives such as Astronomy, Ceramics and Sculpture,
Ethics, Environmental Topics, Introduction to Acting, Multicultural
America and Philosophy.
Perk’s academic program provides ample challenge for even the best
students. One such highlight is the Senior Seminar, a small interactive
class focusing on independent research and culminating in a digital
senior thesis. Nine honors courses and 27 advanced placement courses are
offered. Perk students have a strong record of earning high scores on
the AP exams, on average 70% earn a score of 3 or higher. Last year
twelve students were honored as AP Scholars.
The Upper School curriculum prepares students for challenging college
programs. Each student carries five major courses and any required
minor courses, such as Health. A sixth major course may be elected with
the permission of the Head of the Upper School. Senior year students
must attend all classes on campus. In order to graduate and earn a
diploma, students must accumulate a minimum of 60 academic credits.
Extracurricular clubs, community service, arts and athletics round out the program.
The 27 AP courses now available include:
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese
Computer Science A
English Literature
English Language
Enviromental Science
European History
French German
U.S. Government and Politics
Latin Literature
Micro Economics
Macro Economics
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
Studio Art [drawing and 2-dimensional (studio or photography)]
U.S. History
World History
Middle School
The Middle School offers students grades six through eight a
comprehensive, challenging, purposeful and integrated academic program.
The classroom experience emphasizes the interdisciplinary relationships
among subjects, helping the Middle School student to learn about one
subject through another. The programs in grades six through eight
complement each other with a theme that unites the program for the year
in History, Math, English, World Languages and Fine Arts. The Middle
School celebrates the themes and ideas explored during a Fine Arts
Festival in the spring term. The Middle School curriculum provides
strategies tailored to each student’s learning style that allow students
to become critical and strategic thinkers as well as independent and
confident learners in a global community. Teachers design their teaching
methods around how their students learn best. They help students to
absorb the material and utilize it to make connections and inferences.
Learn more about the Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, and Eighth Grade Programs.
A day in the life of a Middle School student…
A sixth grade student helps out at a homeless shelter in Philadelphia
during the five-day Urban Adventure; a seventh grade student listens
attentively to a Holocaust survivor who visits the school to share his
experiences the day before a class trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the
United States Holocaust Museum; and an eighth grade student dissects an
eyeball on a field trip to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
The Middle School academic program is comprehensive, challenging,
purposeful and integrated. Thematic teaching emphasizes the
interdisciplinary relationships among subjects, helping the Middle
School student learn about one subject through another. The programs in
grades six through eight complement each other with a theme that unites
the program for the year in many courses. The Middle School celebrates
the themes and ideas explored during a Fine Arts Festival in the spring
term.
Perk’s Middle School provides a balanced program in English, history,
math, science, fine and performing arts, world languages and physical
education. The curriculum provides strategies tailored to each student’s
learning style that allow all to become critical and strategic thinkers
as well as independent and confident learners in a global community.
Faculty design their teaching methods around how their students learn
best. They help them absorb the material and utilize it to make
connections and inferences.
Students can take advantage of a number of exceptional opportunities
in the curriculum—to complete not only algebra but also geometry by the
end of eighth grade; to take two full years of study in Latin, Spanish,
German or Chinese; and to pursue courses in the arts such as
Explorations in Acting, Drawing Technique and Composition, and
instrumental lessons and ensembles.
Learn more about the Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, and Eighth Grade Programs.
Sport and culture
Location Description
200 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073 PA 18073
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