Perkiomen School

Perkiomen is independent, coed, boarding & day school for students in grades 6-12, PG. The Perkiomen community inspires students to risk becoming their best. Perkiomen was originally a coeducational institution. In 1916, however, Trustees decided to change the name to Perkiomen School and gradually phase out the presence of female students. The school successfully operated as an all-boys school for 47 years, but with societal changes affecting the United States during the Vietnam era, the Trustees voted to accept female day student girls in 1969 with boarding girls enrolled in 1971. It has remained coeducational in the time since.

Every Perkiomen student is required to complete six community service hours per year in order to graduate. Many students choose to volunteer more than the required number. There are opportunities to get involved in on campus projects and numerous opportunities in the surrounding community – many of which are organized by the Student Life department! Our philosophy:

• Our Community: Perkiomen School is a boarding and day school dedicated to fostering a diverse and multi-talented student body. We challenge each other to work and rework in pursuit of excellence each and every day.
• Our Program: Perkiomen School affords the best of a liberal arts education while cultivating entrepreneurial spirit in our students. We promote active inquiry and problem-solving, making education relevant and exportable to a future we cannot predict.
• Our Students: Perkiomen School’s students embrace global citizenship. Our students join together from different countries, races, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, and world views to be the heart of campus life.
• Our Faculty: Perkiomen School’s faculty meet students where they are. Our faculty members are collectively accomplished in academics, athletics, and the arts, with a desire for continuing education and a passion for mentoring students.
• Our Campus: Perkiomen School provides a range of opportunities for students to explore their interests and the world around them. We are an inviting, safe home that nurtures a sense of curiosity, physical well-being, and belonging.
• Our Motto: Perkiomen School’s motto is Solvitur vivendo (it is solved by living). We believe that experience is the best teacher and that the challenges of modern life are only solved through engaged and thoughtful living.

Perkiomen School offers a superb college preparatory education—from a middle school experience that nurtures independent inquiry, to the latest instructional technology applied in innovative ways. At Perkiomen, we believe that to learn and grow into responsible citizens of the world requires a certain kind of risk, a willingness to face new challenges. Take Mandarin Chinese, try out for a sport you have never played before, or make yourself at home in the Innovation Center. Of course, you will make a mistake or two. Don't be afraid to fail...just be sure you learn from the experience.

Perkiomen has a three-member college counseling office, which helps students navigate the college application and search process. The defining strength of this program is the truly exceptional degree of personal attention the school’s counselors are able to provide to each student.

One of Perkiomen’s greatest strengths is its intimate scale. Perkiomen is a campus where every student, teacher, and staff member knows everyone else. At Perkiomen, you will be understood and appreciated—in class and beyond, not just as a student, but as a complete person. As you move through your personal journey here, you will be surrounded by mentors, guides, and friends. You will be part of classes, dorms, teams, and a school community that all have the feeling of family.