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At Germantown Academy, students are challenged, supported, and engaged in a multitude of ways that lead to a transformational learning experience. They graduate as individuals who are capable of achieving far more than they had ever imagined.

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Phil Rittenhouse 1760 to Retire

After new beginnings for 41-straight Septembers, Upper School science teacher, coach, club leader, and mentor Phil Rittenhouse 1760 will be cleaning the microscopes in his lab for the very last time this coming June.

Longino's Rise A Product of Perseverance and Strength | Dana O'Neil

Longino's journey has, by anyone's measurements, been arduous, pockmarked with injuries. His career has been one more of fitful stops and starts than smooth fluidity, the injury cycle curbing his playing time and challenging his confidence. That he has emerged so fully on the other side, not just healthy but also a respected and vital leader for the Wildcats, is a credit to his ability to keep his eyes on those goals, even when the focus got hazy.  

Germantown Academy Names Matthew Cox '07 Director of Aquatics

Cox has spent almost a decade at the Germantown Academy Aquatic Club (GAAC), where he has served as Head Age Group Coach and Senior Assistant. As Director of Aquatics, Cox will oversee both the varsity boys and girls swimming and diving teams, continuing to build on the programs’ legacy of excellence.

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Fostering Growth and Resilience Through Athletics

Jack Wescott ’25 reflects on his transformative athletic journey at Germantown Academy. Through challenges, tough decisions, and the support of the GA community, he discovered resilience, teamwork, and lessons that will guide him far beyond the field and water.

Family STEAM Night Offers Transformative Learning Experiences

Family STEAM Night was a student-led event where community members learned about and participated in a variety of activities that connect Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The curriculum and technologies that are explored within the TinkerLab of the Lower School at GA were highlighted primarily, but it was also an opportunity to collaborate and show the vertical integration of programming across the Middle and Upper grades.

A Leader in Engagement

 

While Germantown Academy teachers have engaged our students for over 260 years, how and why we seek to engage have evolved dramatically since our founding. Teachers and students now have equal, instant access to facts and content. Though faculty are no longer in sole possession of the keys necessary to unlock the world of knowledge, gifted ones are still indispensable in drawing our children toward that world. Our faculty demonstrate a genuine love of learning with and from their charges. This is 21st century engagement.

 

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Germantown Academy high school students wear their college gear at private high school ambler pa

The 673 members of the Classes of 2020 – 2024 elected to attend 188 different college and universities throughout the United States and abroad.

Aerial shot of Germantown Academy sports fields, a top private school in the Philadelphia area

GA's four all-weather turf fields make us a leader among regional schools.

Germantown Academy parents fundraise at Derby Party at independent school in Fort Washington

The Parents' Committee is an active body of GA parents that friend-raise and fundraise throughout the school year.

Students from private middle school in Fort Washington, PA learn how to extract honey in class

GA's Middle School hosts more than 20 different clubs, including student government, Art Club, Green Ambassadors, Karaoke, and Coding.

Germantown Academy campus opening in 1964, a top private school in Philadelphia

Germantown Academy was originally founded in the Germantown section of Philadelphia in 1759. GA's current campus in Fort Washington opened in 1964.

Germantown Academy private high school students in London for an international exchange program

GA hosts international exchange programs for Upper School students and faculty with the countries of China, Poland, England, Spain, and France.

Students from private elementary school in Pennsylvania play at a band concert

Annually, 375+ students from all three divisions play an instrument, from lessons on campus to performing in bands and orchestras.