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In inspiring spaces resounding with our nation’s history, Historic Downtown Campus students build academic prowess and personal character simultaneously. Our students are challenged by transformative, engaging signature programs, like Spanish Immersion and Suzuki Strings, as they are embraced by the warmth of our community and our Moravian traditions. Your child emerges as an ethical, proactive, and thoughtful learner and leader, thoroughly prepared for our Upper School.

Challenging and engaging

The Historic Downtown Campus program develops essential skills for global citizenship and independent inquiry. 

SIGNATURE PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES

Our transformative Spanish Immersion Program instills stronger divergent thinking skills, helps with pattern recognition, and builds greater problem-solving capacities— in addition to teaching students to confidently navigate conversations when speaking in a second language.
Independent learning opportunities throughout Lower and Middle School, including Student Centered Original Research Experience (SCORE), encourage your child to pursue their passions while building advanced research skills.
Our extraordinary Suzuki Strings Program introduces children to the joy of performance, encourages early discipline and dedication to skill-building, and instills confidence in even the youngest performers.

HISTORIC MORAVIAN BETHLEHEM NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT WAS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

AN ENRICHING, ENVELOPING TRADITION

The Historic Downtown Campus holds weekly Chapel services in a building where George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, and others once worshipped. Together, we pray, sing, reflect, and celebrate. We also explore a wide range of religious and cultural traditions, helping your child become an adept, insightful, and ethical world citizen.
Through programs written, performed, and produced by Lower and Middle School students, the Moravian Academy Broadcasting Company (MABC) covers all aspects of life and learning at MA. MABC celebrates Historic Downtown students' many accomplishments while instilling important public speaking skills.

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“The Historic Downtown Campus environment is something you can’t find anywhere else. The children feel like they’re part of history, and part of a community that’s bigger than themselves. The experiences they have here help make them citizens, rather than just students.”
– HISTORIC DOWNTOWN PARENT
 

Tuition & Affordability FAQs

List of 8 frequently asked questions.

  • Q How much does tuition cost at Moravian Academy?

    For the 2026-27 school year, tuition ranges from $9,826 for 3-day half-day preschool to $39,851 for grades 9-12. Tuition varies by grade level and program, with rates published annually on this page.

  • Q What is the tuition for each grade level at Moravian Academy?

    Preschool (3-Day Half/Full): $9,826 / $14,041. Preschool and PreK (5-Day Half/Full): $16,444 / $23,393. Preschool and PreK Year Round (Cubs): $25,000. Kindergarten (School Year/Year Round): $30,093 / $32,000. Grades 1-5: $30,961. Grades 6-8: $34,477. Grades 9-12: $39,851.

  • Q Does Moravian Academy offer financial aid?

    Yes. Tuition assistance is available to families with students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 (financial aid is not available for preschool or pre-kindergarten). In 2025-26, 42% of all Moravian Academy students received financial aid, totaling over $7 million.

  • Q How do I apply for financial aid at Moravian Academy?

    Families apply through the Clarity Application, an online financial aid platform used by independent schools. The application takes about 20 to 30 minutes and requires a processing fee based on income. Only one application per family is needed each year.

  • Q What is the average income of families who receive financial aid at Moravian Academy?

    In 2025-26, the median income of new families receiving aid at Moravian Academy was $130,000 per year. Awards are based on income, number of children in tuition-charging schools, family assets, and other financial factors.

  • Q When is the financial aid application deadline?

    The priority deadline for returning students is December 16, 2026. For new students, Priority I is January 29, 2027, and Priority II is March 1, 2027. Applications after these dates are reviewed on a rolling basis.

  • Q What payment plan options does Moravian Academy offer?

    Families can choose a full one-time payment, a 2-installment plan, or a 10-month payment plan beginning in July. Enrollment contracts must be submitted before the relevant payment plan start date.

  • Q What additional costs are there beyond tuition?

    Additional costs include optional tuition refund insurance (1.1% of tuition), dining fees ($1,360 for grades 1-8, $1,933 for grades 9-12), uniforms for grades 1-8, and optional extended care ($10 to $20/day). Day field trips, iPads, MacBooks, and textbooks are included in tuition.
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SWAIN CAMPUS PS-Grade 8
610.433.4542 • 1100 South 24th Street • Allentown
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CAMPUS PS-Grade 8
610.868.4744 • 7 East Market Street • Bethlehem
MERLE-SMITH CAMPUS Grades 9-12
610.691.1600 • 4313 Green Pond Road • Bethlehem