Moravian Academy

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Moravian Academy
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Moravian Academy
Merle-Smith Campus: 4313 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18020

Downtown Campus: 7 E. Market Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018

Swain Campus: 1100 S 24th St,

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Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103

Bethlehem and Allentown, Pennsylvania
,
Pennsylvania

United States
Information
Type Independent, Coeducational, and College Preparatory School
MottoMore to Explore
Established1742;283 years ago (1742)
1971
Founder Benigna Zinzendorf
Campus DirectorMerle-Smith Campus - Rachel Wright

Downtown Campus - Abby Mahone

Swain Campus - Megan Franzyshen
Head of schoolAdrianne Finley Odell
Faculty173 (on an FTE basis)
Grades Preschool – 12
Enrollment910 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio6:1
CampusSuburb Urban
Color(s)Red and Gold   
Athletics conference Colonial League
Mascot Lion
Website www.moravianacademy.org
The Devey Building on the Downtown Campus 11 Market St..jpg
The Devey Building on the Downtown Campus
A portrait of Countess Benigna Zinzendorf Countess Benigna Von Zinzendorf.jpg
A portrait of Countess Benigna Zinzendorf

Moravian Academy is a preschool through 12th-grade independent, co-educational, college preparatory school in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Moravian Academy is the ninth oldest independent school in the United States. [1]

The school has 861 students and 200 employees from across the region located on two campuses in Bethlehem and one in Allentown.

History

Moravian Academy was founded in 1742. The school's highlights include:

18th century

20th century

The History of the Swain School

21st century

Schools

Beginning School

The Beginning School includes preschool and kindergarten classes on the Downtown and Swain Campuses.

Lower School

The Lower School serves students in first through fifth grades on the Downtown and Swain Campuses.

Upper School

The Upper School serves ninth through 12th grade students on the Merle-Smith Campus.

Administration

Henrietta Benigna Justina von Zinzendorf, founded the school in 1742. Since then, the heads of the school have been:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Moravian Academy | Our History". www.moravianacademy.org. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Service marks Moravian celebration ** Yearlong event ended Wednesday with a chapel service that told of the founding of the school by a countess. ** Bethlehem". The Morning Call. January 19, 2001. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Moravian Academy | About Us". www.moravianacademy.org. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Explore Moravian Academy". Niche. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ "MORAVIAN ACADEMY RECORDS ITS HISTORY". The Morning Call. September 29, 1991. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Swain School celebrates its anniversary". The Morning Call. November 6, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Swain School, Moravian Academy announce partnership | Lehigh Valley Press". www.lvpnews.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Adrianne Finley Odell new Head of School at Moravian Academy | Lehigh Valley Press". www.lvpnews.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ Swasta, Susan (1991). Mind, Body, and Spirit: Moravian Academy 1742-1992 (1st ed.). Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ↑ "MORAVIAN ACADEMY NAMES NEW HEADMASTER * BARNABY ROBERTS TO REPLACE PETER W. SIPPLE ON JULY 1". The Morning Call. December 18, 1997. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ lehighvalleylive.com, Sara K. Satullo | For (August 14, 2016). "Moravian Academy's new headmaster modern Moravian embodiment". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

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