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SWAIN CAMPUS PS-Grade 8 / HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CAMPUS PS-Grade 8 / MERLE-SMITH CAMPUS Grades 9-12

The distinctive college-like atmosphere of our Merle-Smith Campus provides a setting in which students pursue their own interests, talents, ambitions, and leadership capacities. Guided and inspired by expert faculty members, you engage in complex cooperative projects and advanced independent research. You celebrate beloved traditions and further develop personal passions and curiosities, stretching beyond your comfort zone to explore academics, the arts, athletics, affinity groups— or all of them at once. As you increasingly take charge of your education, you graduate ready to excel in the college and future of your choice.

Immersive and empowering

The Merle-Smith Campus offers challenging, exciting academics in an atmosphere where students work together to explore and address complex issues—and step forth fully prepared for the ever-changing world of the future.

SIGNATURE PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES

Independent research projects, such as the Freshman Interdisciplinary Research Project (FIRE) and the Comenius Project, empower you to conduct, analyze, and present research on a topic of your choice, alongside faculty mentors who are experts in their fields. These one-of-a-kind programs give you the advanced research, writing, and presentation skills that others learn later in life.

A flexible schedule allows you to delve deeply into personal interests and passions while ensuring you master essential college-preparatory subjects. Across all disciplines, we learn together from both success and failure, so you graduate with the well-earned knowledge and confidence to take charge of your own future.

Expert college counselors work with you throughout your Upper School journey to help you consider, select, and apply to the best-fit schools for you. Our students consistently enroll in top institutions, both national and international, and arrive thoroughly prepared for every challenge they encounter.

LIFE-CHANGING LEARNING, IN AND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

The college-preparatory program at Merle-Smith includes profoundly meaningful extracurricular, social, and cultural exploration. You can choose from a rich variety of athletics offerings and a robust slate of visual and performing arts. You can travel, study, and engage in service learning both locally and internationally. You can join almost any kind of club—from Model United Nations or Scholastic Scrimmage to an affinity group and our literary magazine—or start a new one. Whoever you are—and plan to become—we’ll help you find the community and experiences you’re looking for.

The Merle-Smith Campus comes alive with impressive achievements, from performance to prototyping. Our students are active in theater, successful in sports, and immersed in scientific exploration and robotic innovation.