GA is a PreK-12, coed, nonsectarian day school in Fort Washington, PA

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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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David Nagel Announces Retirement
David Nagel Announces Retirement

David Nagel is the epitome of engagement. His rapport with his students is legendary, his smile infectious. Many fourth-grade students don’t even realize what they have learned until after the school year has ended and they use the information gleaned with their next teacher. It is this teaching style, and his ever-present tweed newsboy hat, that will be missed when he retires this June.

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Patriot Ambassadors Rebrand as Mackinetts
Patriot Ambassadors Rebrand as Mackinetts

Entering the 2024-25 school year, the Patriot Ambassadors have reemerged, revitalized as the Mackinetts – a name rooted in GA history – with a renewed sense of purpose.  

Building Confidence and Character Through Competition
Building Confidence and Character Through Competition

Playing sports at GA has been an incredible journey for Jazziah Manning '25, teaching resilience, perseverance, and the importance of teamwork. Balancing academics and athletics is challenging, but the rewards—both on and off the field—make it all worthwhile.

Fostering Growth and Resilience Through Athletics
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.

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.